by Feizal Samath | 8 Jun 2021 | Asia, Politics
A huge port city project backed by China in Sri Lanka has the U.S. and India worried about Beijing’s sway in the South Asian island nation. Asia’s largest sand dredger belonging to China Harbour Engineering Co pumps sand during construction of the Colombo...
by Nelson Graves | 26 Apr 2021 | Indiana University, News Decoder Updates, Students in the Spotlight
Evan Wright wants someday to work at the U.S. State Department. The Indiana University student says News Decoder is helping him blaze a career. Evan Wright Evan Wright of Indiana University has published two articles on News Decoder, participated in three webinars and...
by Julian Nundy | 19 Apr 2021 | Eyewitness, Future of Democracy, Human Rights, Politics, World
Since 2007, I’ve been an official election observer. It’s grueling work but strengthens trust in democracy and keeps a lid on electoral fraud. A rally of the Ata Meken party in Jalal-Abad province, southern Kyrgyzstan, in 2015 (photo by Julian Nundy) It...
by Alistair Lyon | 29 Mar 2021 | Conflict, Educators' Catalog, Human Rights, World
A civil war in Yemen marked by foreign meddling has created an unparalleled humanitarian disaster with no end in sight, even if a truce were agreed upon. A malnourished child waits to be fed at a hospital in Sana’a, Yemen, 21 March 2021. (EPA-EFE/YAHYA ARHAB) A...
by David Schlesinger | 1 Feb 2021 | Americas, Asia, China, Donald Trump, Joe Biden
A top secret White House document, surprisingly declassified, says the U.S. should seek “primacy” against rival China and promote ties with India. Chinese leader Xi Jinping invites then U.S. Vice President Joe Biden (L) to review an honour guard during a...
