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Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – USA (2) – By Félice Lê-Scherban, Associate Professor of Epidemiology, Drexel University Currently, SNAP benefits average just over $6 per person per day. Catherine McQueen/Moment Collection via Getty Images The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP, is the largest, most effective tool the U.S. has to reduce food insecurity.…

Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – USA (2) – By Ben Belton, Professor of International Development, Michigan State University A farmer in China operates a drone to spray fertilizer on fields. Wang Huabin/VCG via Getty Images Drones have become integrated into everyday life over the past decade – in sectors as diverse as entertainment, health…

Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – USA (2) – By Ethan Murray, Postdoctoral Researcher, NOAA Hurricane Research Division, University of Colorado Boulder High-level steering winds sent Hurricane Melissa on a sharp turn directly into Jamaica on Oct. 28, 2025. Cooperative Institute for Meteorological Satellite Studies/University of Wisconsin-Madison Hurricane Melissa grew into one of the most…

Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – USA – By Jeffrey Fields, Professor of the Practice of International Relations, USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences The image accompanying Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth’s Oct. 28, 2025, social media announcement that the U.S. had destroyed four vessels in the Pacific allegedly smuggling narcotics. Pete Hegseth…

Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – USA (2) – By John Haddad, Professor of American Studies, Penn State Hershey’s chocolates are made in Hershey, Pa., a town once considered an industrial utopia. Gary Burke/Moment Collection via Getty Images Walk into any grocery store to stock up for Halloween and you will discover that, for chocolate…

Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – Africa (2) – By David E Kiwuwa, Associate Professor of International Studies, University of Nottingham For the first time ever, the opposition parties in Cameroon have come “close” to unseating 92-year-old Paul Biya, who has run the country since 1982. The stiffest competition for Biya in the 2025 election…

Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – USA – By LaShawn Harris, Associate Professor of History, Michigan State University New York City has a long history of police using violence to control people experiencing mental health crises. Beata Zawrzel/NurPhoto via Getty Images When people with mental health problems are in crisis, police often are the first…

Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – Canada – By Tony Silva, Associate Professor of Sociology, University of British Columbia What would you say if you were told that paranormal activity exists? Well, nearly half of Canadians would agree. What is the paranormal, exactly? It refers to phenomena that science cannot explain and are not part…

Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – USA (2) – By Jason Reed, Associate Teaching Professor of Finance, University of Notre Dame The shutdown has closed off some of the Fed’s key economic data taps. picture alliance/Getty Images When it comes to setting monetary policy for the world’s largest economy, what data drives decision-making? In ordinary…