Category: Academic Reportage

Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – USA – By Rachel Porter, Assistant Professor of Political Science, University of Notre Dame Legislative progress depends on bipartisanship − but amateur lawmakers undermine it with their inexperience as legislators. Bloomberg Creative via Getty Images The ongoing government shutdown shows how hard it has become for Congress to do…

Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – USA – By Kaleb Demerew, Assistant Professor of Political Science, West Texas A&M University; Institute for Humane Studies Cooperation can easily turn into conflict to protect national interests. Staff Sgt. Jamal Sutter Curious Kids is a series for children of all ages. If you have a question you’d like…

Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – Canada – By Craig Greenham, Associate Professor, Department of Kinesiology, University of Windsor The thrill of victory and the agony of defeat. This tidy maxim has been used for years to describe sports outcomes. This polarized expression, however, oversimplifies fan reaction to events like the Blue Jays’ World Series…

Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – Canada – By Mahmood Fayazi, Assistant Professor and Head of Disaster and Emergency Management Program, Royal Roads University Two years into the Israeli war in Gaza, world leaders recently gathered in Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt, to deliberate on a long-awaited peace plan to end the conflict. As part of this…

Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – Canada – By Catherine Heggerud, Associate Professor (Teaching), Haskayne School of Business, University of Calgary When Harvard Business School tumbled to sixth place in the U.S. News MBA rankings in 2020, the reaction was swift. Critics questioned the methodology, picking up on earlier critiques of rankings. Some ranking skeptics…

Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – Canada – By Patrick Clancy, Assistant Professor, Physics & Astronomy, McMaster University There are few sports more exciting than playoff baseball, but behind every pitch there is also a fascinating story of physics. From gravity to spin, the science shaping the game can be just as compelling as the…

Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – Canada – By Marycarmen Lara Villanueva, PhD Candidate, Department of Social Justice Education, Ontario Institute for Studies in Education, University of Toronto The Conservative Party of Canada and leader Pierre Poilievre have begun circulating a petition calling for the elimination of diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) initiatives and the…

Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – Africa (2) – By Teklehaymanot G. Weldemichel, Lecturer in Environment and Development, University of Manchester Famine – the extreme scarcity of food – devastated Ethiopia’s Tigray region during and after a two-year war that began in November 2020. Yet, the famine’s impact is one of the least documented crises…

Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – Africa (2) – By Dan Paget, Assistant professor, University of Sussex In Tanzania, something snapped this year. Protests followed the 29 October 2025 elections. They are unprecedented in their scale, national breadth and political content since the country’s independence in 1961. But the repression unleashed by newly re-elected President…

Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – Canada – By Frédéric Dimanche, Professor and former Director (2015-2025), Ted Rogers School of Hospitality and Tourism Management, Toronto Metropolitan University Whether it’s the World Series, the FIFA World Cup or the Olympic Games, the hope for hosting mega sporting events is that the economy will emerge as the…