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International August 26, 2024

No, the world isn’t heading toward a new Cold War – it’s closer to the grinding world order collapse of the 1930s

by David Ekbladh, Tufts University, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] The past decade and a half has seen upheaval across the globe. The 2008 financial…

International July 8, 2024

Cultural differences impede trade for most countries — but not China

by Bedassa Tadesse, University of Minnesota Duluth, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] It’s a widely accepted notion among economists that cultural differences can pose a…

International June 6, 2024

Life on the US-Mexico border is chaotic. An immigration scholar explains why − and it’s not for the reasons that some GOP lawmakers claim

by William McCorkle, College of Charleston, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] As debate over U.S. immigration policy heats up during the 2024 presidential campaign, separating…

International June 4, 2024

China turns to private hackers as it cracks down on online activists on Tiananmen Square anniversary

by Christopher K. Tong, University of Maryland, Baltimore County, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Every year ahead of the June 4 commemoration of the Tiananmen…

International June 4, 2024

Mexico has elected its first female president. Claudia Sheinbaum inherits a country ravaged by violence – and searching for hope

by Luis Gómez Romero, University of Wollongong, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] On October 17, 1953, constitutional reform granted women the right to vote in…

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International May 13, 2024

I’ve spent decades overseeing relief operations around the world, and here’s what’s going wrong in Gaza

by Raymond Offenheiser, University of Notre Dame, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Amid persistent calls from the United States and other countries that Israel needs…

International May 2, 2024

How famines are formed: In Gaza and elsewhere, an underlying pattern that can lead to hunger and death

by Paul Howe, Tufts University, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] The United Nations’ latest report on hunger makes for grim reading. On April 24, 2024,…

International April 17, 2024

House of Representatives holds off on Ukraine aid package − here’s why the US has a lot at stake in supporting Ukraine

by Tatsiana Kulakevich, University of South Florida, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] As Russia’s war on Ukraine continues without a clear end in sight, Ukrainians…

International April 15, 2024

Shadow war no more: Hostilities between Israel and Iran have strayed into direct warfare – is there any going back?

by Javed Ali, University of Michigan, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] For decades, Iran and Israel have been engaged in a “shadow war.” Falling short…

International April 9, 2024

Rebuilding Gaza was seen as a ‘Herculean’ task before Oct. 7; six months of bombing has led to crises that will long outlive the war

by Dima Nazzal, Georgia Institute of Technology, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Over a decade ago, a United Nations report described the Gaza Strip as…

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