Category: The Conversation

Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – UK – By David Bailey, Professor of Business Economics, University of Birmingham P.Cartwright/Shutterstock Car manufacturing at Jaguar Land Rover recently ground to a halt after a “catastrophic” cyber-attack. Forced to shut down plants in the UK, Slovakia, Brazil, India and China, the disruption comes at a challenging time for…

Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – UK – By Sarah Olive, Senior Lecturer in Literature, Aston University Nicoleta Ionescu/Shutterstock As pupils head back to school, they may well encounter Shakespeare’s plays and poems – perhaps for the first time. I have written about books on Shakespeare’s life or plays for children and young adults for…

Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – Global Perspectives – By Michael James Walsh, Associate Dean and Associate Professor in Social Sciences, University of Canberra Spotify has been subject to various lingering critiques. These range from criticism of its payment model, to the presence of “fake artists”, the Joe Rogan boycott saga, and controversies around AI-made…

Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – Global Perspectives – By Amin Saikal, Adjunct Professor of Social Sciences, The University of Western Australia, Victoria University, Australian National University Much of the world is focused on a two-state solution in resolving the long-running Israeli-Palestinian conflict, but Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu appears devoted to realising his vision…

Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – Global Perspectives – By Maha Nassar, Associate Professor in the School of Middle Eastern and North African Studies, University of Arizona Pro-Palestinian Americans gather in New York at a march to the U.N. on Sept. 18, 2025. Selcuk Acar/Anadolu via Getty Images Recognition of a Palestinian state is likely…

Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – Global Perspectives – By Maha Nassar, Associate Professor in the School of Middle Eastern and North African Studies, University of Arizona Pro-Palestinian Americans gather in New York at a march to the U.N. on Sept. 18, 2025. Selcuk Acar/Anadolu via Getty Images Recognition of a Palestinian state is likely…

Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – Global Perspectives – By Maha Nassar, Associate Professor in the School of Middle Eastern and North African Studies, University of Arizona Pro-Palestinian Americans gather in New York at a march to the U.N. on Sept. 18, 2025. Selcuk Acar/Anadolu via Getty Images Recognition of a Palestinian state is likely…

Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – UK – By Daniel O’Brien, Lecturer, Department of Literature Film and Theatre Studies, University of Essex Over the course of an illustrious film career which began in 1960, Robert Redford starred in more than 50 films and directed nine. He was nominated for an Oscar four times, won best…

Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – UK – By Stefano Kaburu, Senior Lecturer in Conservation Biology, Nottingham Trent University apple2499 Drinking more than you intended may be something that many humans do, but now research is showing that a taste for alcohol is surprisingly common among animals. In fact a new study has found that…

Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – UK – By Verena K. Brändle, Assistant Professor, Department of Political Science and International Studies, University of Birmingham Elon Musk seems to enjoy awkward surprise appearances. Joining a far-right rally in London via livestream, he demanded the “dissolution” of the British parliament, falsely linked immigration to violence, and warned…