Category: Academic Reportage

Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – USA – By Charli Carpenter, Professor of Political Science, UMass Amherst There are certain situations in which the military should not fall in line. Bo Zaunders/Corbis Documentary via Getty Images As the Trump administration carries out what many observers say are illegal military strikes against vessels in the Caribbean…

Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – Africa – By Anda David, Senior researcher, Agence Française de Développement (AFD) An increasingly strong case is being made to bring inequality into discussions about climate change. The logic behind this has been set out by leading international institutions such as the International Labour Organisation, the UN Environmental Programme…

Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – USA (3) – By Julia Meszaros, Associate Professor of Sociology, Texas A&M University-Commerce For many American men, the draw of the international dating industry is the idea of ‘more traditional’ women. Kurgenc/iStock via Getty Images Plus Fifteen years ago, when I started studying the international dating industry, few people…

Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – USA (2) – By João Marinotti, Associate Professor of Law, Indiana University In late October 2025, as much as US$2 billion vanished from a digital marketplace. This wasn’t a hack or a bubble bursting. It happened because one company, Valve, changed the rules for its video game Counter-Strike 2,…

Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – USA (3) – By Shannon Fyfe, Assistant Professor of Law and Assistant Professor of Philosophy, Washington and Lee University Getting a COVID-19 vaccine is trickier now than in years past, but still possible. d3sign/Moment via Getty Images Following the federal government’s changes to COVID-19 vaccine eligibility and recommendations in…

Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – USA (3) – By David B. Sarwer, Professor of Social and Behavioral Sciences, Temple University Polling shows that 1 in 8 Americans have tried GLP-1 drugs. zimmytws/iStock via Getty Images Plus The Trump administration is making a significant effort to reduce the cost of weight loss drugs. Its agreement…

Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – USA – By Stefani Langehennig, Assistant Professor of Practice, Daniels College of Business, University of Denver Colorado was first to pass comprehensive AI legislation in the U.S. wildpixel/Getty Images When the Colorado Artificial Intelligence Act passed in May 2024, it made national headlines. The law was the first of…

Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – USA – By Richardson Dilworth, Professor of Politics, Drexel University U.S. Sen. John Fetterman arrives on Capitol Hill on Nov. 10, 2025, to vote to open the government. Andrew Harnik via Getty Images Pennsylvania Sen. John Fetterman – among the eight Democrats who voted to end the federal government…

Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – USA – By Anya M. Galli Robertson, Assistant Professor of Sociology, University of Dayton Demonstrators in frog costumes during the “No Kings” protest on Oct. 18, 2025, in Portland, Ore. Mathieu Lewis-Rolland/Getty Images When the center of protests against immigration enforcement switched recently to Charlotte, North Carolina, so did…

Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – Africa (2) – By Phiwe Babalo Nota, Researcher, Children’s Institute, University of Cape Town In South Africa, intimate partner violence is the most common form of violence against women, and it is pervasive. According to the National Gender-Based Violence Prevalence Study, 24% of women aged 18 and older have…