Category: Academic Reportage

Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – Canada – By Sean Spence, Security Risk Management Pracitioner & Researcher, Royal Military College of Canada In April 2025, a man drove an SUV through a crowd of people attending a Filipino cultural festival in Vancouver, killing 11 people and injuring dozens more. In response, the British Columbia government…

Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – USA (3) – By Güneş Murat Tezcür, Professor and Director of the School of Politics and Global Studies, Arizona State University Bedouin fighters at Mazraa village on the outskirts of Sweida city, during clashes in southern Syria on July 18, 2025. AP Photo/Ghaith Alsayed In July 2025, clashes between…

Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – USA – By Andrej Prša, Professor of Astrophysics and Planetary Science, Villanova University In a binary star system, two stars orbit around each other. ESO/L. Calçada, CC BY Stars are the fundamental building blocks of our universe. Most stars host planets, like our Sun hosts our solar system, and…

Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – USA (3) – By Lisa Cuchara, Professor of Biomedical Sciences, Quinnipiac University A 2023 CDC report tracked more than 200 pool-associated outbreaks over a four-year period. But a few basic precautions can ward off these dangers. Maria Korneeva/Moment via Getty Images On hot summer days, few things are more…

Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – USA (2) – By Corey Hutchins, Manager, Colorado College Journalism Institute, Colorado College Newsletters that cover a state’s media landscape are few and far between, according to a new report. iStock / Getty Images Plus Over the years, the crisis facing local news has meant the disappearance of reporting…

Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – USA (2) – By Erran Carmel, Professor of Business, American University Kogod School of Business In the first months of Donald Trump’s second term as president, his policies – from sweeping tariffs and aggressive immigration enforcement to attacks on diversity, equity and inclusion – have thrown U.S. businesses into…

Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – USA (2) – By Ian Smith, Research Scientist in Earth & Environment, Boston University Trees like these in Boston can help keep neighborhoods cooler on hot days. Yassine Khalfalli/Unsplash, CC BY When summer turns up the heat, cities can start to feel like an oven, as buildings and pavement…

Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – USA (2) – By Dana Zartner, Professor of International Studies, University of San Francisco A 2017 New Zealand law recognizes inherent rights of the Whanganui River. Jason Pratt, CC BY-SA While the dangerous effects of climate change continue to worsen, legal efforts to address a range of environmental issues…

Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – USA – By Alex H. Poole, Associate Professor of Information Science, Drexel University The main reading room is seen at the Library of Congress on June 13, 2025, in Washington. Kevin Carter/Getty Images Carla Hayden, the 14th librarian of Congress, who has held the position since 2016, received an…

Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – Canada – By Heather Roberts, PhD Candidate in Screen Cultures and Curatorial Studies, Queen’s University, Ontario Samara Weaving in the horror film ‘Ready or Not.’ Weaving plays Grace, a bride who must survive until dawn on her wedding day as her in-laws hunt her down. (Searchlight Pictures) This story…