Category: Academic Reportage

Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – Canada – By Andy Hira, Professor of Political Science, Simon Fraser University Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney has made establishing east-west energy corridors a priority for Canada. He suggested that such corridors would include new oil and natural gas pipelines, designed to reduce dependence on the United States. Energy…

Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – Africa (2) – By Johann van Niekerk, Doctor, Department of Environmental Sciences, University of South Africa Have you ever wondered how wild birds cope with baking hot afternoons and freezing cold mornings? Our new study has taken a close look at one of Africa’s most familiar birds – the…

Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – Indonesia – By Adrian Perkasa, Peneliti Pascadoktoral, Royal Netherlands Institute of Southeast Asian and Caribbean Studies Indonesia’s plan to rewrite its official national history was initially met with positive responses, particularly for its goal of better serving the younger generation. But the project to reshape the country’s mainstream historical…

Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – USA (2) – By Ben Livneh, Associate Professor of Hydrology, University of Colorado Boulder Burned ground can become hydrophobic and almost waxlike, allowing rainfall to quickly wash contaminants downslope. Carli Brucker A wildfire rages across a forested mountainside. The smoke billows and the flames rise. An aircraft drops vibrant…

Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – USA (2) – By Jeremy Porter, Professor of Quantitative Methods in the Social Sciences, City University of New York A deadly flash flood on July 4, 2025, swept through Nancy Callery’s childhood home in Hunt, Texas. Brandon Bell/Getty Images Destructive flash flooding in Texas and other states is raising…

Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – USA – By Julie Novkov, Professor of Political Science and Women’s, Gender and Sexuality Studies, University at Albany, State University of New York Protesters support birthright citizenship on May 15, 2025, outside of the Supreme Court in Washington. AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin Legal battles over President Donald Trump’s executive order…

Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – USA – By Keri K. Stephens, Professor & Co-Director, Technology & Information Policy Institute, The University of Texas at Austin How emergency alerts convey risks matters. AP Photo/Eric Gay Flash floods like the one that swept down the Guadalupe River in Texas on July 4, 2025, can be highly…

Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – Africa – By Sheldon Strydom, Senior Lecturer & Head of Department, Department of Geography, Rhodes University After a fire. Hendrik van den Berg, via Wikimedia Commons., CC BY Winter in some parts of South Africa is a time of low (or no) rainfall and high fire danger. Sheldon Strydom…

Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – USA (3) – By Lloyd Hitoshi Mayer, Professor of Law, University of Notre Dame Former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo speaks at a church in Harlem during his failed campaign to become the Democratic nominee in the 2025 New York City mayoral race. Mostafa Bassim/Anadolu via Getty Images Churches…

Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – USA (3) – By Jalees Rehman, Department Chair and Professor of Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics, University of Illinois Chicago Poorly functioning blood vessels lead to the characteristic muscle weakness that so many cancer patients experience. Artur Plawgo/Science Photo Library via Getty Images Tumors can destroy the blood vessels of…