by Bernd Debusmann | 15 Aug 2024 | China, Government, History, Politics, Russia, Ukraine, United States
Go back three decades and the trend was towards global democracy. Now we see rising authoritarianism. Are we looking at global autocracy? Military tanks. (Credit: Mikhail Shapovalov/Getty Images) This article was produced exclusively for News Decoder’s global news...
by Helen Womack | 4 Jun 2024 | Europe, Politics, Wh-Y Vote
Hungary’s current government distances itself from the European Union. But young people share a different mindset. A government billboard reading “Let’s not dance to their tune” is seen with portraits of Open Society Foundation Chair Alex Soros...
by Sabine Berzina | 3 Jun 2024 | Europe, Wh-Y Vote
Latvian youth are not accustomed to democratic participation. How can they be encouraged? A woman walks by the European Union House in Riga, Latvia 1 June 2024. In Latvian, the writing on the window says, “We put it here, you write it down in your calendar....
by Sabine Berzina | 9 May 2024 | Europe, History, Politics, Russia, Ukraine
It’s been 34 years since the Soviet Union controlled Latvia, Lithuania and Estonia. But the Ukraine conflict has people thinking: Are we ready for war? Two photos show Jelgava, Latvia. On the left is Jelgava before World War Two (Credit: The Archive of Jelgava...
by Danylo Bryhinskyi | 21 Mar 2024 | Environment, Europe, Realgymnasium Rämibühl Zürich, Student Posts, Youth Voices
Can we turn from plastic to paper without cutting down more trees? At 16, Valentyn Frechka decided he could make paper from fallen leaves. Trees in an urban forest. (Photo by Tom & Anna on Pixnio) This article, by high school student Danylo Bryhinskyi, was...