Category: The Conversation

Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – UK – By Jonathan Este, Senior International Affairs Editor, Associate Editor, The Conversation This article was first published in The Conversation UK’s World Affairs Briefing email newsletter. Sign up to receive weekly analysis of the latest developments in international relations, direct to your inbox. The report of the UN’s…

Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – UK – By Jason Ralph, Professor of International Relations, University of Leeds An unusual feature of Donald Trump’s second state visit to the UK was the spectacle of the Royal Marines, the Coldstream Guards and the Royal Air Force “beating retreat” as the president and King Charles looked on.…

Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – UK – By Francesca Jackson, PhD candidate, Lancaster Law School, Lancaster University State visits are always grand occasions, but Donald Trump’s second was unprecedented in terms of scale and spectacle. The president was treated to the most impressive ceremonial welcome ever laid on for any head of state. After…

Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – UK – By Will de Freitas, Environment + Energy Editor, The Conversation This roundup of The Conversation’s climate coverage was first published in our award-winning weekly climate action newsletter, Imagine. Two weeks ago we asked our Imagine newsletter subscribers: what climate-related changes have you noticed in your lifetime? We…

Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – UK – By Helen Owton, Senior Lecturer in Sport and Exercise Psychology, The Open University Hatton, who won 45 of his 48 professional bouts across an esteemed 15-year career, last fought professionally in 2012. Go My Media/Shutterstock Ricky Hatton’s death has reignited an all-too-familiar conversation about mental health in…

Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – UK – By Thomas Haynes, Lecturer in Nuclear Engineering, University of East Anglia Before the pomp of President Trump’s state visit to the UK, Washington and London announced a series of collaborations on nuclear research and regulation. A reminder to cynics that perhaps these events have some substance. Britain…

Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – UK – By Katherine Steele, Senior Lecturer in Sustainable Crop Production, Bangor University Many Brits enjoy a curry served with a heap of fluffy white basmati rice, its delicate aroma balancing the heat of the dish. But few stop to think about the grain’s long journey. From the paddy…

Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – UK – By James Baldini, Professor in Earth Sciences, Durham University Buried deep in Greenland’s ice sheet lies a puzzling chemical signature that has sparked intense scientific debate. A sharp spike in platinum concentrations, discovered in an ice core (a cylinder of ice drilled out of ice sheets and…

Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – UK – By Matt Jacobsen, Senior Lecturer in Film History in the School of Society and Environment, Queen Mary University of London The Long Walk is one of several high-profile film adaptations of Stephen King’s lesser-known works to be released this year, coming out just after The Life of…

Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – UK – By Martin Moore, Senior Lecturer in Political Communication Education, King’s College London Brazilians have been strikingly divided in their response to the trial and conviction of their former president Jair Bolsonaro for plotting a coup after his 2022 election defeat. A poll conducted shortly before the September…