A Rock, a Hard Place
COVID-19 Global Update More than 160 nations worldwide have confirmed cases of the coronavirus. The following have the highest number as of […]
Someone Who Wants You
COVID-19 Global Update More than 160 nations worldwide have confirmed cases of the coronavirus. The following have the highest number as of […]
Shooting Wrenches
COVID-19 Global Update More than 160 nations worldwide have confirmed cases of the coronavirus. The following have the highest number as of […]
A Toxic Relationship
COVID-19 Global Update More than 150 nations worldwide have confirmed cases of the coronavirus. The following have the highest number as of […]
The New Fire Sale
NEED TO KNOW SAUDI ARABIA & RUSSIA The New Fire Sale At the end of a recent OPEC meeting in Vienna, Saudi […]
Happy and Crooked
NEED TO KNOW VANUATU Happy and Crooked The beautiful Pacific island nation of Vanuatu is among the happiest places on Earth. Vanuatuans, […]
The Jaws of Victory
NEED TO KNOW ISRAEL The Jaws of Victory Benjamin Netanyahu, one of Israel’s most powerful and longest-lasting leaders, now appears to be […]
Shock and Song
NEED TO KNOW WORLD Shock and Song Late Saturday, dozens of people in a small bar in Paris began counting down to […]
A Tense Calm
NEED TO KNOW SYRIA A Tense Calm The humanitarian crisis in Syria has worsened in recent weeks in the wake of a […]
Change the Drain
NEED TO KNOW EUROPE Change the Drain Northern European populations are growing older, jeopardizing growth in the continent’s economic powerhouses. Young Southern […]
Mirror, Mirror…
NEED TO KNOW MALAYSIA Mirror, Mirror… Muhyiddin Yassin recently became Malaysia’s new prime minister. That doesn’t mean a political crisis that has […]
The Fine Print
NEED TO KNOW AFGHANISTAN The Fine Print A terrorist recently rode a motorcycle rigged with a bomb into a soccer game in […]
A Perfect Storm
NEED TO KNOW ITALY A Perfect Storm When fiscal conservatives fret about budget deficits and slow economic growth, their fears are rooted […]
Vandalized By Humanity
NEED TO KNOW AUSTRALIA Vandalized By Humanity More than 20 percent of Australia’s forests – 27 million acres – burned this wildfire […]
Let There Be Light
NEED TO KNOW CHINA Let There Be Light The new coronavirus is testing the faith of the Chinese people in their government. […]
The Interests That Bind
NEED TO KNOW MEXICO The Interests That Bind The United States’ tough immigration policies are causing ripple effects throughout Mexico and Central […]
Bankrupt, and Dancing
NEED TO KNOW LEBANON Bankrupt, and Dancing Capital controls, the collapse of the local currency and high distrust in banks have led […]
State of Paranoia
NEED TO KNOW TAJIKISTAN State of Paranoia Authorities in Tajikistan are reportedly rounding up Islamic clerics and scholars whom they suspect of […]
Burden of Choice
NEED TO KNOW SLOVAKIA Burden of Choice Slovak right-wing political party leader Marian Kotleba is facing charges of hate crimes that could […]
Up for Grabs
NEED TO KNOW GUYANA Up for Grabs Guyana was an inspiration for Arthur Conan Doyle’s famed 1912 novel “The Lost World,” about […]
Time’s Up, Maybe
NEED TO KNOW ISRAEL Time’s Up, Maybe Is time up for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu? His opponents sure think so. “Netanyahu […]
Trying Times
NEED TO KNOW JAPAN Trying Times Established in 1160, Tsuen Tea in Kyoto is perhaps the oldest continually operating tea house in […]
Moving Forward
NEED TO KNOW SUDAN Moving Forward Sudan appears to be turning a corner. After years of war and famine in the East […]