Category: Analysis
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Why Beijing is looking to exert tighter control over Chinese Christians
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – UK – By Gerda Wielander, Professor of Chinese Studies, University of Westminster Chinese authorities detained Ezra Jin, the leader of the Zion Church, on October 10 alongside more than 30 church staff and pastors. The arrests come amid the largest crackdown on Christian churches in China in recent years,…
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John Grisham’s The Widow: a legal mystery that asks if a sleazy lawyer can ever be seen as a ‘good’ victim
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – UK – By Sarah-Jane Coyle, PhD Candidate, School of Arts, English and Languages, Queen’s University Belfast Is there such a thing as the “perfect victim”? Is it an old lady who is suddenly mugged on the street? And where does a greedy lawyer, eager to profit from an elderly…
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What a newly identified portrait of a black Napoleonic soldier reveals about British Army diversity
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – UK – By Michael Rowe, Reader in European History, King’s College London The Napoleonic wars were fought on a bigger scale than any conflict that had gone before. Though concentrated in Europe, their impact was global. They conjure up images of huge battles fought between armies in colourful and…
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Is Halloween more trick than treat? The dangers of overeating sugar, liquorice and sherbet
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – UK – By Dan Baumgardt, Senior Lecturer, School of Psychology and Neuroscience, University of Bristol Jaclyn Vernace/Shutterstock Trick or treat? Something I won’t be hearing at my own door this Halloween. Myself and the other misers of our village will once again be shunning anyone ringing the bell in…
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Voiced: Barbican festival highlights endangered languages and their connection to art
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – UK – By Jessica Mary Bradley, Senior Lecturer in Literacies and Language, University of Sheffield Throughout October, the Barbican in London is hosting Voiced: The Festival for Endangered Languages. It’s the first UK festival for artists who create in indigenous languages and dialects. And it explores themes of art,…
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The lost history of Latin America’s role in averting catastrophe during the Cuban missile crisis
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – Global Perspectives – By Renata Keller, Associate Professor of History, University of Nevada, Reno A map prepared by the Defense Department in 1962 shows potential ranges of Soviet ballistic missiles from Cuba. Department of Defense Cuban Missile Crisis briefing materials/John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum Sixty-three years ago,…
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Navigating mental illness in the workplace can be tricky, but employees are entitled to accommodations
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – USA (3) – By Julie Wolfe, Assistant Professor of Psychiatry, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus Coping with mental illness can make starting and completing simple tasks at work more difficult. Fiordaliso/Moment via Getty Images Mental health challenges can affect anyone, regardless of background or circumstance, and they are…
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Navigating mental illness in the workplace can be fraught, but employees are entitled to accommodations
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – USA (3) – By Julie Wolfe, Assistant Professor of Psychiatry, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus Coping with mental illness can make starting and completing simple tasks at work more difficult. Fiordaliso/Moment via Getty Images Mental health challenges can affect anyone, regardless of background or circumstance, and they are…
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Relying heavily on contractors can cut attendance by 27% for museums, theaters and other arts nonprofits – new research
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – USA (2) – By Hala Altamimi, Assistant professor of Public Administration, University of Kansas Two researchers used attendance as a way to measure the groups’ success. MediaNews Group/Orange County Register via Getty Images Many nonprofits face growing pressure from their donors and other funders to do more with less…
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You’ve just stolen a priceless artifact – what happens next?
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – USA (2) – By Leila Amineddoleh, Adjunct Professor of Law, New York University The tiara of Empress Eugénie was one of eight priceless pieces of jewelry stolen from the Louvre in Paris on Oct. 19, 2025. Zhang Mingming/VCG via Getty Images The high-profile heist at the Louvre in Paris…