The Ephemeral Ballot
NEED TO KNOW The Ephemeral Ballot VENEZUELA Venezuelan voters are supposed to go to the polls sometime next year to elect a […]
Strongman Down
NEED TO KNOW Strongman Down TURKEY Turkish politicians have been appealing to voters in the Mediterranean city of Mersin in the run-up […]
Family Business
NEED TO KNOW Family Business THAILAND Thai political candidate Paetongtarn Shinawatra, 36, who is the frontrunner in upcoming national elections, recently gave […]
A Pyrrhic Victory
NEED TO KNOW A Pyrrhic Victory UKRAINE Ukrainian commanders have been establishing protected supply lines and funneling soldiers and weapons to Bakhmut, […]
The Wheels of Fortune
NEED TO KNOW The Wheels of Fortune ROMANIA Romania has emerged from its post-Cold War funk to become a more service-oriented economy […]
Eldorado’s Slums
NEED TO KNOW Eldorado’s Slums MAYOTTE French authorities have dispatched more than 1,800 police officers and gendarmes as well as 500 prosecutors, […]
Bona Fides and Possibilities
NEED TO KNOW Bona Fides and Possibilities CHILE Early last year, shortly after he was elected president of Chile, Gabriel Boric, 37, […]
Loose Lips
NEED TO KNOW Loose Lips WORLD Massachusetts Air National Guard Airman First Class Jack Teixeira was a Cyber Transport Systems journeyman, or […]
Demography and Destiny
NEED TO KNOW Demography and Destiny INDIA The world’s largest democracy, India, is now the world’s most populous country. The distinction is […]
Hearts and Minds
NEED TO KNOW Hearts and Minds GEORGIA The prime minister of the ex-Soviet republic of Georgia, Irakli Garibashvili, recently met European and […]
Victims of Success
NEED TO KNOW Victims of Success WORLD Author Elizabeth Gilbert embraces romance and finds a partner in Bali after a life journey […]
Change and Its Discontents
NEED TO KNOW Change and Its Discontents PARAGUAY Presidents from the Colorado Party have ruled Paraguay for all but five years since […]
More for Everyone
NEED TO KNOW More for Everyone UZBEKISTAN President Shavkat Mirziyoyev feels like staying around for a while. That’s why voters in Uzbekistan […]
Shiny, Happy People
NEED TO KNOW Shiny, Happy People BHUTAN In Bhutan, the law states that “if the government cannot create happiness for its people, […]
The 100 Percenters
NEED TO KNOW The 100 Percenters NORTHERN IRELAND American, British, Irish, and Northern Irish politicians recently celebrated the 25th anniversary of the […]
The Bombs of Ambition
NEED TO KNOW The Bombs of Ambition SUDAN This week, downtown Khartoum became a war zone. Fighters have been attacking residents, United […]
Paradise, Imperfect
NEED TO KNOW Paradise, Imperfect COSTA RICA Those who live in Costa Rica practice what they refer to as the “pure life.” […]
Wanted: A Government
NEED TO KNOW Wanted: A Government BULGARIA Bulgarians have voted in five general elections in the last two years. Voters, meanwhile, are […]
Peace and Sabers
NEED TO KNOW Peace and Sabers TAIWAN After the Speaker of the US House of Representatives, Kevin McCarthy, met with Taiwanese President […]
Fathers and Sons
NEED TO KNOW Fathers and Sons UGANDA Muhoozi Kainerugaba is the son of the long-serving president of Uganda, Yoweri Museveni, a 78-year-old […]
Fair Weather Friend
NEED TO KNOW Fair Weather Friend BELARUS Belarusian authorities recently announced that Russia would station nuclear missiles in their country, placing the […]
On the Precipice
NEED TO KNOW On the Precipice SURINAME Suriname’s gross domestic product (GDP) plunged by 16 percent during the coronavirus pandemic – the […]
Allies, Enemies and Other Horrors
NEED TO KNOW Allies, Enemies and Other Horrors KOSOVO The former president of Kosovo, Hashim Thaci, and other prominent politicians who were […]
New Kids on the Block
NEED TO KNOW New Kids on the Block WEST BANK/ GAZA For years, Fatah and Hamas have vied for control of Palestine. […]