by Hélène Pinto | 5 Aug 2016 | Europe, Middle East, Refugees, Student Posts, Syria
The European Union has failed to bring peace to the Middle East and needs to rethink its strategy if it wants to help end conflicts in the region that threaten European security and prosperity. We encourage readers to contribute their views on international issues....
by News Decoder | 11 Jul 2016 | Asia, China
By Paul Eckert An obscure international maritime arbitration panel in the Netherlands will deliver a ruling on July 12 on a testy dispute between China and the Philippines over remote islets in the South China Sea. The United States is not a party to the case in the...
by News Decoder | 7 Jul 2016 | Greens Farms Academy, Middle East, Student Posts
The nuclear agreement between Iran and global powers sealed a year ago is good as it prevents Iran from building weapons for at least a decade. Iranian women in Tehran, Iran, 16 January 2016. (EPA/Abedin Teherkenareh) This is the second of two articles on the nuclear...
by News Decoder | 6 Jul 2016 | Greens Farms Academy, Middle East, Student Posts
It’s been a year since world powers signed a nuclear accord with Iran. This is not a good deal for the United States. Iranian demonstrators pour gasoline on U.S., British and Israeli flags, Tehran, 4 November 2015. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi) This is the first of two...
by News Decoder | 29 Jun 2016 | Europe, School Year Abroad, Student Posts, Youth Voices
News-Decoder asked some of its young readers for their views following Britain’s vote to leave the European Union. Here is what they had to say. “I am really worried this vote means a victory for populism.” – Léa Surugue I am French but have...