Category: Academic Reportage

Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – Canada – By Basema Al-Alami, SJD Candidate, Faculty of Law, University of Toronto British Columbia Premier David Eby recently called on Prime Minister Mark Carney to designate the India-based Bishnoi gang a terrorist organization. Brampton Mayor Patrick Brown echoed the request days later. The RCMP has also alleged the…

Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – Canada – By Basema Al-Alami, SJD Candidate, Faculty of Law, University of Toronto British Columbia Premier David Eby recently called on Prime Minister Mark Carney to designate the India-based Bishnoi gang a terrorist organization. Brampton Mayor Patrick Brown echoed the request days later. The RCMP has also alleged the…

Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – Canada – By Gary N. Wilson, Professor of Political Science, University of Northern British Columbia American tariffs and fears of a prolonged recession have increased calls to expand resource development and infrastructure projects in Canada. The pace and scope of expansion projects like these have major implications for Canada…

Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – Africa – By Nadine Riedel, Director of the Institute for Public and Regional Economics, University of Münster South Africa’s personal income tax system is in the spotlight as the country’s tax filing season gets under way. Personal income tax is an important way of redistributing income from higher-earning to…

Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – USA – By Katherine Gregory, Assistant Professor, University Libraries, Mississippi State University The papers of members of Congress are fertile ground for research into Congress’ role in shaping U.S. history. cunfek, iStock/Getty Images Plus In 1971, the president of Mississippi State University, Dr. William L. Giles, invited President Richard…

Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – USA – By Paul M. Collins Jr., Professor of Legal Studies and Political Science, UMass Amherst The U.S. Supreme Court in Washington, D.C. Stefani Reynolds/Bloomberg The Supreme Court handed President Donald Trump a big win on June 27, 2025, by limiting the ability of judges to block Trump administration…

Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – USA – By Jeffrey A. Lee, Professor of Geography and the Environment, Texas Tech University Mentors model the ethical pursuit of scientific knowledge. sanjeri/E+ via Getty Images Over the past 400 years or so, a set of mostly unwritten guidelines has evolved for how science should be properly done.…

Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – USA – By Mike Chapple, Teaching Professor of IT, Analytics, and Operations, University of Notre Dame Cybersecurity and data privacy are constantly in the news. Governments are passing new cybersecurity laws. Companies are investing in cybersecurity controls such as firewalls, encryption and awareness training at record levels. And yet,…

Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – USA (3) – By Art Jipson, Associate Professor of Sociology, University of Dayton People pray before Republican vice presidential nominee J.D. Vance at a town hall hosted by Lance Wallnau on Sept. 28, 2024, in Monroeville, Pa. AP Photo/Rebecca Droke Vance Boelter, who allegedly shot Melissa Hortman, a Democratic…

Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – USA (3) – By Lori Hunter, Professor of Sociology, Director of the Institute of Behavioral Science, University of Colorado Boulder Edith Schaecher, center, and her daughter and granddaughter look at a photo album recovered from her tornado-damaged home in Greenfield, Iowa, in May 2024. AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall Hurricanes, tornadoes…