by News Decoder | 18 Apr 2017 | Europe, Indiana University, King’s College London, Student Posts
On April 24, students from King’s College London and Indiana University will discuss the challenges of integration in an era of populism during a News-Decoder webinar. Below, Emma Bapt touches on the experiences of two students who will appear on the panel and...
by Leyla Beck | 13 Apr 2017 | Economy, King’s College London, Student Posts, United States
Donald Trump has denounced free trade. But protectionism will not solve America’s problems and could contribute to the breakup of the EU. A truck pulls into a warehouse in Laredo, Texas. Donald Trump’s campaign promise to abandon the North American Free Trade...
by Rashad Mammadov | 11 Apr 2017 | Indiana University, Islam, Middle East, Syria
The U.S. strike against Syria has drawn Washington deeper into a messy conflict and set back ties with Russia. But a military escalation is not sure. Abdul-Hamid Alyousef holds his twin babies who were killed during a suspected chemical weapons attack, in Khan...
by News Decoder | 10 Apr 2017 | Asia, Islam, King’s College London
It was only a game about Kashmir. But in a world keen to avoid nuclear war, the lesson was clear: the U.S. can foster peace by wielding a big stick. A Kashmiri girl seen through a hole in a wall of her home, which was hit by shells fired by the Indian Army across the...
by Ammar Nainar | 6 Apr 2017 | Asia, Decoders, Islam, King’s College London, Student Posts
India and Pakistan — both nuclear powers — have fought three wars over Kashmir. But neither will yield in one of the world’s intractable conflicts. Kashmiri villagers carry the body of a militant during a funeral procession south of Srinagar, the summer capital...
by Dylan Afresne | 4 Apr 2017 | Africa, Decoders, King’s College London, Student Posts
Morocco has been readmitted to the African Union, raising hopes for a resolution of a territorial dispute over the Western Sahara. A pro-Saharawi protester near Rabat, Morocco, 23 January 2017. (EPA/Abdelhak Senna) Morocco has been readmitted to the African...
by News Decoder | 31 Mar 2017 | Economy, Europe, Politics, School Year Abroad, Student Posts
The European Union symbolizes the victory of unity over discord and bloodshed. It might tremble, but it will not collapse. “The good future of Europe,” by Elma Hoffman This is the last in a series of articles on the European Union by students in the School Year...
by Johanna Bandler | 30 Mar 2017 | Europe, Politics, School Year Abroad, Student Posts
Populist opponents of the European Union are fired up, EU supporters more complacent. Impassioned euro-skeptics will cause the EU to collapse. “The collapse of the EU,” by Yesenia Mozo This is the second of three articles on the European Union by students in the...
by News Decoder | 28 Mar 2017 | Europe, Politics, School Year Abroad, Student Posts
This is the first of three articles on the European Union by students in the School Year Abroad (SYA) program. On April 3, students at SYA’s campuses in France and Spain will discuss the prospects for the world’s largest trading bloc in a News-Decoder...
by News Decoder | 27 Mar 2017 | Americas, Economy, King’s College London, Politics, Student Posts, United States
U.S. President Donald Trump’s unsuccessful attempt to repeal Obamacare raises the question of how he will approach another of his targets: the Dodd-Frank Act that aims to protect consumers from self-serving financial services. What is the purpose of these financial...