by News Decoder | 7 Jul 2016 | Greens Farms Academy, Middle East, Student Posts
The nuclear agreement between Iran and global powers sealed a year ago is good as it prevents Iran from building weapons for at least a decade. Iranian women in Tehran, Iran, 16 January 2016. (EPA/Abedin Teherkenareh) This is the second of two articles on the nuclear...
by News Decoder | 30 Jun 2016 | Europe
By Alistair Lyon The EU referendum result struck me with a sickening jolt when I woke up last Friday. My mental universe had lurched all of a sudden. The shift seemed dangerous, uncontrollable and, at least for the immediate future, irrevocable. I felt furious at...
by News Decoder | 29 Jun 2016 | Europe, School Year Abroad, Student Posts, Youth Voices
News-Decoder asked some of its young readers for their views following Britain’s vote to leave the European Union. Here is what they had to say. “I am really worried this vote means a victory for populism.” – Léa Surugue I am French but have...
by Bernd Debusmann | 28 Jun 2016 | Europe, United States
By Bernd Debusmann The last opinion survey on Britain’s EU referendum was conducted on the day citizens cast their votes and was published just hours before polling stations closed on June 23. The YouGov poll found 52 percent in favor of remaining in the European...
by Alexander Nicoll | 24 Jun 2016 | Europe
Britain’s vote to leave the EU offers a lesson to all democratic leaders who consider calling a referendum: Think again! It sounds appealingly simple. Here’s a really important issue for the future of the nation. Let the people have their say! That will settle...