by Pauline Bock | 11 Sep 2015 | Africa, Americas, Europe, Middle East, Refugees, Syria
The world is grappling with its biggest migrant crisis since World War Two. To understand, it’s important to distinguish between refugees and migrants. See also our Decoder on migration crises. If it were a country, the “nation of the displaced” would be the...
by Pauline Bock | 9 Sep 2015 | Americas, Decoders, Donald Trump, Refugees, United States
This is the second in a series of articles on the U.S. presidential election. To read about the election process, click here. For more “decoders” explaining big issues, click here. The 2016 presidential election is 14 months away, but candidates are...
by Jasmine Horsey | 13 Aug 2015 | Africa, Americas, Asia, Decoders, Europe, Middle East
The world is in the midst of the largest immigration crisis since World War Two. How is it being handled? This article is part of a News-Decoder series of “decoders” that explain crucial background to big issues. For more decoders, click here. Why is this...
by Colin McIntyre | 28 Jul 2015 | Europe, Eyewitness
By Colin McIntyre A quarter century after the fall of the “Iron Curtain” and the Berlin Wall separating Communist East Europe from the West, new barriers are going up across the continent. In stark contrast to the old barriers erected by the Soviet bloc to keep its...