by Nelson Graves | 22 Nov 2016 | Africa, Americas, Asia, Discovery, Europe, Islam, Middle East, Paris attacks, Refugees, Syria, Terrorism, United States
By Nelson Graves Let’s take time out from digesting Donald Trump’s victory in the U.S. presidential election to look at a critical issue that is helping to shape politics in that country and around the world: terrorism. Terrorism sends shock waves around...
by Nelson Graves | 14 Nov 2016 | Americas, Discovery, Donald Trump, United States, Women's rights
Pulling your hair out over Donald Trump? Don’t panic yet. Soon the President-elect will start feeling cross-currents. It’s the rule of checks and balances. Protesters demonstrate against U.S. President-elect Donald Trump, New York, 12 November 2016...
by Nelson Graves | 9 Nov 2016 | Americas, Discovery, Donald Trump, Future of Democracy, Personal Reflections, United States
Trump has won, and Clinton has lost. Half of America is elated, half is afraid. It’s an historic moment in America. Now, time to get to work. U.S. President-elect Donald Trump at an election night rally in New York, 9 November 2016, (AP Photo/ Evan Vucci) Today,...
by Nelson Graves | 2 Nov 2016 | Americas, Donald Trump, Future of Democracy, Government, United States
This U.S. election is calling into question the post-war world order. Whoever wins will have to address grievances shared on both sides of the Atlantic. Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump shake hands at the Alfred E. Smith Memorial Foundation dinner in New York, 20...
by Nelson Graves | 1 Nov 2016 | Americas, Donald Trump, Europe, United States
By Nelson Graves U.S. populists such as Donald Trump share grievances with supporters of Britain’s campaign to leave the European Union, including antagonism towards immigrants and antipathy towards elites, but not all contemporary populists are cut from the...