Will COVID-19 lead to vast changes in the world?
Past cataclysmic events have triggered major changes in the world. Will COVID-19 galvanise the fight against global warming and slow globalisation?...
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How will the coronavirus change the world?
The coronavirus has turned life upside down for billions of people around the world. It’s bound to have a lasting impact once the pandemic...
Read MoreSchool Memberships
Imagine a world where every young person connects across borders to solve global problems. News Decoder is an innovative educational resource for...
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Democracy: Can we rescue it from disrespect?
Britain’s election could mean a return to normal politics after rancour over Brexit. But the jury is out in the U.S. Can decency in democracy...
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Our most popular stories in 2019? Read on.
We published more stories in 2019 and were read in nearly 200 countries and territories. Readers flocked to articles about Africa, written by...
Read MoreU.S. blunders in Afghanistan recall Vietnam
The stark missteps recorded in the Afghanistan Papers recalled an historic about-face by an architect of the U.S. war in Vietnam. He was Robert...
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Afghanistan & U.S.: Déjà vu all over again
The U.S. sends troops far from home on an ill-defined mission. Leaders lie. The conflict becomes a quagmire. That’s Afghanistan — or Vietnam...
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Decoder: Who are the Kurds?
The Kurds are the world’s largest nation without a state. Yet, when thrust onto the world agenda, questions over the group’s identity...
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Ukraine: Could a prisoner swap promote peace?
Ukraine and Russia have swapped prisoners, to the chagrin of investigators exploring the downing of a passenger jet. But will the swap promote...
Read MoreUnruly Indonesia gets more predictable
By Jonathan Thatcher After the world’s largest ever democratic election in a single day last week, Indonesia’s 20-year-old democracy is looking...
Read MorePast Webinars
Past Webinars 2024-25 School Webinars Students from our partner schools, The Tatnall School in Delware, USA and Realgymnasium Rämibühl, Zürich,...
Read MoreIn pursuit of stability: Why the EU was created
It may not seem like it today — with Brexit, nationalism and a resurgent Russia on its borders — but the EU was created to promote stability. Pro-EU...
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Decoder: Making sense of the India-Pakistan flare-up
A decades-long conflict over Kashmir escalated rapidly last week. Here’s why fights between India and Pakistan matter to the world. Indians...
Read MoreOur Student Ambassadors: Curious and Influential
Our Student Ambassadors By Savannah Jenkins From Beijing to Bogotá, students are stepping forward to help News-Decoder build a global community of...
Read MoreA new website ushers in new era at News-Decoder
By Nelson Graves Today News-Decoder takes a big step forward with a new website design that will better showcase the work of our correspondents and...
Read MoreNews Decoder adds schools in Latin America, China
By Nelson Graves Two more schools have joined News-Decoder, extending our geographic reach into a fifth continent — Latin America — and...
Read MoreThree schools expand News-Decoder to 10 nations
By Nelson Graves Three schools on three continents have agreed to join News-Decoder, expanding our network of academic institutions as we prepare to...
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Lessons from Malaysia: Persistence and patience
Autocrat or nation-builder? Malaysia’s Mahathir still stirs mixed feelings even as he stuns the world by regaining power and reuniting with...
Read MoreSpain’s Catalonia crisis shows no sign of ending
By Robert Hart As a new year starts, Spain’s increasingly bitter constitutional crisis over a bid for independence by the separatist-led government...
Read MoreThe Global Slide from Democracy: Time to Wake Up
Democracy and the post-war world order are under siege as populist and nationalist forces gain ground around the world. We must wake up and act....
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