By Nelson Graves Are you worried that Donald Trump will curtail civil liberties and undercut democratic institutions in the United States? Well, his election could also have profound implications for democracy and human rights in the rest of the world, where...
Donald Trump has called for a ban on the entry of Muslims into the U.S. and conflated “Muslim” and “terrorist.” But many Arabs are hoping the next U.S. president will take a harder line on Iran. Donald Trump at a rally opposing the Iran nuclear...
By John Selkowitz When the Soviet Union collapsed in 1991, it marked the end of Communism in a nation that had been one of its strongest global advocates. It also marked a new reality: that a coalition of liberal democracies led by the United States had emerged...
In the midst of the Cold War, a Hollywood comedy challenged how Americans thought about Russians. There are still lessons to be learned. Half a century ago, in the midst of the deep, dark pit of the Cold War, a Hollywood comedy premiered that challenged everything...
This story won first prize in the university category in News-Decoder’s second essay/reporting contest. By Alina Kaur A cold Siberian October. The last leaves are falling from the trees in a soothing silence. Then you hear someone running through the grass,...