by News Decoder | 24 Mar 2017 | Europe, Islam, Student Posts, Terrorism
Below are reflections written by students at King’s College London (KCL) following Wednesday’s attack in London in which five people died. KCL is about a mile away from the site of the killings, Britain’s deadliest attack since the 2005 London...
by Elaine Monaghan | 21 Mar 2017 | Europe, Future of Democracy, Identity, Indiana University
Britain’s vote to leave the EU has stirred separatist passions in Scotland and Northern Ireland — and plunged me and many others into an identity crisis. Scottish First Minister Nicola Sturgeon (R) greets British Prime Minister Theresa May, Edinburgh,...
by News Decoder | 20 Mar 2017 | Europe, Future of Democracy
This is part of a series of News-Decoder articles on elections in Europe. By Robert Holloway France goes to the polls next month to start choosing a new president with a method that would have pleased the ancient Greek historian Herodotus. On April 23, French voters...
by Colin McIntyre | 13 Mar 2017 | Europe, Future of Democracy
Northern Ireland refused to join Ireland when it won independence in 1922. Could recent elections in the North reopen the question of reunification? A man walks past republican posters decrying a “hard border” between Ireland and Northern Ireland following Brexit,...
by Lukas Jansen | 9 Mar 2017 | Europe, Future of Democracy, Student Posts
France will elect a new president this spring. Here’s a run-down on the four leading candidates and their key policy positions. (Photo courtesy of EPA) This is part of a series of stories by students at King’s College London on France’s presidential...
by News Decoder | 8 Mar 2017 | Europe, Future of Democracy, Student Posts
This is part of a series of articles by students at King’s College London on France’s presidential election and on major political issues in Europe and the United States. By Justine Guérin Politics are changing around the globe, and France is no exception...
by News Decoder | 7 Mar 2017 | Donald Trump, Europe, Future of Democracy, Student Posts
This is part of a series of articles by students at King’s College London on France’s presidential election and on major political issues in Europe and the United States. By Clara Piacenza Far-right leader Marine Le Pen is a candidate who cannot be counted...
by News Decoder | 2 Mar 2017 | Europe, Future of Democracy, Student Posts
This is the second in a series of articles by students at King’s College London on major political issues in Europe and the United States. By Gaétan Perdoux France will soon choose a new president in one of several elections in Europe that could change the face...
by News Decoder | 28 Feb 2017 | Europe, Refugees, Student Posts
This is the first in a series of articles by students at King’s College London on major political issues facing Europe and the United States. By Pietro Capece Galeotta The year 2016 and two political tsunamis — the Brexit vote and Donald Trump’s...
by News Decoder | 27 Feb 2017 | Europe, Indiana University, Student Posts, United States
By Nelson Graves Students at King’s College London have written a package of articles on politics and public policy that we will be publishing in coming days and which represent the second such team effort for News-Decoder after a recent series of stories by...