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By Masako Toki, Senior Education Project Manager and Research Associate, Nonproliferation Education Program, Middlebury Eighty years ago, in August 1945, the cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki were incinerated by the … Continue reading “Survivors’ voices 80 years after Hiroshima and Nagasaki sound a warning and a call to action”
By Stephen Herzog, Professor of the Practice, Middlebury Institute of International Studies at Monterey, Middlebury Eighty years ago – on Aug. 6 and 9, 1945 – the U.S. military dropped … Continue reading “The treaty meant to control nuclear risks is under strain 80 years after the US bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki”
By Stefan Wolff, Professor of International Security, University of Birmingham In yet another twist in his unpredictable decision making, US president Donald Trump has dramatically shortened his original 50-day ultimatum … Continue reading “Why Donald Trump has stopped some conflicts but is failing with Ukraine and Gaza”
By Arie Perliger, Director of Security Studies and Professor of Criminology and Justice Studies, UMass Lowell Since Oct. 7, 2023, as Israel’s war against Hamas drags on in the Gaza … Continue reading “What’s fueling Israel’s surge of settler violence – and the lack of state response”
By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra Espionage cost Australia $12.5 billion in 2023-24, according to a study by ASIO and the Australian Institute of Criminology. The figure includes … Continue reading “Espionage cost Australia $12.5 billion in 2023-24, ASIO boss Mike Burgess says”
By Keith A. Preble, Teaching Assistant Professor, East Carolina University One way or other, it looks like Russia could soon be slapped with a fresh round of U.S. sanctions. On … Continue reading “Why US plans to hit Russia with fresh economic penalties will have little effect”
By Geoff Isaac, Research Fellow, Design, Architecture and Building, University of Technology Sydney What springs to mind when you’re asked to think of plastic chairs? Do you picture the ubiquitous … Continue reading “From futuristic design icon to environmental villain – the 80-year history of the plastic chair”
By Fateme Ejaredar, PhD candidate in Sociology, University of Calgary The recent war waged by Israel and the United States on Iran killed at least 935 people and wounded another … Continue reading “Iranian Canadians watch the Israel-U.S. attacks on Iran from afar”
By Jonathan Este, Senior International Affairs Editor, Associate Editor, The Conversation For the past few weeks the headlines about Gaza have focused on the hundreds of people who have been … Continue reading “what actions can Israel’s allies take?”
By Yvonne Reddick, Reader in English Literature and Creative Writing, University of Lancashire “Far over the misty mountains cold,” Dad read. Every evening before my light was turned out, he … Continue reading “what hillwalking with my father taught me about the origins of oil exploration”