Category: The Conversation

Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – UK – By Morgane Dujmovic, Chargée de recherche CNRS, Géographe et politiste spécialiste des frontières et migrations, Centre national de la recherche scientifique (CNRS) This series of articles draws on a year of research conducted on board the Ocean Viking, the civilian search-and-rescue ship operated in the central Mediterranean…

Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – UK – By Rachel Woods, Senior Lecturer in Physiology, University of Lincoln Hananeko_Studio/Shutterstock Walk through any supermarket at this time of year and you’ll see shelves stacked with Halloween treats. Halloween and candy go hand in hand but what does all that sugar really mean for children? The World…

Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – UK – By Philip Newall, Lecturer in the School of Psychological Science, University of Bristol ZR10/Shutterstock Gambling advertising is everywhere. Even people who have never placed a bet are familiar with slogans like “Gamble responsibly,” “When the fun stops” and “Take time to think”. But these industry-developed messages could…

Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – UK – By Louis Bayman, Associate Professor in Department of Film Studies, University of Southampton It was a classic year at this year’s BFI London Film Festival, which took place earlier this month. If there was any observable shift, it was the number of filmmakers who turned to smaller-scale…

Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – UK – By Dan Stratton, Lecturer Biomedical Health Science, The Open University Chizhevskaya Ekaterina/Shutterstock When Russian president Vladimir Putin visited Beijing in September 2025, he told Chinese leader Xi Jinping that repeated organ transplants might make a person “get younger” and even live to 150. The remark was widely…

Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – UK – By Morgane Dujmovic, Chargée de recherche CNRS, Géographe et politiste spécialiste des frontières et migrations, Centre national de la recherche scientifique (CNRS) As the Ocean Viking approaches the Italian coast, the prospect of a new life in Europe becomes more concrete. Morgane Dujmovic, Fourni par l’auteur This is…

Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – UK – By Elizabeth Gregory, Lecturer in Education, University of Manchester adriaticfoto/Shutterstock The government has announced that consultation will begin on a new vocational qualification for England: V-levels. These are intended to replace a number of existing technical routes currently available to post-16 learners, and make it possible for…

Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – UK – By Peter Lee, Professor of Applied Ethics and Director, Security and Risk Research, University of Portsmouth Russia has long used harsh weather as a defensive ally. During Napoleon’s 1812 invasion, his Grand Army was defeated as winter closed in – the ground became impassable and logistical support…

Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – UK – By Sergey V. Popov, Senior Lecturer in Economics, Cardiff University Donald Trump has finally decided to hit Russia with sanctions – the first package he has imposed since he came back to the White House in January. The sanctions target Rosneft and Lukoil, Russia’s two largest oil…

Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – UK – By Gemma Ware, Host, The Conversation Weekly Podcast, The Conversation Mehaniq/Shutterstock One American company called Strategy owns more than 3% of all bitcoin in existence. Its executive chairman, Michael Saylor, is the pioneer of a new business model where publicly listed companies buy cryptocurrency assets to hold…