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Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – Canada – By Victoria (Vicky) McArthur, Associate Professor, School of Journalism and Communication, Carleton University Canadian politicians have increasingly taken to social media to campaign as well as communicate with constituents, sharing updates on policies, local events, emergencies or government initiatives. But stories have emerged of constituents being blocked…

Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – Africa – By Danny Bradlow, Professor/Senior Research Fellow, Centre for Advancement of Scholarship, University of Pretoria The end of South Africa’s G20 presidency does not mean the end of its ability or responsibility to promote the issues it prioritised during 2025. It can still advocate for action on some…

Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – Africa (2) – By Kirsten A Donald, Professor of Paediatric Neurology and Development, University of Cape Town By Teresa – Scan on Xerox DocuColor 2240, CC BY-SA 3.0, CC BY Children in many countries are growing up surrounded by violence. It may happen at home, in their neighbourhoods, or…

Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – Africa (2) – By Jonathan Powell, Visiting assistant professor, University of Kentucky Guinea-Bissau heads into its November elections against the backdrop of a deepening crisis of electoral legitimacy across Africa. In recent months, a string of elections has reinforced the perception that incumbency, not competition, remains the standard. In…

Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – Africa (2) – By Saheed Babajide Owonikoko, Researcher, Centre for Peace and Security Studies, Modibbo Adama University of Technology For the second time in five years, Nigeria has been designated a “country of particular concern” by the US government, in both cases by President Donald Trump. The first time…

Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – USA – By Calum Lister Matheson, Associate Professor of Communication, University of Pittsburgh Contrails have a simple explanation, but not everyone wants to believe it. AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster Everyone has looked up at the clouds and seen faces, animals, objects. Human brains are hardwired for this kind of whimsy.…

Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – USA – By Wendy Whitman Cobb, Professor of Strategy and Security Studies, Air University Blue Origin’s New Glenn rocket lifted off for its second orbital flight on Nov. 13, 2025. AP Photo/John Raoux Blue Origin’s New Glenn rocket successfully made its way to orbit for the second time on…