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...
by News Decoder | 24 Mar 2017 | Europe, Islam, King’s College London, Student Posts, Terrorism
Below are reflections written by students at King’s College London (KCL) following Wednesday’s attack in London in which five people died. KCL is about a mile away from the site of the killings, Britain’s deadliest attack since the 2005 London...
by Lukas Jansen | 9 Mar 2017 | Europe, Student Posts
France will elect a new president this spring. Here’s a run-down on the four leading candidates and their key policy positions. (Photo courtesy of EPA) This is part of a series of stories by students at King’s College London on France’s presidential...
by News Decoder | 8 Mar 2017 | Europe, Student Posts
This is part of a series of articles by students at King’s College London on France’s presidential election and on major political issues in Europe and the United States. By Justine Guérin Politics are changing around the globe, and France is no exception...
by News Decoder | 7 Mar 2017 | Europe, Student Posts
This is part of a series of articles by students at King’s College London on France’s presidential election and on major political issues in Europe and the United States. By Clara Piacenza Far-right leader Marine Le Pen is a candidate who cannot be counted...
by News Decoder | 2 Mar 2017 | Europe, King’s College London, Politics, Student Posts
This is the second in a series of articles by students at King’s College London on major political issues in Europe and the United States. By Gaétan Perdoux France will soon choose a new president in one of several elections in Europe that could change the face...
by News Decoder | 28 Feb 2017 | Europe, Student Posts
This is the first in a series of articles by students at King’s College London on major political issues facing Europe and the United States. By Pietro Capece Galeotta The year 2016 and two political tsunamis — the Brexit vote and Donald Trump’s...
by News Decoder | 27 Feb 2017 | Europe, Indiana University, King’s College London, Student Posts, United States
By Nelson Graves Students at King’s College London have written a package of articles on politics and public policy that we will be publishing in coming days and which represent the second such team effort for News-Decoder after a recent series of stories by...