Category: The Conversation

Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – Global Perspectives – By Meredith Oyen, Associate Professor of History and Asian Studies, University of Maryland, Baltimore County World War II casts a very long shadow in East Asia. Eighty years after ending with Japan’s surrender to Allied forces on Sept. 2, 1945, the conflict continues to stir debate…

Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – UK – By Richard Jones, Director of Journalism, Politics and Contemporary History, University of Salford Steve Travelguide/Shutterstock The proposed reorganisation of council boundaries was probably not the issue which prompted British voters to elect hundreds of Reform councillors at May’s local elections. Nigel Farage’s surging party won 677 seats…

Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – UK – By Emily Blackwell, Senior Lecturer in Animal Behaviour and Welfare, University of Bristol Behavioural changes can be a sign of dementia in cats. larisa Stefanjuk/ Shutterstock Many cat owners don’t realise that just like humans, cats can suffer from dementia. A recent paper has even found many…

Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – UK – By Soe Tjen Marching, Senior Lecturer in the Department of Languages, Cultures and Linguistics, SOAS, University of London Indonesians have taken to the streets over the past week to protest against elite corruption. The demonstrations began peacefully on August 25 with protests outside parliament in the capital,…

Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – UK – By Duncan Depledge, Senior Lecturer in Geopolitics and Security, Loughborough University Rawpixel.com / Shutterstock Earth’s average temperature rose more than 1.5°C above pre-industrial levels in 2024 for the first time – a critical threshold in the climate crisis. At the same time, major armed conflicts continue to…

Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – UK – By Tim Bale, Professor of Politics, Queen Mary University of London Thanks to the media interest in his election as leader of the Green party of England and Wales, there’s now plenty of information available about Zack Polanski, the so-called “eco-populist” who won a landslide victory over…

Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – Global Perspectives – By Margaret Murray, Senior Lecturer, Nutrition, Swinburne University of Technology lakshmiprasad S/Getty Images The hype around protein intake doesn’t seem to be going away. Social media is full of people urging you to eat more protein, including via supplements such as protein shakes. Food companies have…

Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – Global Perspectives – By Ger Post, Lecturer Neuroscience, PhD student collaborative reasoning, The University of Melbourne With the AFL finals approaching, discussions about the league’s clutch players – those who excel under pressure – will soon appear in the media and be debated among fans. Last year, Gold Coast…

Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – Global Perspectives – By Jennifer Medbury, Lecturer in Intelligence and Security, Edith Cowan University Cyber crime group ShinyHunters has received global attention after Google urged 2.5 billion users to tighten their security following a data breach via Salesforce, a customer management platform. Unlike data breaches where hackers directly break…

Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – Global Perspectives – By Callum Jones, Associate research fellow, Deakin University Over the weekend, rallies were staged across various Australian cities under the branding “March for Australia”. The rallies, which were attended by avowed neo-Nazis and elected politicians alike, called for an end to mass migration. These protests are…