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Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – Global Perspectives – By Asher Kaufman, Professor of History and Peace Studies, University of Notre Dame Israel’s conduct in Gaza increasingly risks turning the state into a pariah. Whereas world leaders initially rallied around Israel after the Oct. 7, 2023, massacre by Hamas militants, the resulting destruction inside the…

Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – UK – By Anna Walker, Senior Arts + Culture Editor, The Conversation It’s been almost a decade since the #MeToo movement promised to bring abusers in Hollywood to account. I’ve watched with interest as films have interrogated the moment in the years since. In 2020, there was Promising Young…

Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – UK – By Rose Marroncelli, Lecturer, Nottingham Trent University During the 2000s and 2010s, Topshop was a fashion powerhouse – an icon of the British high street. A combination of music, make-up and the latest fashions allowed the retailer to thrive in popularity. And high profile celebrity collaborations with…

Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – Global Perspectives – By Natasha Lindstaedt, Professor in the Department of Government, University of Essex In 1946, Winston Churchill announced an “iron curtain” had descended across Europe “from Stettin in the Baltic, to Trieste in the Adriatic”. This time it is the west that is building the barriers. Every…

Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – UK – By Kyoko Murakami, Lecturer in psychology, University of Westminster, London, University of Westminster To mark 80 years since the end of the second world war, a group of ten Japanese people whose fathers and grandfathers once fought against the British travelled to the UK to mark victory…

Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – Global Perspectives – By David McMillan, Professor in Finance, University of Stirling TSViPhoto/Shutterstock The price of gold reached a historic high in April and remains close to that value. Conventional investing wisdom puts gold as a “safe-haven” asset – one that investors move towards in times of crises as…

Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – UK – By Karen Lander, Senior Lecturer in Experimental Psychology, University of Manchester What do you think your movement fingerprint looks like? Studio Romantic/Shutterstock The way someone walks, talks, smiles, or gestures gives a clue to who they are. Whether through the flick of an eyebrow, the rhythm of…

Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – UK – By Daniel Kashi, Post-Doctoral Research Officer, Liverpool John Moores University rahmi ayu/Shutterstock.com Most people know they should drink more water, but our new research reveals an unexpected consequence of falling short: it could be making everyday stress significantly harder to handle. Our study, published in the Journal…

Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – UK – By Shelley Brady, Postdoctoral Researcher in Animal Behaviour, Assistive Technology and Epilepsy, Dublin City University How is an animal feeling at a given moment? Humans have long recognised certain well-known behaviour like a cat hissing as a warning, but in many cases we’ve had little clue of…

Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – UK – By Graham J Dwyer, Associate Professor of Social Innovation, Trinity College Dublin Ever stronger Atlantic storms are slamming into the Irish coast. Guna Ludborza / shutterstock The island of Ireland has a moderate climate, with few temperature extremes. Its temperature record is still “only” 33°C – almost…