Monday, September 14, 2026
Opening Statement by ICRC Vice President Jürg Lauber at the Third Review Conference of the Convention on Cluster Munitions, Vientiane, Lao People's Democratic Republic, 14 September, 2026
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By Rehana Cassim, Professor in Company Law, University of South Africa
AI is beginning to influence how boards of directors make decisions in South African companies. Directors use it to do things like assess financial information, predict market trends or identify potential risks before making strategic decisions.
But there is a problem. South African company law does not regulate its use by boards. This matters in relation to the rules governing directors’ duties and…
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By Deniz Torcu, Adjunct Professor of Globalization, Business and Media, IE University
On September 6, the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) took 43.8% of the vote in Saxony-Anhalt, more than double the Christian Democratic Union of Germany (CDU)‘s 17.2%. Turnout was 77.8%, the highest in the state’s history of free elections. The party campaigned on a platform that included a deportation…
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By Émile Baril, Professor, Department of Geography, Planing and Environment, Concordia University
Juliana Tinoco Sampedro, Assistant Researcher on Skilled Migration, Concordia University
Low freight rates, unpaid working time and immigration rules can leave some drivers with little room to push back against difficult working conditions.
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By Joy Kehinde Adebisi, PhD Student, Geography and Environment, Western University
Global tree-planting campaigns can harm natural drylands. Effective climate restoration must work within dryland ecosystems, not seek to replace them.
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By Julia Kam, Associate Professor, Department of Psychology, Hotchkiss Brain Institute, University of Calgary
Caitlin Mills, Associate Professor, Department of Educational Psychology, University of Minnesota
Jessica Andrews-Hanna, Associate Professor, Department of Psychology and Cognitive Science Program, University of Arizona
Different types of thoughts are meaningfully tied to our emotional well-being. By understanding these connections, we can identify new ways to support and improve our mental health.
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By Carson Phillips, Faculty, Holocaust and Genocide Studies, Gratz College
Regan Lipes, Assistant Professor of Comparative Literature and English, MacEwan University
To combat the rise in antisemitism, we need to accurately name what it is and continually confront it as a country.
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By Sarah Burton, PhD candidate, Law, L’Université d’Ottawa/University of Ottawa
Michael Karanicolas, Associate Professor of Law and James S. Palmer Chair in Public Policy & Law, Dalhousie University; Institute for Humane Studies
By setting up a fund supported by those who violate Canadian laws to assist groups that protect civil rights, Canada can invest in democracy’s strongest defence: robust, free and open speech.
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By Guilherme Casarões, Associate Professor of Brazilian Studies, Florida International University
After ten months of investigation, the Banco Master case points to banker Daniel Vorcaro managing to take the country’s political system hostage.
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By Ian McDonough, Associate Professor of Psychology, Binghamton University, State University of New York
Old age and forgetfulness seem to go hand in hand. But my colleagues and I found that memories actually becomes less precise, not entirely forgotten. Our study, published in the journal Cerebral Cortex, shows how the brain blends related experiences as you age rather than replaying the exact one you need.
Memory is a complicated process. Even when everything’s working as it should, the way people remember specific events has many parts.
Say…
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