Category: The Conversation

Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – Global Perspectives – By Kate Cantrell, Senior Lecturer, Writing, Editing and Publishing, University of Southern Queensland Content warning: this article includes graphic details about sexual assault some readers may find distressing. Prince Andrew will be stripped of his royal titles, including prince, and will move out of his home,…

Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – Global Perspectives – By Lexi Eikelboom, Senior Research Fellow, Institute for Religion and Critical Inquiry, Australian Catholic University Stan The documentary, 1,000 Men & Me: The Bonnie Blue Story, has made Tia Billinger – stage name Bonnie Blue – a household name. Famous for her sexual stunts, including one…

Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – Global Perspectives – By Tilman Ruff, Honorary Principal Fellow, School of Population and Global Health, The University of Melbourne US President Donald Trump has instructed the Pentagon to resume nuclear weapons testing immediately, “on an equal basis” with other countries’ testing programs. If Trump is referring to the resumption…

Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – Global Perspectives – By Lisa J. Hackett, Senior Lecturer, Sociology & Criminology, University of New England © Hulton-Deutsch Collection/CORBIS/Corbis via Getty Images Monopoly is the best-selling licensed board game of all time, popular since its 1935 release when “the new craze” swept the world. It has remained a staple,…

Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – UK – By Maud Borie, Senior Lecturer in Environment, Science & Society, King’s College London VectorMine/Shutterstock In the wake of the 2007-08 global financial crisis, green finance has been increasingly celebrated as a way to tackle environmental challenges. Banks, investment funds and insurers have rolled out a growing range…

Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – UK – By Anna Turns, Senior Environment Editor, The Conversation Studio Romantic/Shutterstock This roundup of The Conversation’s climate coverage was first published in our award-winning weekly climate action newsletter, Imagine. Have you recycled today? Opted to walk or get public transport instead of taking the car? We all make…

Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – UK – By Gemma Ware, Host, The Conversation Weekly Podcast, The Conversation Suspected witches kneeling before James VI in Daemonologie, his 1597 treatise on witches. Wikimedia Commons In the 16th century, witches and demons weren’t just for Halloween. People were terrified and preoccupied with them – even kings. In…

Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – UK – By Lynda Yorke, Associate Professor (Senior Lecturer) in Critical Physical Geography, Bangor University Nestled between the Caerneddau mountains and the Afon (River) Conwy, the small village of Dolgarrog in north Wales looks peaceful. But the huge hydro-electric pipes that run down the hillside are a constant reminder…

Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – UK – By Muireann McMahon, Associate Professor, School of Architecture & Product Design, University of Limerick Roman Larchikov/Shutterstock Every product we touch has a footprint. A phone, a fridge, a hospital syringe. Each begins and ends in the same place: the planet’s resources. The EU’s recent ecodesign for sustainable…

Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – UK – By Paul Whiteley, Professor, Department of Government, University of Essex The results of the Caerphilly Senedd byelection held on October 23 were certainly a shock to Labour and to the Conservatives, but they also cast doubt on the reliability of polling as well. It had for some…