Category: Academic Reportage

Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – USA (2) – By Soon Hyeok Choi, Assistant Professor of Real Estate Finance, Rochester Institute of Technology In today’s hot housing market, winning a bidding war can feel like a triumph. But my research shows it often comes with a catch: Homebuyers who win bidding wars tend to experience…

Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – France – By Vincent Sizaire, Maître de conférence associé, membre du centre de droit pénal et de criminologie, Université Paris Nanterre – Alliance Paris Lumières Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy has been found guilty of criminal conspiracy in a case related to the Libyan funding of his 2007 presidential…

Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – USA – By Richard Forno, Teaching Professor of Computer Science and Electrical Engineering, and Associate Director, UMBC Cybersecurity Institute, University of Maryland, Baltimore County The federal cybersecurity agency is crippled by layoffs and shutdown furloughs. The Conversation, CC BY-ND As the United States experiences its latest government shutdown, most…

Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – Canada – By Jordan Loewen-Colón, Adjunct Assistant Professor, Smith School of Business, Queen’s University, Ontario What if your biggest competitive asset is not how fast AI helps you work, but how well you question what it produces? Business leaders tend to prioritize efficiency and compliance in the workplace. It’s…

Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – USA (3) – By Santhosh Girirajan, Professor of Biochemistry, Molecular Biology and Genomics, Penn State A whole lot more than just one genetic mutation determines whether and how disease develops. lvcandy/DigitalVision Vectors via Getty Images Genetic inheritance may sound straightforward: One gene causes one trait or a specific illness.…

Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – France – By Rémi Lefebvre, Professeur de science politique université Lille 2, Université de Lille France has been experiencing an unprecedented political crisis since President Emmanuel Macron dissolved parliament in June 2024. For political scientist Rémi Lefebvre, this deadlock is not only institutional: it reveals a crisis of representative governance…

Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – Africa – By Elisa Gambino, Hallsworth Fellow in Political Economy, University of Manchester For most of the past 25 years, Chinese construction companies operating in Africa could count on generous financial backing from Chinese banks. Between 2000 and 2019, Chinese funders committed almost US$50 billion to African transport projects.…

Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – Africa (2) – By Peter S Millard, Adjunct Professor, University of New England Voluntary medical male circumcision is one of the most important ways to reduce new HIV infections. The foreskin contains receptors that the HIV virus can attach to, and removing it reduces HIV transmission from women to…

Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – Canada – By Jason Wang, Postdoctoral Fellow, Modern Literature and Culture Research Centre, Toronto Metropolitan University The United States House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform recently released a 238-page album, compiled by Ghislaine Maxwell in 2003 for Jeffrey Epstein’s 50th birthday. On Oct. 6, the U.S. Supreme Court…

Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – Canada – By Stephen Monteiro, Assistant Professor of Communication Studies, Concordia University The frequency and length of daily phone use continues to rise, especially among young people. It’s a global concern, driving recent decisions to ban phones in schools in Canada, the United States and elsewhere. Read more: School…