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Not just a few bad apples: The Canadian Armed Forces has a nagging far-right problem
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – Canada – By Stéphane Leman-Langlois, Professor, School of Social Work and Criminology, Université Laval The Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) is making headlines. But not, as they probably hoped, for the renewed recruiting efforts they’re about to launch. Instead, they are once again confounded by a far-right scandal. The latest…
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Guineafowl can outsmart extreme temperatures: we spent a year finding out how
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – Africa (2) – By Johann van Niekerk, Doctor, Department of Environmental Sciences, University of South Africa Have you ever wondered how wild birds cope with baking hot afternoons and freezing cold mornings? Our new study has taken a close look at one of Africa’s most familiar birds – the…
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Indonesia plans to rewrite its national history: A return to an incomplete narrative?
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – Indonesia – By Adrian Perkasa, Peneliti Pascadoktoral, Royal Netherlands Institute of Southeast Asian and Caribbean Studies Indonesia’s plan to rewrite its official national history was initially met with positive responses, particularly for its goal of better serving the younger generation. But the project to reshape the country’s mainstream historical…
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A wildfire’s legacy can haunt rivers for years, putting drinking water at risk
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – USA (2) – By Ben Livneh, Associate Professor of Hydrology, University of Colorado Boulder Burned ground can become hydrophobic and almost waxlike, allowing rainfall to quickly wash contaminants downslope. Carli Brucker A wildfire rages across a forested mountainside. The smoke billows and the flames rise. An aircraft drops vibrant…
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FEMA’s flood maps often miss dangerous flash flood risks, leaving homeowners unprepared
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – USA (2) – By Jeremy Porter, Professor of Quantitative Methods in the Social Sciences, City University of New York A deadly flash flood on July 4, 2025, swept through Nancy Callery’s childhood home in Hunt, Texas. Brandon Bell/Getty Images Destructive flash flooding in Texas and other states is raising…
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How citizenship chaos was averted, for now, by a class action injunction against Trump’s birthright citizenship order
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – USA – By Julie Novkov, Professor of Political Science and Women’s, Gender and Sexuality Studies, University at Albany, State University of New York Protesters support birthright citizenship on May 15, 2025, outside of the Supreme Court in Washington. AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin Legal battles over President Donald Trump’s executive order…
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‘Come meet us in Dubai’: the new offshoring of grand corruption
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – UK – By John Heathershaw, Professor in International Relations, University of Exeter So-called professional enablers of grand corruption are increasing service provision out of jurisdictions where they can act without similar restraints. WaitForLight / Shutterstock During an interview one of us (Ricardo Soares de Oliveira) carried out in 2017,…
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Overhauling the NHS app is at the heart of UK healthcare plans, but it could leave some people behind
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – UK – By Catia Nicodemo, Professor of Health Economics, Brunel University of London The ‘doctor in your pocket’ will see you soon. CeltStudio/Shutterstock The UK government’s ten-year health plan promises a radical digital transformation of the NHS. A key part of this change is said to come from developing…
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How citizens’ assemblies could improve animal welfare
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – UK – By Heather Browning, Lecturer in Philosophy, University of Southampton Heather Browning speaks about animal welfare and ethics as part of the Citizens’ Assembly for Animal Welfare opening event in Birmingham. RSPCA, CC BY-NC-ND As an animal lover, should you visit zoos? Should you have pets? Should you…
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Pets can get sunburned too – what you need to know
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – UK – By Jacqueline Boyd, Senior Lecturer in Animal Science, Nottingham Trent University While there is good awareness of the potential dangers of pets overheating in high temperatures during summer months, recognising that the sunburn itself can be a source of harm is also important. We might think that…