International

Map of Russia in the white, blue and red colors of the nation's flag

International February 3, 2026

Russia’s drone pipeline: How Iran helps Moscow produce an ever-evolving unmanned fleet

by Amy McAuliffe, University of Notre Dame, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] With Russian ground troops bogged down in a grinding war of attrition, Moscow…

Outline of the map of Iran with an Irani flag superimposed on it

International February 3, 2026

US military action in Iran risks igniting a regional and global nuclear cascade

by Farah N. Jan, University of Pennsylvania, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] The United States is seemingly moving toward a potential strike on Iran. On…

International February 3, 2026

Denmark’s generous child care and parental leave policies erase 80% of the ‘motherhood penalty’ for working moms

by Alexandra Killewald, University of Michigan, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] For many women in the U.S. and around the world, motherhood comes with career…

International February 2, 2026

US military action in Iran risks igniting a regional and global nuclear cascade

International January 28, 2026

Trump’s stated reasons for taking Greenland are wrong – but the tactics fit with the plan to limit China’s economic interests

by Steven Lamy, USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] In 2019, during his first term, U.S. President Donald…

A color drawing of the Earth as seen above the western hemisphere including the Americas, Europe, Africa, and the western portion of Asia

International January 23, 2026

US turns its back on global efforts for women and children terrorized by violence and conflict

by Shelley Inglis, Rutgers University, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] The Trump administration’s recent announcement that it is withdrawing from 66 international organizations and treaties…

International January 21, 2026

US military has a long history in Greenland, from mining during WWII to a nuclear-powered Army base built into the ice

by Paul Bierman, University of Vermont, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] President Donald Trump’s insistence that the U.S. will acquire Greenland “whether they like it…

International January 20, 2026

Trump’s Greenland ambitions could wreck 20th-century alliances that helped build the modern world order

by Donald Heflin, Tufts University, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Make Denmark angry. Make Norway angry. Make NATO’s leaders angry. President Donald Trump’s relentless and…

International January 16, 2026

Global power struggles over the ocean’s finite resources call for creative diplomacy

by Jonas Gamso, Arizona State University and Hossain Ahmed Taufiq, Arizona State University, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Oceans shape everyday life in powerful ways….

A map of Venezuela with the flag colors overlaid within the outline

International January 15, 2026

The ‘drug threat’ that justified the US ouster of Maduro won’t be fixed by his arrest

by Eduardo Gamarra, Florida International University, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Donald Trump has flagged Venezuelan drug trafficking as a key reason for the U.S….

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Government & Politics, National Government April 16, 2026