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By Robert Dover, Professor of Intelligence and National Security & Dean of Faculty, University of Hull During his 2024 US presidential election campaign, Donald Trump repeatedly said he would declassify … Continue reading “Trump’s changing stance on Epstein files is testing the loyalty of his Maga base”
By Brian Brivati, Visiting Professor of Contemporary History and Human Rights, Kingston University One of Israel’s ultra-Orthodox Jewish parties, Shas, has announced it will resign from prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s … Continue reading “Netanyahu considering early election but can he convince people he’s winning the war?”
By Jonathan Este, Senior International Affairs Editor, Associate Editor This article was first published in The Conversation UK’s World Affairs Briefing email newsletter. Sign up to receive weekly analysis of … Continue reading “Will Donald Trump get Vladimir Putin (before Maga gets Trump)?”
By Jonathan Este, Senior International Affairs Editor, Associate Editor This article was first published in The Conversation UK’s World Affairs Briefing email newsletter. Sign up to receive weekly analysis of … Continue reading “Why flattering Donald Trump could be dangerous”
By Michael J. Socolow, Professor of Communication and Journalism, University of Maine It was a surrender widely foreseen. For months, rumors abounded that Paramount would eventually settle the seemingly frivolous … Continue reading “ABC’s and CBS’s settlements with Trump are a dangerous step toward the commander in chief becoming the editor-in-chief”
By Jonathan Este, Senior International Affairs Editor, Associate Editor The US government “remains upbeat” about the prospects for at least a ceasefire in Gaza, according to the latest reports from … Continue reading “As Netanyahu meets Trump in Washington, what hope for peace in Gaza? Expert Q&A”
By Jonathan Este, Senior International Affairs Editor, Associate Editor For the past few weeks the headlines about Gaza have focused on the hundreds of people who have been killed while … Continue reading “Gaza and Ukraine are both waiting for action”
By Alex Hinton, Distinguished Professor of Anthropology; Director, Center for the Study of Genocide and Human Rights, Rutgers University – Newark President Donald Trump signed the wide-ranging One Big Beautiful … Continue reading “Why do MAGA faithful support Trump if his ‘big beautiful bill’ will likely hurt many of them?”
By Emma Shortis, Adjunct Senior Fellow, School of Global, Urban and Social Studies, RMIT University Alex Brandon/AP, Paramonov Alexander/Shutterstock, Gaza Survival Journey/Shutterstock, The Conversation https://theconversation.com/does-donald-trump-deserve-the-nobel-peace-prize-we-asked-5-experts-260801 https://theconversation.com/does-donald-trump-deserve-the-nobel-peace-prize-we-asked-5-experts-260801 Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin … Continue reading “Does Donald Trump deserve the Nobel Peace Prize? We asked 5 experts”
By Nathalie Belhoste, Associate professor, EM Lyon Business School The world experienced over 60 armed conflicts in 2024, a “historically high” number according to scholars in the Department of Peace … Continue reading “what companies can learn from Lafarge’s exit from Syria”