Category: Academic Analysis
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Waiting isn’t a bad thing — it can actually boost your wellbeing
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – UK – By Ayse Burcin Baskurt, Senior Lecturer, Applied Positive Psychology, University of East London Don’t dread those moments where you have to wait – see them instead as an opportunity. Maria Markevich/ Shutterstock Waiting can be boring, which is why we typically do anything we can to avoid…
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Four ways virtual reality can help communities heal after disasters
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – UK – By Paola Di Giuseppantonio Di Franco, Associate Professor School of Philosophy and Art History, University of Essex When natural disasters strike, they shatter lives, disrupt routines and loosen the emotional ties people have with the places they call home. For the Italian towns of Amatrice and Accumoli,…
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Trump’s Gaza peace plan: A bit of the old, a bit of the new – and the same stumbling blocks
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – Global Perspectives – By Asher Kaufman, Professor of History and Peace Studies, University of Notre Dame U.S. President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu arrive for a joint news conference at the White House on Sept. 29, 2025. Alex Wong/Getty Images The latest U.S.-sponsored peace plan for…
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Mormon leader Russell Nelson has died aged 101. What’s next for the church?
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – Global Perspectives – By Brenton Griffin, Academic Status in the College of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences, Flinders University Russell Marion Nelson Sr, prophet and leader of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, has died aged 101. Nelson was married to Dantzel White from 1945 until her…
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Air temperatures over Antarctica have soared 35ºC above average. What does this unusual event mean for Australia?
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – Global Perspectives – By Martin Jucker, Senior Lecturer in Atmospheric Science, Climate Change Research Centre, UNSW Sydney Jeremy Stewardson/Getty Right now, cold air high above Antarctica is up to 35ºC warmer than normal. Normally, strong winds and the lack of sun would keep the temperature at around –55°C. But…
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The Palestinian Authority is facing a legitimacy crisis. Can it be reformed to govern a Palestinian state?
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – Global Perspectives – By Martin Kear, Sessional Lecturer, Department of Government and International Relations, University of Sydney When Australia, France, Britain, Canada and a handful of other Western countries recognised a Palestinian state at the United Nations last week, one of their key stipulations was the wholesale reform of…
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A new treatment for Huntington’s disease is genuinely promising – but here’s why we still need caution
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – Global Perspectives – By Bryce Vissel, Cojoint Professor, School of Clinical Medicine, UNSW Sydney Krisada tepkulmanont/Getty Imagine knowing in your 20s or 30s that you carry a gene which will cause your mind and body to slowly unravel. Huntington’s disease is inherited, relentless and fatal, and there is no…
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Moldova: pro-EU party wins majority in election dominated by Russian interference
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – UK – By Stefan Wolff, Professor of International Security, University of Birmingham Moldova’s ruling pro-European Party of Action and Solidarity (PAS) won slightly more than 50% of the vote in parliamentary elections on September 28, achieving a slim overall majority. It garnered more than twice the number of votes…
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Curve Lake’s day school history reveals Indigenous activism in the face of colonial schooling
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – Canada – By Jackson Pind, Assistant Professor, Indigenous Methodologies, Chanie Wenjack School of Indigenous Studies, Trent University Chief Elsie Knott, the first female chief of a First Nation in Canada, disliked the Indian Day School system from her own childhood experiences and wanted something better for the next generation.…
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Trump administration is on track to cut 1 in 3 EPA staffers by the end of 2025, slashing agency’s ability to keep pollution out of air and water
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – USA (2) – By Elizabeth Blum, Professor of Environmental History, Troy University Environmental Protection Agency staff and contractors are often involved in large cleanups of toxic waste, such as after the Los Angeles fires of early 2025. Mario Tama/Getty Images As Congress faces a Sept. 30, 2025, deadline to…