by Alexander Nicoll | 11 Feb 2016 | Europe
By Alexander Nicoll Britain has been a member of the European Union for 43 years. But the commitment of its people has never been whole-hearted. In a few months time, voters will decide whether to stay in or leave. A decision to quit the 28-member EU —...
by News Decoder | 22 Jan 2016 | Europe
by Nelson Graves Is Europe facing a refugee crisis? Is it Europe’s crisis? The answer to both questions is “no,” according to two experts who spoke to News-Decoder this week. Søren Jessen-Petersen, former Assistant High Commissioner at the UN refugee...
by News Decoder | 8 Dec 2015 | Uncategorized
The following post was initially published on Education Week’s global learning blog, curated by the Asia Society. By Nelson Graves Menacing. Predatory. Dangerous. Bad. That’s how the wolf is depicted in many stories that parents read to their children in...
by Pauline Bock | 8 Dec 2015 | Europe, Islam, Middle East, Personal Reflections, Terrorism
By Pauline Bock I’m what they call a “millennial.” I am also a journalist. So of course I read it on Twitter first. “Shootings in Paris.” I didn’t have any plans on Friday night. I had to get up early the next morning and was getting ready for bed when my news...
by Colin McIntyre | 24 Nov 2015 | Africa, Asia, Europe, Middle East, Syria
By Colin McIntyre The deadly attacks in Paris appear to have hardened opposition in East and Central Europe to a plan to relocate thousands of migrants and refugees who have flooded into the continent this year. The plan for a quota system relocating some 120,000...