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The Muslim world has been strong on rhetoric, short on action over Gaza and Afghanistan
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – Global Perspectives – By Amin Saikal, Emeritus Professor of Middle Eastern and Central Asian Studies, Australian National University; and Vice Chancellor’s Strategic Fellow, Victoria University When it comes to dealing with two of the biggest current crises in the Muslim world – the devastation of Gaza and the Taliban’s…
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It’s not revolutionary, but Primark’s wheelchair-using mannequin is a potent symbol
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – UK – By William E. Donald, Associate Professor of Sustainable Careers and Human Resource Management, University of Southampton Brett D Cove/Primark, CC BY-ND July is Disability Pride Month, a time to celebrate disabled people while continuing the push for equality, accessibility and visibility. Despite making up 16% of the…
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‘Pay us what you owe us:’ What the WNBA’s collective bargaining talks reveal about negotiation psychology
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – Canada – By Ryan Clutterbuck, Assistant Professor in Sport Management, Brock University WNBA all-star players, led by Indiana Fever’s Caitlin Clark and the Minnesota Lynx’s Naphessa Collier, recently made headlines by wearing “Pay Us What You Owe Us” T-shirts during the pregame warm-up. The T-shirts, which are now available…
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Israel’s attack on Syria: Protecting the Druze minority or a regional power play?
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – Canada – By Spyros A. Sofos, Assistant Professor in Global Humanities, Simon Fraser University A new round of violence recently erupted in southern Syria, where clashes between local Druze militias and Sunni fighters have left hundreds dead. In response, Israel launched airstrikes in and around the province of Sweida…
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Car tires are polluting the environment and killing salmon. A global plastics treaty could help
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – Canada – By Timothy Rodgers, Postdoctoral Fellow in Environmental Engineering, University of British Columbia In the 1990s, scientists restoring streams around Seattle, Wash., noticed that returning coho salmon were dying after rainstorms. The effects were immediate: the fish swam in circles, gasping at the surface, then died in a…
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How the UK’s cold weather payments need to change to help prevent people freezing in winter
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – UK – By Thomas Longden, Senior Researcher, Urban Transformations Research Centre, Western Sydney University DimaBerlin/Shutterstock The UK government recently expanded the warm home discount by removing restrictions that had previously excluded many people who can’t always afford to heat their homes. Now, the payment of £150 will be received…
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As climate change hits, what might the British garden of the future look like?
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – UK – By Adele Julier, Senior Lecturer in Ecology, University of Portsmouth Maria Evseyeva/Shutterstock Hosepipe bans in summer 2025 will mean many gardeners having to choose which of their plants to keep going with the watering can, and which to abandon. Are these temporary restrictions actually a sign we…
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Why the Pacific tsunami was smaller than expected – a geologist explains
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – UK – By Alan Dykes, Associate Professor in Engineering Geology, Kingston University The earthquake near the east coast of the Kamchatka peninsula in Russia on July 30 2025 generated tsunami waves that have reached Hawaii and coastal areas of the US mainland. The earthquake’s magnitude of 8.8 is significant,…
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Starmer’s move on Palestinian statehood is clever politics
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – UK – By Brian Brivati, Visiting Professor of Contemporary History and Human Rights, Kingston University Keir Starmer has announced that the UK will recognise Palestinian statehood by September 2025 unless Israel meets certain conditions, marking a significant shift in UK policy. For decades, successive UK governments withheld recognition, insisting…
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Windrush scandal: those left to apply for compensation without legal help missed out on tens of thousands of pounds
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – UK – By Jo Wilding, Lecturer in law, University of Sussex The Windrush scandal has been one of the biggest miscarriages of justice in Britain, affecting tens of thousands of people. The government set up a scheme in 2019 to award compensation to those who had been wronged by…