Trading in Emotions
NEED TO KNOW GLOBAL TRADE Trading in Emotions Analysts wonder whether new US economic sanctions will topple or reinforce the Iranian government, […]
A Buoy, A Flashpoint
NEED TO KNOW INDIA A Buoy, A Flashpoint It’s been a long time coming, but India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi arguably cemented […]
Circling the Wagons
NEED TO KNOW Circling the Wagons AUSTRALIA American, Australian, and British leaders caused a stir in 2021 when they announced they would […]
Blowing Up
NEED TO KNOW Blowing Up ICELAND A volcano was predicted to erupt just as Icelanders head to the polls to elect a […]
Blazing Furnace
NEED TO KNOW Blazing Furnace VIETNAM Vietnamese lawmakers elected Vo Van Thuong as the Southeast Asian country’s new president in early March, […]
It’s Good to Be King
NEED TO KNOW It’s Good to Be King JORDAN Jordan is technically a constitutional monarchy. However, King Abdullah II of Jordan wields […]
Turning a Battleship Around
NEED TO KNOW CHINA Turning a Battleship Around US Senator Tom Cotton, an Arkansas Republican, recently said that letting Chinese telecommunications giant […]
Light and Shadow
NEED TO KNOW GUINEA-BISSAU Light and Shadow Voters in Guinea-Bissau have had enough. When they go to the polls to elect a new […]
The Corner
NEED TO KNOW PHILIPPINES The Corner Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte is no stranger to incendiary language or controversial policies. Since taking office […]
Good Cop, Bad Cop
NEED TO KNOW TERRORISM In the early 1990’s, law enforcement throughout the United States adopted community policing with the aim of reinvigorating […]
Bad Company
NEED TO KNOW Bad Company Iranians vote for president on May 19 at a time when their country stands poised either to […]