Category: Academic Analysis
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Babies can get hepatitis B at birth. Here’s why Trump is wrong about delaying the vaccine
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – Global Perspectives – By Nicholas Wood, Professor, The Children’s Hospital at Westmead Clinical School and Sydney Infectious Diseases Institute, University of Sydney Cavan Images/Getty United States President Donald Trump this week claimed children should not be vaccinated against hepatitis B until they are 12 years old, rather than at…
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Aid workers around the world are in greater danger than ever. Will a new UN declaration protect them?
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – Global Perspectives – By Amra Lee, PhD candidate in Protection of Civilians, Australian National University Aid workers face more difficult and dangerous conditions in carrying out their work than ever before. The United Nations declared 2024 the worst year on record, with 385 aid workers killed in 20 countries.…
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Warn, hide or stand out? How colour in the animal world is a battle for survival
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – Global Perspectives – By Iliana Medina, Lecturer in Ecology, The University of Melbourne The animal world is incredibly colourful, and behind this colour palette is a constant game of survival. Most animals use camouflage, covering themselves in stealthy patterns to hide from predators. Others display bright and bold colours…
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Repatriation or political theatre? How the return of stolen artefacts can distort history
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – Global Perspectives – By Will Brehm, Associate Professor of Comparative and International Education, University of Canberra Champa Kingdom, Avalokiteshvara Padmapani, Vajrapani and Avalokiteshvara Padmapani, 9th–11th century, National Gallery of Australia, Kamberri/Canberra, Acquired 2011, deaccessioned 2021, repatriated 2023, On loan from the Kingdom of Cambodia, 2023–2026 In late July, during…
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What parents need to know about Tylenol, autism and the difference between finding a link and finding a cause in scientific research
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – USA (3) – By Mark Louie Ramos, Assistant Research Professor of Health Policy and Administration, Penn State In cases where associations are found, researchers must consider dosage response, differences between siblings and other factors to determine a cause-and-effect relationship. Ronaldo Schemidt/AFP via Getty Images Claims from the Trump White…
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Who are the worst mothers in literature?
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – Global Perspectives – By Suzy Freeman-Greene, Books + Ideas Editor, The Conversation Goodreads, Penguin Books The first sentence of Anna Karenina is now a literary cliche, yet contains a nub of truth. “All happy families,” writes Leo Tolstoy, “resemble one another, each unhappy family is unhappy in its own…
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Who are the worst fathers in literature?
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – Global Perspectives – By Suzy Freeman-Greene, Books + Ideas Editor, The Conversation Penguin Books, Goodreads, Harper Collins, Text Publishing Literature has long portrayed messed-up families. As poet Philip Larkin famously wrote, “They fuck you up, your mum and dad. / They may not mean to, but they do.” In…
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In swipe at Trump, Brazil’s Lula tells UN that organized crime is not terrorism
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – Global Perspectives – By Thiago Rodrigues, Professor de Relações Internacionais, Universidade Federal Fluminense (UFF) Much of Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva’s address at the opening of the 80th session of the United Nations General Assembly was expected. Condemnation of U.S. interventionism against Brazil and Israeli action in…
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Even a brief government shutdown might hamper morale, raise costs and reduce long-term efficiency in the federal workforce
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – USA – By Gonzalo Maturana, Associate Professor of Finance, Emory University A sign indicates the closing of federal services during the government shutdown in 2013. AP Photo/Susan Walsh As the federal fiscal year draws to a close, an increasingly familiar prospect is drawing near in Washington, D.C.: a possible…
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Parental leave reform needs to consider small and medium businesses
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – UK – By Helen Norman, Associate Professor at Leeds University Business School, University of Leeds Standret/Shutterstock The UK government announced a landmark review of parental leave in July 2025. This responds to widespread concern about failings within the current policy framework. Much of the discussion centres on calls for…