Category: Academic Reportage

Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – Canada – By Meaghan Efford, Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Institute for the Oceans and Fisheries, University of British Columbia Burrard Inlet, known traditionally as səl̓ilwəɬ (Tsleil-Wat) in the hən̓q̓əmin̓əm̓ language, has been the heart of the traditional, ancestral and unceded territory of the səl̓ilwətaɬ (Tsleil-Waututh Nation) since time immemorial. An…

Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – Canada – By Shiva S. Mohan, Research Fellow, Canada Excellence Research Chair in Migration & Integration program, Toronto Metropolitan University Canada’s federal government recently introduced the Strong Borders Act, also known as Bill C-2, that proposes Canada tighten migration controls and modernize border enforcement between Canada and the United…

Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – USA – By Joshua Boston, Associate Professor of Political Science, Bowling Green State University Reporters used to treat the Supreme Court as a nonpolitical institution, but not anymore. Tetra Images/Getty The U.S. Supreme Court has always ruled on politically controversial issues. From elections to civil rights, from abortion to…

Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – USA (3) – By Liza Barros-Lane, Assistant Professor of Social Work, University of Houston-Downtown Rain falls over a makeshift memorial for flood victims along the Guadalupe River on July 13, 2025, in Kerrville, Texas. AP Photo/Eric Gay The July 4, 2025, floods in Kerr County, Texas, swept away children…

Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – USA (3) – By Lisa McKenzie, Associate Professor of Health, Department of Environmental & Occupational Health, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus The U.S. has nearly 1 million oil and natural gas wells. Some, like the one here in Commerce City, Colo., are within a few thousand feet of…

Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – USA (2) – By Sarah James, Assistant Professor of Political Science, Gonzaga University Do government programs work? It’s impossible to find out with no data. Andranik Hakobyan/iStock via Getty Images Plus The U.S. has the highest rate of maternal mortality among developed nations. Since 1987, the Centers for Disease…

Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – USA – By Gabriel L. Schwartz, Assistant Professor of Health Management and Policy, Drexel University Tenants who complain to landlords about housing conditions can risk eviction. Photo Jeff Fusco/The Conversation U.S., CC BY-NC-ND As Philadelphia Mayor Cherelle Parker’s US$2 billion housing plan moves forward, heated debates continue about another…

Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – USA – By Amanda Kay Montoya, Associate Professor of Psychology, University of California, Los Angeles Some research teams work on replicating prior studies to assess the value of a body of work. AzmanL/E+ via Getty Images Back in high school chemistry, I remember waiting with my bench partner for…

Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – USA (2) – By Kelly Ritter, Professor of Writing and Communication, Georgia Institute of Technology Students learn about the arts and humanities, social sciences, and science and mathematics in general education. Olga Pankova/Moment via Getty Images What do Americans think of when they hear the words “general education”? By…

Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – USA – By Adam Eichen, Ph.D. Candidate in Political Science, UMass Amherst Are concerns about AI a bridge across the polarization divide? ZargonDesign/iStock via Getty Images In the run-up to the vote in the U.S. Senate on President Donald Trump’s spending and tax bill, Republicans scrambled to revise the…