Category: Analysis
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Refinery fires, other chemical disasters may no longer get safety investigations
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – USA (2) – By Philip Steenstra, Ph.D. Candidate in Toxicology, University of Michigan A Chevron refinery in El Segundo, Calif., burns on Oct. 3, 2025. Allen J. Schaben/Los Angeles Times via Getty Images When fire erupted at the Intercontinental Terminals Co. bulk liquid petroleum storage terminal, large plumes of…
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‘Polite racism’ is the subtle form of racial exclusion — here’s how to move beyond it
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – Canada – By Karine Coen-Sanchez, PhD candidate, Sociological and Anthropological Studies, Faculty of Social Sciences, L’Université d’Ottawa/University of Ottawa In Canadian society, the narrative of multiculturalism can lean toward a “colour-blind” ideology — a comforting idea that race doesn’t matter and everyone is treated the same — even though…
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Mark Carney’s climate inaction is at odds with his awareness of climate change’s existential threat
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – Canada – By Bruce Campbell, Senior Fellow, Centre for Free Expression, Toronto Metropolitan University; York University, Canada Mark Carney has long been recognized as an authority on climate change. In 2015, as the governor of the Bank of England, he gave his famous “tragedy of the horizon” speech that…
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How Donald Trump’s ‘dead cat diplomacy’ may have changed the course of the Gaza war
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – UK – By Asaf Siniver, Professor of International Security, University of Birmingham When Donald Trump called Benjamin Netanyahu on October 4 to tell him that Hamas had agreed to at least some of his 20-point ceasefire plan, the Israeli prime minister’s equivocal response was he saw “nothing to celebrate,…
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Israel and Hamas agree ceasefire deal – what we know so far: expert Q&A
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – Global Perspectives – By Scott Lucas, Professor of International Politics, Clinton Institute, University College Dublin After two years of violence and the deaths of 68,000 Palestinians and more than 1,200 Israelis, most of them civilians, it has been reported that Hamas and the Netanyahu government will sign a phase…
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Renewables have now passed coal globally – and growth is fastest in countries like Bhutan and Nepal
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – Global Perspectives – By Reihana Mohideen, Principal Advisor, Just Energy Transition and Health, Nossal Institute for Global Health, The University of Melbourne Commuters pass a new solar array in the Maldives. Ishara S. Kodikara/Getty For the first time, renewables have toppled coal as the world’s leading source of electricity,…
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Child famine has reached the highest level in Gaza, with tens of thousands of kids affected – new study
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – Global Perspectives – By Michael Toole, Associate Principal Research Fellow, Burnet Institute More than 54,000 children aged under five in Gaza are suffering acute malnutrition, including more than 12,800 who are severely malnourished, according to a study published in The Lancet on Wednesday. When more than 15% of the…
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Trump on a coin? When Julius Caesar tried that, the Roman republic crumbled soon after
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – Global Perspectives – By Peter Edwell, Associate Professor in Ancient History, Macquarie University A proposed one dollar coin featuring US President Donald Trump is causing ructions across the political divide. It’s also provoking discussion in the world of ancient Roman numismatics (coin studies). The proposed coin depicts Trump in…
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Twenty-five years of data shows how link between identity and views on Scottish independence has grown stronger
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – UK – By John Curtice, Professor of Politics, University of Strathclyde and Senior Research Fellow, National Centre for Social Research Shoppers on Edinburgh’s famous Victoria Street. Shutterstock/Ssisabal When the Labour government established the Scottish parliament in 1999, it hoped the new institution would demonstrate that Scotland’s distinctive needs and…
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How voice training can help teachers improve wellbeing in the classroom
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – UK – By Claire Oakley, Researcher and Lecturer in Psychology, University of Essex PeopleImages/Shutterstock Teachers use their voices in the classroom to build enthusiasm, convey knowledge and defuse tensions. A warm, encouraging voice boosts pupils’ motivation, reduces anxiety and improves connections with teachers and classroom dynamics. Controlling or harsh…