Friday, November 13, 2026
The following is a statement attributable to ICRC President Mirjana Spoljaric on autonomous weapons ahead of the seventh review conference of the Convention on Certain Conventional Weapons
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By Narmin Nahidi, Assistant Professor in Finance, University of Exeter
When I arrived at work to discover that Outlook had vanished from my computer, I wondered how I was supposed to get through my working day. No emails. No calendar. No meeting invitations.
Then another thought crossed my mind: when did we become so dependent on a single technology company that losing access to one application could disrupt our entire working routine? And what is the financial and environmental cost of that dependence?
We regularly discuss sustainability in terms of reducing…
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By Hannah V. Herrero, Associate Professor of Geography & Sustainability; Director of Sustainability, University of Tennessee
Erin L. Bunting, Assistant Professor of Geography, Michigan State University
Jane Southworth, Professor of Geography, University of Florida
Jason K. Blackburn, Professor of Geography, University of Florida
Stephanie Insalaco-Wyner, Assistant Professor of Geographic Information Sciences, Southwestern University
Under pressure from a changing climate, vineyards are finding natural ways to fortify their soil and protect water supplies, showing conservation and farming can thrive together.
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By Tamirace Fakhoury, Associate Professor of International Politics and Conflict, Tufts University
“No one speaks on behalf of Lebanon,” declared the nation’s prime minister, Nawaf Salam, at the United Nations General Assembly in September 2026.
Decisions of war and peace, he continued, belong solely to the Lebanese state. Salam went on to call for a consolidated ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah, the Shiite political party with a military arsenal, along with the withdrawal of Israeli troops and the implementation of U.N.…
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By TK Vinod Kumar, Faculty in the Law, Criminal Justice and Society Program., University of Pittsburgh
Pennsylvania lawmakers are moving to rein in license plate readers. A criminal justice scholar explains where their proposals fall between public safety and privacy.
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By Charlie Hunt, Associate Professor of Political Science, Boise State University
With massive Democratic majorities poised to enter the 120th Congress, did Republican attempts to gerrymander actually end up costing them some seats in the US House? The answer is complicated.
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By Robert Brehm, PhD Candidate in Politics, University of Virginia
Matt Motta, Associate Professor of Health Law, Policy and Management, Boston University
Much of the MAHA agenda is popular among the general public, across the political spectrum, and the frustrations that helped forge the movement have not gone away.
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By Nevin Cohen, Chair of the Department of Health Policy and Management, CUNY Graduate School of Public Health and Public Policy
Many shoppers don’t realize how much of a role the government already plays in grocery markets, because it’s usually not visible.
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By Giovana Angelice, Doutoranda em Biologia Celular e Molecular, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz (Fiocruz)
Having a vaccine available is essential for preventing hepatitis B, but it is not enough when part of the population cannot access it.
In Brazil this challenge is particularly significant in large areas of the Amazon and the North Region of the country, where long distances, limited transportation and low health service availability can hinder vaccination, diagnosis and medical follow-up.
The hepatitis B vaccine is provided free of charge by Brazil’s Unified Health System and since…
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By David J. Wilcox, Researcher in the Department of International Development, University of Birmingham
Britain’s defence minister, Wes Streeting, has said the UK should establish “additional channels” of communication with Russia as a way to lower the “risk of miscalculation”. His comments come at a time of heightened tension between London and Moscow over the war in Ukraine.
Backchannels have a long history in diplomacy. They have been used by the UK as part of attempts to resolve its dispute…
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