Category: Academic Analysis
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With 83% of its buildings destroyed, Gaza needs more than money to rebuild
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – Global Perspectives – By John Tookey, Professor of Construction Management, Auckland University of Technology The Gaza Strip is a tortured piece of land that is about 40km long and 11km wide. Some 2.3 million souls are crammed into a space of around 360 square kilometres. This is barely larger…
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The climate crisis is fuelling extreme fires across the planet
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – Global Perspectives – By Hamish Clarke, Senior Research Fellow, The University of Melbourne We’ve all seen the alarming images. Smoke belching from the thick forests of the Amazon. Spanish firefighters battling flames across farmland. Blackened celebrity homes in Los Angeles and smoked out regional towns in Australia. If you…
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Should I take a magnesium supplement? Will it help me sleep or prevent muscle cramps?
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – Global Perspectives – By Nial Wheate, Professor, School of Natural Sciences, Macquarie University Magnesium supplements are everywhere – lined up on pharmacy shelves and promoted on wellness blogs and social media. Maybe you have a friend or family member who swears a daily tablet will help everything, from better…
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New Pentagon policy is an unprecedented attempt to undermine press freedom
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – USA – By Amy Kristin Sanders, John and Ann Curley Professor of First Amendment Studies, Penn State An American flag is unfurled on the side of the Pentagon on Sept. 11, 2025, in Arlington, Va. Photo by Andrew Harnik/Getty Images Throughout modern American history, reporters who cover the Pentagon…
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Marriage is hard, but it’s even harder when you immigrate together
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – Canada – By Jingyi Zhang, Doctoral Student, Psychology, University of Alberta Canadian immigration policy has long emphasized family reunification. In fact, most of Canada’s 200,000 yearly newcomers migrate as a couple or a family unit. For these families, migration means more than just starting over — it means that…
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Putin’s forever war against the west
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – UK – By Jonathan Este, Senior International Affairs Editor, Associate Editor, The Conversation This newsletter was first published in The Conversation UK’s World Affairs Briefing email. Sign up to receive weekly analysis of the latest developments in international relations, direct to your inbox. There’s an organisation in Russia called…
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Ibuprofen: how an everyday drug might offer protection against cancer
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – UK – By Dipa Kamdar, Senior Lecturer in Pharmacy Practice, Kingston University Ibuprofen is a household name – the go-to remedy for everything from headaches to period pain. But recent research suggests this everyday drug might be doing more than easing discomfort. It could also have anti-cancer properties. As…
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Can Netanyahu survive peace?
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – UK – By John Strawson, Emeritus Professor of Law, University of East London Now a ceasefire has come into effect in Gaza, Israel’s long-serving prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, faces the dilemma of how to campaign ahead of the next national elections. These elections must be held, at the latest,…
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Russia now has a strategy for a permanent state of hybrid war
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – UK – By Stefan Wolff, Professor of International Security, University of Birmingham Drone incursions into Poland, fighter jets in Nato airspace, election interference in Romania and Moldova and “little green men” (soldiers of unconfirmed origin) in Estonia. These are just a few examples of the tactics Russia has been…
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Which cooking oil is best? Asking how they’re made could tell you more
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – UK – By Serge Wich, Professor of Primate Biology, Liverpool John Moores University Traditional palm oil extraction in Guinea plays important cultural and nutritional roles. Uzabiaga, 2017, Wikimedia Commons. Vegetable oils are everywhere, and almost everyone has an opinion about them. From clever marketing in supermarket aisles to headlines…