Category: The Conversation

Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – UK – By Stefan Wolff, Professor of International Security, University of Birmingham On the morning of September 10, Nato jets were scrambled over eastern Poland to defend the airspace of an alliance member against an incursion by Russian drones. It was the first time that the west fired shots…

Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – UK – By Callum Blades, Interdisciplinary PhD Researcher, Bournemouth University The recent proliferation of English flags, from lampposts to roundabouts, can be viewed as more than a simple act of patriotism. It could be argued that it is an expression of deep-seated national anxieties. Hanging these flags may function…

Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – UK – By Erez Yerushalmi, Professor of Economics, Birmingham City University triocean/Shutterstock The circular economy – the idea of “reduce, reuse and recycle” – has long been promoted as one solution to the environmental crisis. Instead of the old “take, make, use, throw away” model, it aims to keep…

Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – UK – By Carolina Machado Oliveira, Filmmaker, Senior Lecturer in Factual, Bournemouth University Deep in the Amazon, sound designer Eric Terena has been capturing the sounds of the rainforest while sitting silently beneath the dense, towering treetops with his recording equipment. He has noticed some huge changes. “What the…

Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – UK – By Sam Phelps, Commissioning Editor, International Affairs, The Conversation Wars are incredibly environmentally destructive. Gorodenkoff / Shutterstock The world is the most violent it has been in decades. A report by the Peace Research Institute Oslo recorded 61 conflicts across 36 countries last year – the highest…

Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – UK – By Amy Eaglestone, PhD Candidate, University of Birmingham and Lecturer, Leiden University Parliamentary elections will be held in Moldova on September 28. While this may seem like a minor event for the rest of Europe, implications for the rest of the continent’s security and stability could be…

Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – UK – By Thomas Haworth, Reader in Astrophysics, Queen Mary University of London The TV series Alien:Earth has introduced a number of new creatures to the much loved, albeit terrifying, Alien franchise. But how realistic are the new aliens? That’s a question that we – a trio of scientists…

Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – Global Perspectives – By Jared Mondschein, Director of Research, US Studies Centre, University of Sydney In yet another shocking act of political violence in the United States, Charlie Kirk, who came to prominence as a conservative influencer and supporter of Donald Trump, was assassinated while debating with students at…

Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – Global Perspectives – By Shannon Bosch, Associate Professor (Law), Edith Cowan University Israel launched a targeted airstrike on the Hamas leadership in Doha, the capital of Qatar, on Tuesday. Six people were reported killed, including the son of a senior Hamas figure. Global condemnation was swift. The Qatari government…

Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – Global Perspectives – By DB Subedi, Lecturer, The University of Queensland Earlier this week, thousands of mainly young people in Nepal took to the streets in mass protests triggered by the government’s decision to ban 26 social media platforms. Some 22 people died and hundreds were injured within in…