Millions of people around the world have no rights and live in the shadows, on the margins of society. Migrants are rescued by a Doctors Without Borders rescue team boat in the Mediterranean Sea after leaving Libya trying to reach European soil, 6 October 2023. (AP...
Andrea Knezevic joins the News Decoder team as it helps launch a project to inspire, train and connect podcasters across Europe. News Decoder’s new Multimedia Communications Specialist, Andrea Knezevic. To jumpstart a new collaborative project, News Decoder has...
When Russia invaded Ukraine, the “international community” stood back. But is there such a thing? What, if anything, can bring the world together? The entrance to the United Nations in Geneva is obscured by the emblems of a dozen international economic and...
Blaming the “international community” for inaction is easy. But does this community actually exist, or is it just tantamount to the United States and company? Correspondent Bernd Debusmann runs it down in this Decoder.
Exercise: Divide students into nine groups. Each group will be assigned one of the regional organizations mentioned in the article: NATO, European Union, Arab League, G-7, G-20, ASEAN, OAS, African Union, BRICS. Groups should research their assigned organization and identify the organization’s main objectives and stance on current international tensions (e.g. war in Ukraine, economic sanctions on North Korea, nuclear proliferation, etc.). Can these regional groups work together to create a true international community, or are their interests too disparate?
A consortium of audio and journalism organizations join together to create a community of podcasters across Europe. The leaders of the WePod consortium organizations gather in Madrid. Back row (left to right): Luciana del Castillo, János Tőke, Sabrina Tinelli, Marta...
Young climate activists met with experts at the American Library in Paris to discuss how to protect rivers, trees, wildlife and people through legislation. The sixth Ecologues discussion featured Tim Crosland and moderator Alice McCrum, with Linda Sheehan and Irmak...