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...
If Britain’s Labour Party has been in the headlines in recent years, it’s mainly been due to internecine fighting and party leader Jeremy Corbyn’s supposedly disastrous impact on the party’s electoral outlook. Meanwhile, the Conservative Party has put its...
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...
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...
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...
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 Filippo Sciacca Once renowned mainly as an idyllic tourist attraction with beautiful beaches, the Italian island of Lampedusa is now widely known as a European entry point for desperate migrants and refugees escaping from nearby Africa — many of whom meet a...
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...
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...
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...