Category: Analysis

Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – Africa – By Rachel Adams, Honorary Research Fellow of The Ethics Lab, University of Cape Town The AI revolution risks deepening inequality between the global north and south. Clarote & AI4Media/betterimagesofai.org, CC BY-SA If it’s steered correctly, artificial intelligence (AI) has the potential to accelerate development. It can drive…

Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – Canada – By Dean Curran, Associate Professor, Sociology, University of Calgary People’s lives are more enmeshed with digital systems than ever before, increasing users’ vulnerability and insecurity. From data leaks like the 2017 Equifax data breach to the more recent cyberattack on British retailer Marks & Spencer, business operations…

Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – USA (2) – By Murugan Anandarajan, Professor of Decision Sciences and Management Information Systems, Drexel University In ‘Resident Evil,’ the Red Queen is efficient and logical, but also indifferent to human life. Constantin Film Artificial intelligence isn’t just a technical challenge. It’s a relationship challenge. Every time you give…

Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – Canada – By Patricia Collins, Associate Professor, Queen’s University, Ontario Many Canadians over the age of 40 likely remember spending their childhoods playing on the street and moving around their communities on their own or with friends. And, according to the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goal 11, cities should…

Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – Canada – By Luna KC, Assistant Professor, Global and International Studies, University of Northern British Columbia Youth protesters in Nepal are in the global spotlight for their angry response to the government’s sweeping social media ban in an apparent attempt to silence their dissent. The government’s actions ignited mass…

Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – USA (3) – By Amy Adamczyk, Professor of Sociology and Criminal Justice, City University of New York A patient prepares to take mifepristone, the first of two pills, for a medication abortion during a visit to a clinic in Kansas City, Kan., in 2022. AP Photo/Charlie Riedel Many factors…

Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – USA (2) – By Li Li (李黎), Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Penn State Rivers are also heating up as global temperatures rise. Darwin Fan/Moment via Getty Images When you think about heat waves, you might picture sweltering cities, shimmering asphalt and unbearable summer afternoons. These heat waves…

Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – USA – By Sunita Sah, Professor of Management and Organizations, Cornell University Defiance need not be aggressive or loud. Sergio Mendoza Hochmann/Moment via Getty Images You’re in a meeting when your boss suggests changing a number to make the quarterly report look stronger. Heads nod. The slides move on.…

Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – USA (2) – By David L Levy, Professor Emeritus of Management, UMass Boston The oil – and fossil fuel financing – continues to profitably flow. AP Photo/Gary Kazanjian Another business-led effort to fight climate change is unraveling. On Aug. 27, 2025, the Net-Zero Banking Alliance suspended its activities after…

Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – USA (2) – By Michael Nalick, Assistant Professor of Management, University of Denver A CEO’s canoodling with his company’s human resources chief – caught on the “kiss cam” at a Coldplay concert – made global headlines this summer. Beyond the memes and tabloid fodder, personal lives were shattered and…