Category: Analysis
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Ukraine’s farms once fed billions but now its soil is starving
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – UK – By Mark Sutton, Honorary Professor in the School of Geosciences, University of Edinburgh Research suggests soil in Ukraine is degrading, affecting food production. Oleksandr Filatov/Shutterstock For decades, Ukraine was known as the breadbasket of the world. Before the full-scale Russian invasion in 2022, it ranked among the…
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Ukraine: battered by bombing and scarred by corruption
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – UK – By Jonathan Este, Senior International Affairs Editor, Associate Editor, The Conversation This newsletter was first published in The Conversation UK’s World Affairs Briefing email. Sign up to receive weekly analysis of the latest developments in international relations, direct to your inbox. Nightly, for months now, Ukraine’s cities…
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NASA goes on an ESCAPADE – twin small, low-cost orbiters will examine Mars’ atmosphere
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – USA – By Christopher Carr, Assistant Professor of Aerospace Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology This close-up illustration shows what one of the twin ESCAPADE spacecraft will look like conducting its science operations. James Rattray/Rocket Lab USA/Goddard Space Flight Center Envision a time when hundreds of spacecraft are exploring the…
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How the Plymouth Pilgrims took over Thanksgiving – and who history left behind
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – USA (3) – By Thomas Tweed, Professor Emeritus of American Studies and History, University of Notre Dame ‘The First Thanksgiving, 1621,’ by Jean L. G. Ferris. Library of Congress Nine in 10 Americans gather around a table to share food on Thanksgiving. At this polarizing moment, anything that promises…
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Renewable energy is reshaping the global economy – new report
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – UK – By Sam Fankhauser, Professor of Climate Economics and Policy, Smith School of Enterprise and the Environment, University of Oxford Flash Vector/Shutterstock World leaders gather for the UN climate summit (Cop30) in Belém, Brazil, amid concerns about the slow progress in cutting global carbon emissions. Ten years into…
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It’s a myth that the Victorians created modern dog breeds – we’ve uncovered their prehistoric roots
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – UK – By Carly Ameen, Lecturer in Bioarchaeology, University of Exeter cynoclub/Shutterstock Domestic dogs are among the most diverse mammals on the planet. From the tiny chihuahua to the towering great dane, the flat-faced pug to the long-muzzled borzoi, the sheer range of canine shapes and sizes is staggering.…
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First subpoenas issued as Donald Trump’s ‘grand conspiracy’ theory begins to take shape
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – UK – By Robert Dover, Professor of Intelligence and National Security & Dean of Faculty, University of Hull In recent weeks, Donald Trump’s supporters have begun to align around the idea that a Democrat-led “grand conspiracy” – potentially involving former president Barack Obama – has been plotting against the…
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After resignations at the top, the BBC faces a defining test: what does impartiality mean now?
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – UK – By Tom Felle, Associate Professor of Journalism, University of Galway Taljat David/Shutterstock The sudden departure of the BBC’s director general and head of news marks a moment of real consequence for British public service broadcasting. Tim Davie and Deborah Turness’s resignations followed controversy over an inaccurately edited…
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Why musicians are leaving Spotify – and what it means for the music you love
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – UK – By Andrew White, Senior Lecturer in the Department of Culture, Media & Creative Industries, King’s College London Vera Harly/Shutterstock Spotify is haemorrhaging artists. In the last few months alone a handful of indie bands have exited the streaming platform. If that includes some of your favourite musicians,…
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Flu season has started early in the UK – here’s what might be going on
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – UK – By Conor Meehan, Associate Professor of Microbial Bioinformatics, Nottingham Trent University The UK’s flu season is already well underway. simona pilolla 2/ Shutterstock Flu season has got off to an early start this year in the UK – with cases spiking weeks earlier than in previous years.…