Category: Academic Reportage

Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – USA – By Christopher Carr, Assistant Professor of Aerospace Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology This close-up illustration shows what one of the twin ESCAPADE spacecraft will look like conducting its science operations. James Rattray/Rocket Lab USA/Goddard Space Flight Center Envision a time when hundreds of spacecraft are exploring the…

Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – USA (3) – By Thomas Tweed, Professor Emeritus of American Studies and History, University of Notre Dame ‘The First Thanksgiving, 1621,’ by Jean L. G. Ferris. Library of Congress Nine in 10 Americans gather around a table to share food on Thanksgiving. At this polarizing moment, anything that promises…

Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – Canada – By Philippe Le Billon, Professor, Geography Department and School of Public Policy & Global Affairs, University of British Columbia Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva has dubbed COP30 the forest COP. Taking place in Belém, a large urban centre in the Amazon, this choice signals a…

Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – Africa – By Bradley Rink, Associate Professor of Human Geography, University of the Western Cape Being mobile means people can get access to opportunities and take part in economic and social life. Mobility, in all its forms, is critical for cities to thrive. Recent studies highlight what most African…

Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – Canada – By Tamara Krawchenko, Associate Professor, School of Public Administration, University of Victoria Canada and Ontario are accelerating efforts to attract global investment and speed up approvals for new mining projects. Ontario’s government has introduced new policies aimed at attracting investors and accelerate project timelines. Central to this…

Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – Canada – By Bonnie Campbell, Professeure émérite en économie politique. Département de science politique de l’Université du Québec à Montréal., Université du Québec à Montréal (UQAM) Gold mining operations recently restarted at the Loulo-Gounkoto complex in western Mali after being shut down for several months. In January, the Malian…

Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – USA (3) – By C. Michael White, Distinguished Professor of Pharmacy Practice, University of Connecticut Black box warnings can influence whether or not clinicians decide to prescribe a drug. SDI Productions/E+ via Getty Images A “black box” warning on a health product sounds pretty scary – maybe even more…

Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – USA (2) – By Gregory Squires, Professor Emeritus of Sociology, George Washington University Home appraisal bias contributes to racial wealth disparities and violates the Fair Housing Act. Jeff Fusco/The Conversation U.S., CC BY-SA For most families, owning a home is the primary way to accumulate wealth and transfer that…

Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – USA (3) – By Rizwan Virk, Faculty Associate, PhD Candidate in Human and Social Dimensions of Science and Technology, Arizona State University Computer code appears during an immersive reality screening of the 1999 movie ‘The Matrix,’ held in Inglewood, Calif., on May 28, 2025. Patrick T. Fallon/AFP via Getty…

Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – USA – By R. Lincoln Hines, Assistant Professor of International Affairs, Georgia Institute of Technology China’s Shenzhou-20 spacecraft – shown here hitching a ride on a Long March-2F carrier rocket – was hit by a piece of space debris. Pedro Pardo/AFP via Getty Images China’s Shenzhou-20 spacecraft took a…