Category: Analysis

Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – UK – By Lucas Paulo da Silva, PhD Candidate, Political Science, Trinity College Dublin Most newspapers in the UK tend to represent a political perspective. It is difficult to measure the extent to which someone’s media consumption affects their political views – but what if you take one newspaper…

Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – Global Perspectives – By Adam Simpson, Senior Lecturer, International Studies, University of South Australia The military junta that overthrew Myanmar’s democratically elected government in 2021 is preparing the ground for national elections in December and January. The junta’s hope is these deeply flawed elections would consolidate its power and…

Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – Global Perspectives – By Steffen A. Herff, Leader of the Sydney Music, Mind, & Body Lab, University of Sydney Urbazon / Getty Images Earlier this year, we asked a group of older adults what music they listened to when feeling lonely, and why. We discovered music was a powerful…

Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – Global Perspectives – By Margaret Murray, Senior Lecturer, Nutrition, Swinburne University of Technology Hryshchyshen Serhii/Shutterstock At the end of a long day, who has time to check the detailed nutrition information on every single product they toss into their shopping basket? To eat healthily, some people prefer to stick…

Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – Global Perspectives – By Liz Spry, Research Fellow, SEED Centre for Lifespan Research, Deakin University Teenagers are increasingly turning to AI companions for friendship, support, and even romance. But these apps could be changing how young people connect to others, both online and off. New research by Common Sense…

Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – Global Perspectives – By Grant Hansman, Senior Research Fellow, Institute for Biomedicine and Glycomics, Griffith University Pearl PhotoPix/Shutterstock Norovirus is the leading cause of acute gastroenteritis outbreaks worldwide. It’s responsible for roughly one in every five cases of gastro annually. Sometimes dubbed the “winter vomiting bug” or the “cruise…

Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – Global Perspectives – By Daniela Ceccarelli, Reef Fish Ecologist, Australian Institute of Marine Science Official analysis of 124 reefs on the Great Barrier Reef shows coral cover has dropped sharply after a record-breaking marine heatwave in 2024, prompting grave fears over the trajectory of the natural wonder. Over the…

Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – Global Perspectives – By Peter Draper, Professor, and Executive Director: Institute for International Trade, and Director of the Jean Monnet Centre of Trade and Environment, University of Adelaide Students from an art school in Mumbai, India, created posters in response to Trump’s latest tariff announcement. SOPA Images/Getty Last week,…

Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – Global Perspectives – By Ilan Noy, Chair in the Economics of Disasters and Climate Change, Te Herenga Waka — Victoria University of Wellington Abdalhkem Abu Riash/Anadolu via Getty Images The words and pictures documenting the famine in the Gaza strip are horrifying. The coverage has led to acrimonious and…