Category: English
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Is racism becoming more acceptable in the UK?
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – UK – By Simon Goodman, Associate professor, De Montfort University Keir Starmer has called on Nigel Farage to address allegations of racism in Reform UK, and antisemitic and xenophobic comments and bullying allegedly made by Farage while he was at school. Farage has denied the accusations. A few weeks…
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The hidden carbon cost of reality TV shows like The Traitors
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – UK – By Jack Shelbourn, Senior Lecturer and Director of Photography, University of Lincoln Millions of us unwind with reality television. It’s comforting, social and, when the format is good, brilliantly engineered drama. But there’s an invisible carbon cost to all that escapism. Plenty of attention has been paid…
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Just follow orders or obey the law? What US troops told us about refusing illegal commands
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – USA – By Charli Carpenter, Professor of Political Science, UMass Amherst There are certain situations in which the military should not fall in line. Bo Zaunders/Corbis Documentary via Getty Images As the Trump administration carries out what many observers say are illegal military strikes against vessels in the Caribbean…
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Climate change and inequality are connected – policies need to reflect this
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – Africa – By Anda David, Senior researcher, Agence Française de Développement (AFD) An increasingly strong case is being made to bring inequality into discussions about climate change. The logic behind this has been set out by leading international institutions such as the International Labour Organisation, the UN Environmental Programme…
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Mercury pollution in marine mammals is increasing – new study
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – UK – By Rosie Williams, Postdoctoral Researcher, Toxicology, Institute of Zoology, Zoological Society of London In 2017, a new global treaty was meant to bring mercury pollution under control. But three decades of data from UK harbour porpoises show mercury is still increasing, and is linked to a higher…
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From ‘mail-order brides’ to ‘passport bros,’ the international dating industry often sells traditional gender roles
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – USA (3) – By Julia Meszaros, Associate Professor of Sociology, Texas A&M University-Commerce For many American men, the draw of the international dating industry is the idea of ‘more traditional’ women. Kurgenc/iStock via Getty Images Plus Fifteen years ago, when I started studying the international dating industry, few people…
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$2B Counter-Strike 2 crash exposes a legal black hole: Your digital investments aren’t really yours
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – USA (2) – By João Marinotti, Associate Professor of Law, Indiana University In late October 2025, as much as US$2 billion vanished from a digital marketplace. This wasn’t a hack or a bubble bursting. It happened because one company, Valve, changed the rules for its video game Counter-Strike 2,…
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Off-label use of COVID-19 vaccines was once discouraged but has become common amid new guidelines
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – USA (3) – By Shannon Fyfe, Assistant Professor of Law and Assistant Professor of Philosophy, Washington and Lee University Getting a COVID-19 vaccine is trickier now than in years past, but still possible. d3sign/Moment via Getty Images Following the federal government’s changes to COVID-19 vaccine eligibility and recommendations in…
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Making GLP-1 weight loss drugs cheaper isn’t enough to address America’s obesity problem – here’s why
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – USA (3) – By David B. Sarwer, Professor of Social and Behavioral Sciences, Temple University Polling shows that 1 in 8 Americans have tried GLP-1 drugs. zimmytws/iStock via Getty Images Plus The Trump administration is making a significant effort to reduce the cost of weight loss drugs. Its agreement…
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Colorado is pumping the brakes on first-of-its-kind AI regulation to find a practical path forward
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – USA – By Stefani Langehennig, Assistant Professor of Practice, Daniels College of Business, University of Denver Colorado was first to pass comprehensive AI legislation in the U.S. wildpixel/Getty Images When the Colorado Artificial Intelligence Act passed in May 2024, it made national headlines. The law was the first of…