Frida Ghitis
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World affairs journalist. CNN/CNNE on-air contributor, Former CNN producer/correspondent. Sr columnist World Politics Review, contributing columnist Washington Post.
Worked in 70+ countries.
World affairs journalist. CNN/CNNE on-air contributor, Former CNN producer/correspondent. Sr columnist World Politics Review, contributing columnist Washington Post.
Worked in 70+ countries.
You can’t make this up. Trump wrote to Norway’s PM saying essentially that he’s going to take Greenland because they didn’t give him the Nobel Peace Prize. (Quite the humanitarian!)
January 19, 2026 at 12:52 PM
You can’t make this up. Trump wrote to Norway’s PM saying essentially that he’s going to take Greenland because they didn’t give him the Nobel Peace Prize. (Quite the humanitarian!)
Iran's regime is massacring protesters, but they are celebrating, feeling victory, freedom in the air. No outcome is certain.
January 13, 2026 at 2:06 AM
Iran's regime is massacring protesters, but they are celebrating, feeling victory, freedom in the air. No outcome is certain.
In Khoramabad, #Iran, Protesters hoist the lion and sun, the flag that predated the Islamic revolution, over a clerical statue. The counter-revolution is rising. Such courage!
January 9, 2026 at 2:06 AM
In Khoramabad, #Iran, Protesters hoist the lion and sun, the flag that predated the Islamic revolution, over a clerical statue. The counter-revolution is rising. Such courage!
Federal Border Patrol agents have shot two people in Portland
January 9, 2026 at 12:25 AM
Federal Border Patrol agents have shot two people in Portland
Guess what’s on TV in Iran
January 9, 2026 at 12:01 AM
Guess what’s on TV in Iran
Reports from Iran say that protesters set fire to the building of the govt broadcaster in Isfahan tonight, major city in central Iran, on Thursday (via iraninternational)
January 8, 2026 at 10:50 PM
Reports from Iran say that protesters set fire to the building of the govt broadcaster in Isfahan tonight, major city in central Iran, on Thursday (via iraninternational)
Kaj Square, NW Tehran. Reports that protesters are setting fire to police equipment
January 8, 2026 at 10:42 PM
Kaj Square, NW Tehran. Reports that protesters are setting fire to police equipment
Gigantic protests in Tehran this evening. Time to focus on Iran. The people are demanding change. (Via @AlinejadMasih)
January 8, 2026 at 10:33 PM
Gigantic protests in Tehran this evening. Time to focus on Iran. The people are demanding change. (Via @AlinejadMasih)
Protests are roiling Iran and the regime is pushing back hard. Here at Tehran's Grand Bazaar security forces rush protesters and use tear gas. But it's much worse. Reports now that at least 35 have been killed.
January 6, 2026 at 1:55 PM
Protests are roiling Iran and the regime is pushing back hard. Here at Tehran's Grand Bazaar security forces rush protesters and use tear gas. But it's much worse. Reports now that at least 35 have been killed.
In case anyone thought he was interested in democracy or human rights
January 6, 2026 at 12:02 AM
In case anyone thought he was interested in democracy or human rights
Iranian protests spreading across the country
January 2, 2026 at 3:15 AM
Iranian protests spreading across the country
The Top 5 stories on INSIGHT this year.
#3: THE END OF COLBERT SIGNALS TROUBLE
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#3: THE END OF COLBERT SIGNALS TROUBLE
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December 31, 2025 at 4:31 PM
The Top 5 stories on INSIGHT this year.
#3: THE END OF COLBERT SIGNALS TROUBLE
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#3: THE END OF COLBERT SIGNALS TROUBLE
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Two most popular presidencies of the past half century:
The two Bushes
Two least popular:
The two Trumps
The two Bushes
Two least popular:
The two Trumps
December 28, 2025 at 1:00 PM
Two most popular presidencies of the past half century:
The two Bushes
Two least popular:
The two Trumps
The two Bushes
Two least popular:
The two Trumps
Russia's hybrid war against Europe mapped in detail
December 26, 2025 at 3:37 PM
Russia's hybrid war against Europe mapped in detail
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December 21, 2025 at 2:57 PM
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The hero of the Hannukah massacre has been identified as Ahmed Al-Ahmed, a 43-year-old fruit shop owner. He disarmed one of the gunmen. He is Muslim.
May he be an inspiration to the world.
May he be an inspiration to the world.
December 14, 2025 at 2:03 PM
The hero of the Hannukah massacre has been identified as Ahmed Al-Ahmed, a 43-year-old fruit shop owner. He disarmed one of the gunmen. He is Muslim.
May he be an inspiration to the world.
May he be an inspiration to the world.
What already has the makings of a corrupt deal will reverberate around the world -- and most certainly in the U.S.
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December 11, 2025 at 7:42 PM
What already has the makings of a corrupt deal will reverberate around the world -- and most certainly in the U.S.
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More on the Venezuela campaign and what appears to be a war crime
December 4, 2025 at 5:20 PM
More on the Venezuela campaign and what appears to be a war crime
Another interesting tidbit from the Lizza Nuzzi files. Interesting in so many ways.
November 27, 2025 at 1:49 AM
Another interesting tidbit from the Lizza Nuzzi files. Interesting in so many ways.
If only to see this, it’s worth being alive.
November 20, 2025 at 7:11 PM
If only to see this, it’s worth being alive.
Trump's plunging approval on the economy is scraping the bottom. Just 20% approve, 77% disapprove
November 14, 2025 at 6:05 PM
Trump's plunging approval on the economy is scraping the bottom. Just 20% approve, 77% disapprove