Category: Academic Reportage

Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – USA (2) – By Joanne Hsu, Research Associate Professor at the Institute for Social Research, University of Michigan Economic clouds gathering? Perhaps not yet. Brendan Smialowski/AFP via Getty Images The ongoing federal shutdown has resulted in a pause on regular government data releases, meaning economic data has been in…

Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – USA (3) – By Brittany Romanello, Assistant Professor of Sociology, University of Arkansas Missionary Sayon Ang holds up a sign signifying she speaks Cambodian during the twice-annual conference of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints on Oct. 4, 2014, in Salt Lake City. AP Photo/Kim Raff The…

Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – Canada – By Scott J. Davidson, Assistant Professor and CARCLIQUE Research Chair, Groupe de recherche interuniversitaire en limnologie (GRIL), Université du Québec à Montréal (UQAM) Peatlands are among the world’s most important yet underappreciated ecosystems. They are a type of wetland that covers a small fraction of the Earth’s…

Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – USA (2) – By Rick Thoman, Alaska Climate Specialist, University of Alaska Fairbanks A Coast Guard helicopter flies over flooded homes in Kipnuk, Alaska, on Oct. 12, 2025. U.S. Coast Guard Remnants of a powerful typhoon swept into Western Alaska’s Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta on Oct. 12, 2025, producing a storm…

Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – Africa – By Nyasha Karimakwenda, Associate Research Scientist, Wellesley College Sexual violence in marriages is a very real issue in South Africa, but remains shrouded in silence and denial. It’s a subject that Nyasha Karimakwenda has researched for many years in various forms, from traditional practices to court judgments.…

Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – Africa (2) – By Celestina Atom, Postgraduate Researcher and Part-time Lecturer in Politics and International Relations., Teesside University Since 2009, Boko Haram has waged one of the deadliest insurgencies in Africa. Concentrated in north-east Nigeria and the Lake Chad Basin, the group has killed more than 35,000 people and…

Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – Canada – By Emily Gilbert, Professor, Canadian Sudies and Geography & Planning, University of Toronto At a testy meeting in Banff recently, the American ambassador to Canada, Pete Hoekstra, mused about the future of pre-clearance in Canada. Cross-border travel numbers are down, he complained, which makes the cost of…

Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – USA (2) – By Neal H. Hutchens, University Research Professor of Education, University of Kentucky Employees at public and private colleges do not have the same First Amendment rights. dane_mark/Royalty-free American colleges and universities are increasingly firing or punishing professors and other employees for what they say, whether it’s…

Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – Canada – By Tracy Smith-Carrier, Professor and Canada Research Chair (Tier 2) in Advancing the UN Sustainable Development Goals, Royal Roads University With one-quarter of Canadians struggling to put food on the table, Canada has recently received a D grade from Food Banks Canada for its performance in meeting…

Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – USA (2) – By Neal H. Hutchens, University Research Professor of Education, University of Kentucky Employees at public and private colleges do not have the same First Amendment rights. dane_mark/Royalty-free American colleges and universities are increasingly firing or punishing professors and other employees for what they say, whether it’s…