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By Tom Vaughan, Lecturer in International Security, University of Leeds In August 1945 the United States dropped atomic bombs on the Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, killing more than … Continue reading “The ‘third nuclear age’ is a politically motivated label that seeks to justify a renewed arms race”
By Shooka Bidarian, Media and Journalism Fellow, Sustainability and Climate at United Nations University Institute of Water Health and Environment, United Nations University From arid deserts and alpine meadows to … Continue reading “Iran’s nature is under threat”
By Laura Madokoro, Associate Professor of History, Carleton University Sanctuary cities in the United States, which limit local cooperation with federal immigration enforcement, have drawn the ire of President Donald … Continue reading “Sanctuary cities in the US were born in the 1980s as Central American refugees fled civil wars”
By Mitra Naseh, Assistant Professor of Migration, Washington University in St. Louis Thousands of Afghans living in the United States face an uncertain future after a federal appeals court ruled … Continue reading “Afghans in US face uncertainty after the cancellation of their humanitarian relief”
By Niamatullah Ibrahimi, Senior Research Fellow, Initiative for Peacebuilding, The University of Melbourne On August 15 2021, Afghanistan’s democratic republic collapsed. As the last US and NATO troops departed the … Continue reading “After 4 years of repressive Taliban rule, Afghans are suffering in silence. Is the world still watching?”
By Lynne Michelle Swarts, Senior Academic Tutor, St Andrew’s College, and Sessional Academic, Discipline of Hebrew, Biblical and Jewish Studies,, University of Sydney Ruptured is a timely and powerful anthology … Continue reading “Jewish Australian women reflect on life after October 7”
By Will de Freitas, Environment + Energy Editor, The Conversation The “Paris agreement for plastic” was set to be finalised at the end of this week. But after a week … Continue reading “How a global plastic treaty could cut down pollution – if the world can agree one”
By Patrick E. Shea, Senior Lecturer in International Relations and Global Governance, University of Glasgow The US president, Donald Trump, watched on recently as the leaders of Armenia and Azerbaijan … Continue reading “US presidents have always used transactional foreign policy – but Trump does it differently”
By Peter Rutland, Professor of Government, Wesleyan University Like many such confabs before it, the Aug. 15, 2025, Alaska red carpet rollout for Russian President Vladimir Putin is classic Donald … Continue reading “Don’t write off the Putin-Trump summit just yet – its outcome might confound critics”
By Luca Trenta, Associate Professor in International Relations, Swansea University The US president, Donald Trump, signed a secret directive on August 8 authorising the Pentagon to use military force against … Continue reading “US force has been used against drug traffickers before – but Trump’s plan is a dangerous escalation”