Category: Analysis
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I tried out a new version of Minecraft to see why environmental storylines help children learn
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – UK – By Elliot Honeybun-Arnolda, Senior Research Associate, Environmental Sciences, University of East Anglia A new version of Minecraft aims to teach students about coastal erosion, flood resilience and climate adaptation, and shows how children can use computer games to learn about complex situations. CoastCraft is a new custom…
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Chinese car firm BYD is racing ahead with its electric vehicles. Here’s how more established brands can catch up
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – UK – By Pietro Micheli, Professor of Business Performance and Innovation, Warwick Business School, University of Warwick Electric cars made by the Chinese car firm BYD are now a familiar sight on British roads. In September 2025, the company sold 11,271 vehicles in the UK – ten times as…
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Why Canada’s next big infrastructure investment should be in biomanufacturing
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – Canada – By Megan Levings, Professor of Surgery and Biomedical Engineering, University of British Columbia While Canada invests billions in infrastructure projects and national defence, a critical area of investment remains overlooked: biomanufacturing. Biomanufacturing is the production of biological products like vaccines and cell therapies at the scale and…
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Madagascar protests: how ousted president Andry Rajoelina’s urban agenda backfired
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – Africa – By Fanny Voélin, PhD candidate in geography, University of Bern The youth-led protests that eventually brought down Madagascar’s President Andry Rajoelina were sparked, in part, by his attempt to use large-scale urban infrastructure projects as a means of consolidating power. Rajoelina’s government placed urban mega-projects at the…
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Madagascar coup: why turning a blind eye to an unpopular president weakens regional bodies
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – Africa (2) – By Jonathan Powell, Visiting assistant professor, University of Kentucky What began in late September as Madagascar’s student demonstrations over crippling electricity outages and water shortages quickly evolved into broader demands for political reform. It became a call to dismantle a system widely seen as corrupt and…
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Turkey’s charm offensive in Senegal: migration scholar unpacks the relationship
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – Africa (2) – By Papa Sow, Senior Researcher, The Nordic Africa Institute Turkey has been trying to establish a stronghold in Africa, using the “Opening up to Africa” policy it adopted in 1998. Its Africa Action Plan, based on humanitarian aid, politics and economic cooperation, has turned toward west…
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Madagascar coup: how turning a blind eye to an unpopular president weakens regional bodies
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – Africa (2) – By Jonathan Powell, Visiting assistant professor, University of Kentucky What began in late September as Madagascar’s student demonstrations over crippling electricity outages and water shortages quickly evolved into broader demands for political reform. It became a call to dismantle a system widely seen as corrupt and…
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An Amazon outage has rattled the internet. A computer scientist explains why the ‘cloud’ needs to change
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – Global Perspectives – By Jongkil Jay Jeong, Senior Fellow, School of Computing and Information System, The University of Melbourne Noah Berger/Getty Images for Amazon Web Services The world’s largest cloud computing platform, Amazon Web Services (AWS), has experienced a major outage that has impacted thousands of organisations, including banks,…
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When it comes to Ukraine peace negotiations, it’s all over the map
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – Global Perspectives – By Gerard Toal, Professor of Government and International Affairs, Virginia Tech Donald Trump addresses European leaders on Aug. 18, 2025. The White House Donald Trump is reportedly “sick” of seeing maps of the front line in Ukraine. Indeed, according to one European official’s account, he tossed…
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‘Trump said what?!’ — How satire helps us navigate disorienting politics
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – Canada – By Pascal Michelberger, Postdoctoral Scholar, Western Academy for Advanced Research, Western University In the context of the temporary suspension of Jimmy Kimmel’s late-night show on ABC, commentators have rightfully raised concerns about free speech, First Amendment rights and press freedom, linking them to the larger issue of…