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By Rachael Jolley, International Affairs Editor, The Conversation The US president, Donald Trump, claims to have “solved six wars in six months”. To work out if there was any substance … Continue reading “Did Trump really resolve six conflicts in a matter of months? Here’s what the experts say”
By Carey Durkin Treado, Associate Teaching Professor of Economics, University of Pittsburgh When more than 1,300 people at the U.S. State Department lost their jobs in a mass firing this … Continue reading “State Department layoffs could hurt US companies’ ability to compete globally – an economist explains why”
By Julie M. Norman, Senior Associate Fellow on the Middle East at RUSI; Associate Professor in Politics & International Relations, UCL In Gaza City, Palestinians are fleeing a renewed Israeli … Continue reading “No end to the violence as Israel launches its assault on Gaza City”
By Ran Porat, Affiliate Researcher, The Australian Centre for Jewish Civilisation, Monash University As the longest-serving Israeli prime minister (17 years), Benjamin Netanyahu is famous for his political wizardry and … Continue reading “With eyes on re-election, Netanyahu’s fights with world leaders aim to distract from many political problems”
By Jane Kershaw, Gad Rausing Associate Professor of Viking Age Archaeology, University of Oxford In the archaeology galleries of the Yorkshire Museum, an incredible Viking silver neck-ring takes centre stage. … Continue reading “Vikings were captivated by silver – our new analysis of their precious loot reveals how far they travelled to get it”
By Amalendu Misra, Professor of International Politics, Lancaster University A seismic political shift has taken place in Bolivia. The country’s leftist Movimiento al Socialismo (Mas) party, which has dominated Bolivian … Continue reading “voters bring two decades of leftist politics to an end”
By James Horncastle, Assistant Professor and Edward and Emily McWhinney Professor in International Relations, Simon Fraser University The current phase of the war in Ukraine continues unabated into its fourth … Continue reading “How Trump’s separate meetings with Putin and Zelenskyy have advanced Russian interests”
By Donald Heflin, Executive Director of the Edward R. Murrow Center and Senior Fellow of Diplomatic Practice, The Fletcher School, Tufts University If you’re confused about the aims, conduct and … Continue reading “Veteran diplomat explains why putting peace deal before ceasefire wouldn’t end Russia-Ukraine war”
By Massumeh H. Toosi, PhD Student in Philanthropic Studies, Indiana University Twelver Shiism is the largest branch within Shiism – one of the two major sects within Islam. Shiism is … Continue reading “Twelver Shiism – a branch of Islam that serves both as a spiritual and political force in Iran and beyond”
By Donald Heflin, Executive Director of the Edward R. Murrow Center and Senior Fellow of Diplomatic Practice, The Fletcher School, Tufts University If you’re confused about the aims, conduct and … Continue reading “Veteran diplomat explains why putting peace deal before ceasefire wouldn’t end Ukraine War”