Category: The Conversation

Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – UK – By Victoria-Elliot Bush, PhD Candidate, Linguistics, Queen Mary University of London BongkarnGraphic/Shutterstock In October 2025, members of the European Parliament voted in favour of a bill to reserve terms such as “burger” and “sausage” for meat products. If this bill is approved by most EU member states,…

Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – UK – By Stewart Lansley, Visiting Fellow, School of Policy Studies, University of Bristol In the run-up to the 2024 election, future prime minister Keir Starmer labelled wealth creation Labour’s number one mission. “It’s the only way our country can go forward,” he declared. “We should nourish and encourage…

Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – UK – By Courtney Lindsay, Senior Research Officer, Global Risks and Resilience, ODI Global Kristian Muthugalage/Shutterstock After years of disciplined reform and painful sacrifice, Jamaica had done what few global debt specialists thought possible. Through tough and sometimes controversial spending cuts and fiscal discipline, it slashed its debt from…

Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – UK – By Kristin Aune, Professor of Sociology of Religion, Coventry University pikselstock/Shutterstock This year’s new university students are settling into life on campuses often notable for their diversity – and that includes in religion. Over 33,000 Buddhist students started university in the UK in 2023-24, for instance, alongside…

Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – UK – By Ansgar Wohlschlegel, Associate Professor in Economics, Swansea University Alex Segre/Shutterstock Universal basic income (UBI) has supporters across the political spectrum. The idea is that if every citizen received a payment from the state to cover their living costs, it this will allow them the freedom to…

Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – UK – By Jen Allan, Lecturer in Environmental Politics, Cardiff University Belém has more than 1 million people yet is too small for a modern ‘Cop’. Maritime Art Blog / shutterstock If you’re still heading to this year’s UN climate conference in Belém, Brazil, I hope you booked early.…

Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – UK – By Steven Barnett, Professor of Communications, University of Westminster The resignations of the BBC’s director general and director of news were shocking. Perhaps just as shocking is the US$1 billion legal threat the broadcaster now faces from US president Donald Trump. The full story of what has…

Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – Global Perspectives – By Justin Willis, Professor of History, Durham University The recent capture of the western Sudanese city of El Fasher by the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) has been followed by allegations of appalling war crimes: massacres, looting and rapes. There is much reason to believe the…

Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – UK – By David C. Gaze, Senior Lecturer in Chemical Pathology, University of Westminster ClareM/Shutterstock.com For generations, medicine treated the heart and brain as separate domains. However, a new study suggests the two are more closely connected than we thought, especially as we age. A 25-year study of nearly…

Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – UK – By Justin Stebbing, Professor of Biomedical Sciences, Anglia Ruskin University Peakstock/Shutterstock.com The NHS is embarking on a trial that could cut prostate cancer diagnosis times from weeks to a single day. The initiative uses artificial intelligence to analyse MRI scans, potentially transforming care for men with the…