by News Decoder | 22 Dec 2016 | Islam, Middle East, Politics, United States
By Alistair Lyon U.S. President-elect Donald Trump has casually hurled a diplomatic grenade into the Middle East. He has picked as his ambassador to Israel a fervent sponsor of Israeli settlements on occupied Palestinian land and an enemy of any two-state solution to...
by Sue Landau | 6 Dec 2016 | Environment, Politics, United States
By Sue Landau Just when the world had taken a huge step forward in the life-or-death fight against global warming, a man who has denied climate change was elected U.S. president. Donald Trump’s victory cast a pall over the recent United Nations Climate...
by Alistair Lyon | 24 Nov 2016 | Islam, Middle East, Politics, Syria, United States
On the campaign trail, Donald Trump suggested steps that could plunge the Middle East further into chaos. Once President, will he change tack? A staff member removes the Iranian flag after a meeting of foreign ministers and representatives of the U.S., Iran, China,...
by News Decoder | 17 Nov 2016 | Americas, Politics, United States
By Tania Bagan I study at a small university in Pennsylvania, where diversity of political ideology is extremely limited and where, leading up to the U.S. presidential election, professors felt free to deride and vilify Donald Trump in the classroom. While I have...
by Susan Ruel | 16 Nov 2016 | Americas, Personal Reflections, Politics, United States
I was a reluctant volunteer for Hillary Clinton. I was propelled by fear of how I’d feel if the unthinkable happened. Now I’m angry I did not do more. The author (seated in front, in black) with Clinton campaign volunteers in Pennsylvania The days since November...
by Betty Wong | 15 Nov 2016 | Americas, Politics, United States
Donald Trump’s win in the U.S. presidential election threw markets briefly for a loop. But now stocks are flirting with record highs. But for how long? A TV screen showing U.S. President-elect Donald Trump in front of the German share price index, Frankfurt,...
by Nelson Graves | 14 Nov 2016 | Americas, Politics, United States, Women
Pulling your hair out over Donald Trump? Don’t panic yet. Soon the President-elect will start feeling cross-currents. It’s the rule of checks and balances. Protesters demonstrate against U.S. President-elect Donald Trump, New York, 12 November 2016...
by News Decoder | 10 Nov 2016 | Americas, King's Academy, Nationalism, United States, Youth Voices
Young people in several countries share their anxieties and fears following Donald Trump’s victory in the U.S. presidential election. Clinton supporters, New York, 9 November 2016 (by Enrique Shore) We asked several young followers of News-Decoder for their...
by News Decoder | 9 Nov 2016 | Americas, Economy, Human Rights, Politics, United States
We asked four experts — Carroll Bogert (human rights), Tom Burke (environment), Alan Wheatley (international economy) and Alex Nicoll (defense & security) — for their thoughts following Donald Trump’s shock victory in the U.S. presidential...
by Nelson Graves | 2 Nov 2016 | Americas, Government, Politics, United States
This U.S. election is calling into question the post-war world order. Whoever wins will have to address grievances shared on both sides of the Atlantic. Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump shake hands at the Alfred E. Smith Memorial Foundation dinner in New York, 20...