Category: English
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Remote work reduced gender discrimination — returning to the office may change that
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – Canada – By Laura Doering, Associate Professor of Strategic Management, University of Toronto Return-to-office mandates are spreading across North America, with Canada’s major banks, the Ontario government, Amazon and Facebook calling employees back into the office. These moves reverse the flexibility that became widespread during the COVID-19 pandemic, when…
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Major Canadian banks’ digital emissions stay massive while they disclose less and less
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – Canada – By Sylvain Amoros, Adjunct Professor, Department of Marketing, HEC Montréal In early 2025, some of Canada’s largest banks — including those with the highest digital emissions and greatest responsibility — withdrew from the Net Zero Asset Managers Initiative. These major institutions, with digital carbon footprints that are…
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Ukraine: another week of diplomatic wrangling leaves Kyiv short of defensive options
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – UK – By Richard Whitman, Member of the Conflict Analysis Research Centre, University of Kent; Royal United Services Institute Following another week of diplomatic flip-flopping in the United States, Ukraine’s European allies did not disappoint when it came to the fulsomeness of their diplomatic rhetoric. Yet concrete action to…
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Seven things Halloween and Hollywood get wrong about bats
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – UK – By Veronica Zamora-Gutierrez, Lecturer in Ecology, University of Southampton Stephen Farhall/Shutterstock October is bats’ time in the spotlight, although they are mostly portrayed as spooky and creepy. The truth is, bats are more likely to help you than harm you. Since I first saw a bat as…
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The hidden military pressures behind the new push for small nuclear reactors
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – UK – By Phil Johnstone, Visiting Fellow, School of Global Studies, University of Sussex; University of Tartu; Utrecht University Donald Trump’s recent visit to the UK saw a so-called “landmark partnership” on nuclear energy. London and Washington announced plans to build 20 small modular reactors and also develop microreactor…
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ICJ tells Israel to let UN aid flow into Gaza – but UN’s own failures throughout the war loom large
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – UK – By Ben L Murphy, Senior Lecturer in Law, University of Liverpool The UN’s top court, the International Court of Justice (ICJ), demanded that Israel allow aid into Gaza in an advisory opinion on October 22. It held that Israel is in breach of its obligations as a…
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‘Minimalist’ lifestyles may not effectively tackle overconsumption. Can performance management help?
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – France – By George Kassar, Full-time Faculty, Research Associate, Ascencia Business School Overconsumption of material goods is a problem with significant consequences, from environmental crises – it’s a key driver of resource depletion – to diminished personal well-being – it can lead to a host of mental health challenges.…
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Scary stories for kids: Gremlins and the terror of normal, even cute, things becoming horrific
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – UK – By Louis Bayman, Associate Professor in Department of Film Studies, University of Southampton Horror has always helped us establish the boundaries of acceptability by giving a name and shape to what transgresses them. Much of what constitutes horror stems from childhood, a time when boundaries and ideas…
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Lucy Powell becomes Labour’s deputy leader – what that means for the party and Keir Starmer
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – UK – By Karl Pike, Lecturer in British Politics/Public Policy, School of Politics and International Relations, Queen Mary University of London If you blinked you may have missed it. Labour has a new deputy leader, Lucy Powell, who won the contest to replace Angela Rayner. The position of deputy…
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Springsteen: Deliver Me from Nowhere is an underwhelming ode to ‘the boss’
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – UK – By Glenn Fosbraey, Associate Dean of Humanities and Social Sciences, University of Winchester In the last ten years, Bruce Springsteen has cemented his status as a bona fide music legend. In that time, he has won the Presidential Medal of Freedom, had a worldwide bestselling book been…