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Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – Canada – By Dr. Andrea Wagner, Associate Professor, Political Science, MacEwan University The rise of populist leaders has drawn significant attention over the past two decades. Around the world, they have reshaped politics, from Donald Trump in the United States to Viktor Orbán in Hungary, Marine Le Pen in…

Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – USA – By Chip Colwell, Associate Research Professor of Anthropology, University of Colorado Denver The Shockoe Hill African Burying Ground in Richmond, Va. CC BY-SA 4.0, CC BY The burying ground looks like an abandoned lot. Holding the remains of upward of 22,000 enslaved and free people of color,…

Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – USA – By Michael Liemohn, Professor of Climate and Space Sciences and Engineering, University of Michigan The OSC advocates for commercial activities in space, including commercial satellite launches. AP Photo/John Raoux When I imagine the future of space commerce, the first image that comes to mind is a farmer’s…

Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – USA (3) – By Jackson Trager, Ph.D. Candidate in Psychology, USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences Demonstrators arrive for a protest ahead of the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, on Jan. 19, 2025. AP Photo/Markus Schreiber Across cultures, people often wrestle with whether having lots of…

Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – USA (2) – By Yurou Wang, Associate Professor of Educational Psychology, University of Alabama AI-based tools can be effective in motivating students but require proper design and thoughtful implementation. Associated Press Imagine a student using a writing assistant powered by a generative AI chatbot. As the bot serves up…

Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – USA (2) – By Lee Ann Rawlins Williams, Clinical Assistant Professor of Education, Health and Behavior Studies, University of North Dakota Professors and other faculty were under a lot of strain even before the Trump administration took office. Spiffy J/iStock/Getty Images Plus Heavy teaching loads, shrinking university budgets and…

Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – Africa (2) – By John Mukum Mbaku, Professor, Weber State University Raila Amolo Odinga, who died on 15 October 2025, aged 80, ran five times for the Kenyan presidency but didn’t win. Yet he became a statesman of enormous influence, whose political and humanitarian achievements surpassed those of many…

Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – Africa (2) – By Sebastian van Baalen, Associate Senior Lecturer, Uppsala University Even before the ballot, the 25 October presidential polls in Côte d’Ivoire can already be described as a loss to democracy and democratic values. Incumbent president Alassane Ouattara is running for a fourth term. With his two…