NEED TO KNOW Smiling Kim Amid the ongoing world conflict between democratically elected leaders who appear fated for humiliation and emboldened authoritarian […]

NEED TO KNOW Of Diseases and Cures India is now one month into a unique experiment: radical demonetization. On Nov. 8, Indian […]

NEED TO KNOW Game Almost Over The end may be nearing for disgraced South Korean President Park-Geun-hye. In the latest twist, technology […]

NEED TO KNOW Dangerous Spin It took a couple days for China’s propaganda machine to respond to President-elect Donald Trump’s supposed slights. […]

NEED TO KNOW Biting the Dust Gambians took to the streets Monday. This time the excuse was to celebrate the freedom of […]

NEED TO KNOW Zig and Zag The defeat of far-right Austrian presidential candidate Norbert Hofer could become the high-water mark of the […]

NEED TO KNOW Too Big To Fail Italy’s Prime Minister Matteo Renzi is the next world leader going into battle with anti-establishment […]

NEED TO KNOW Wobbly Dominoes Austrians will take to the polls for the third time on Sunday to elect their next head […]

NEED TO KNOW Dignity and Tedium Diplomats are rarely blunt in public. But on Tuesday German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier didn’t mince […]

NEED TO KNOW A Low Peak Not too long ago, everyone was talking about peak oil – the tipping point where rapacious […]

NEED TO KNOW A Seismic Moment Fidel Castro’s death is likely to usher forth a slow, simmering political revolution that stands in […]

NEED TO KNOW Pax Redux Colombians will get another chance at peace – though justice is another matter. The Colombian government signed […]

Dear Readers, Today is Thanksgiving Day in America, a time of gatherings, feasting and gratitude across this vast nation and among our […]

NEED TO KNOW Down But Not Out The Islamic State is on the ropes in Iraq, Syria and Libya. It’s conceivable that […]

NEED TO KNOW Democracy and Restraint An offhand remark is threatening to destabilize one of the biggest countries in the world. In […]

NEED TO KNOW Decency, Dullness and Déjà Vu Maybe France will be different. After Americans elected Donald Trump president and Britons opted […]

NEED TO KNOW Pins and Needles President-elect Donald Trump is known for being candid – though some might choose a less flattering […]

NEED TO KNOW The Wizard’s Curtain The Kremlin has done its best to project an image of a resurgent, vigorous Russia striding […]

NEED TO KNOW The Wheel of Fortune Hundreds of thousands flocked to see Senator Barack Obama when he spoke in Berlin in […]

NEED TO KNOW Umbrellas and Oaths When Britain ceded Hong Kong to China in 1997, Beijing promised not to compromise the “one […]

NEED TO KNOW Pulling Apart President-Elect Donald Trump divided America. Now he’s dividing Europe. European Union foreign ministers met on Sunday to […]

NEED TO KNOW Divided, We Fall President-Elect Donald Trump doesn’t have much in common with Nelson Mandela. But he’ll need to borrow […]

NEED TO KNOW Shock in Mexico, Smiles in Moscow Americans weren’t the only ones shocked on Wednesday when it became clear that […]

NEED TO KNOW Challenges and Black Swans Domestically, President-elect Donald Trump has the tough job of reuniting the nation after one of […]