Category: Academic Reportage

Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – Canada – By Rashid Sumaila, Director & Professor, Fisheries Economics Research Unit, University of British Columbia The world’s oceans are vital for life on Earth. Drifting phytoplankton provide almost half the oxygen released into the atmosphere. Marine and coastal ecosystems provide food and protect communities from storms. Nearly 30…

Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – Canada – By Nadia Delanoy, Assistant Professor, Leadership, Policy, and Governance and Learning Sciences, Werklund School of Education, University of Calgary “As much as I appreciate professional learning, when it is all about what tools to use, it misses the mark,” said one teacher in a study about AI…

Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – Canada – By Robert Chernomas, Professor Of Economics, University of Manitoba Canada’s 2025 federal budget, and those that follow in the coming years, may prove to be the most important since the beginning of the Second World War. Canada’s longstanding, co-dependent economic relationship with the United States has abruptly…

Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – USA (3) – By Kathryn H. Jacobsen, William E. Cooper Distinguished University Chair, Professor of Health Studies, University of Richmond Canada eliminated measles in 1998 but had a major outbreak in 2025. jure/iStock via Getty Images Plus In the wake of a measles outbreak in Canada that has infected…

Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – Africa – By Elmond Bandauko, Assistant Professor of Human Geography, University of Alberta The informal sector has become a dominant source of livelihoods for urban residents in African cities. Within this sector, street trading is one of the most visible and vital components of urban economies. In Zimbabwe’s capital…

Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – Africa – By Wandile Sihlobo, Senior Fellow, Department of Agricultural Economics, Stellenbosch University The Sustainable Food and Agricultural Systems work stream of the Business 20, a G20 engagement group, has endorsed three principles that it argues will contribute to the building of sustainable food systems and agriculture. The principles…

Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – Africa (2) – By Vanessa McBride, Science Director, International Science Council; University of Cape Town The Southern African Large Telescope (SALT) celebrates 20 years of observing the sky. SALT is the largest optical telescope in the southern hemisphere. It’s been steadily revealing new science knowledge, ranging from the discovery…

Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – Africa (2) – By Brendon J. Cannon, Associate Professor, Khalifa University In the last decade, armed drones have become one of the most visible symbols of modern warfare. Once the preserve of advanced militaries, armed drones are now widely available on the global arms market. Countries such as Turkey,…

Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – USA (3) – By Anne Whitesell, Associate Professor of Political Science, Miami University Pope Leo XIV arrives for his weekly general audience in St. Peter’s Square, at the Vatican, on Oct. 22, 2025. AP Photo/Andrew Medichini As the first American pope, Leo XIV has largely avoided speaking out about…

Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – USA (2) – By Jared Bahir Browsh, Assistant Teaching Professor of Critical Sports Studies, University of Colorado Boulder It’s unusual for a professional sports franchise to plan a yearlong celebration for a team that didn’t win a championship. But it is also rare that a group of players represents…