by Nelson Graves | 6 Oct 2016 | Politics, United States
What are the biggest security threats the U.S. will face under its next president? Several hundred high school students have tackled that question. What are the biggest security threats that the United States will face under its next president, no matter who wins the...
by Nelson Graves | 4 Oct 2016 | Islam, Middle East, Syria, Terrorism
By Nelson Graves The Islamic State movement will probably be destroyed militarily in the next year, but the roots of the radical group will survive unless Arab regimes promote social justice and economic growth. That was one of the key messages that Rami Khouri, an...
by Nelson Graves | 28 Sep 2016 | News Decoder Updates
By Nelson Graves News-Decoder has expanded its international footprint and established a new teaching partnership as we build a community of young people around the world who are keen to tackle the most important global issues. Five academic institutions in three...
by Nelson Graves | 22 Sep 2016 | Human Rights
Acts of resistance can make a big difference, a human rights advocate says. And non-violent civil disobedience is more effective than armed militancy. Small acts of resistance can make a big difference. And non-violent civil disobedience is usually more effective than...
by Nelson Graves | 19 Sep 2016 | Americas, Education, United States
By Nelson Graves More than 4,400 Americans have been killed in Iraq since 2003. But most young people educated at U.S. universities and colleges cannot find Iraq on a map of the Middle East. Fewer than one third of the respondents in a poll of young people...