By Simon Peplow, Associate Professor in Modern British History, University of Warwick
Discussions of migration in Britain often portray immigrants as “invaders”. This is evident in from the narrative around migrants arriving on small boats, to recent comments by Jim Ratcliffe, the billionaire co-owner of Manchester United.
Ratcliffe, who relocated to the tax haven…
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By Abdul Wase Samim, PhD Candidate, Aston University
In recent years, green finance has become a key policy in developed countries. The term refers to the loans and investments that fund the transition to a low-carbon economy. But one of the main challenges in this area is the gap between environmental claims and realities – so-called “greenwashing”.
Because of this, alternative finance models that emphasise a direct link between capital and actual economic activities…
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By Sarah Morrow, NIHR Doctoral Fellow and Dermatology Specialist Registrar, University of Oxford
For many people living with psoriasis, the red, scaly skin patches are only part of the story. Another challenge is the uncertainty about whether there is anything they can do themselves to help manage their skin.
Treatments have improved greatly in recent years. Creams, tablets and injectable medicines can all help control symptoms. Even so, many people still ask a straightforward question in clinic: is there anything I can do alongside my medication that might make a difference? Weight often comes up in that discussion. Psoriasis…
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By Dareen Toro, Research Leader, Defence, Security and Justice team, RAND Europe
Controversy over the chatbot Grok escalated rapidly through the early weeks of 2026. The cause was revelations about its alleged ability to generate sexualised images of women and children in response to requests from users on the social media platform X.
This prompted the UK media regulator Ofcom and, subsequently, the European…
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By Kent Jones, Professor Emeritus, Economics, Babson College
President Donald Trump’s economic agenda took a major hit when the Supreme Court struck down many of his most sweeping tariffs. While Trump has options to restore some of the tariffs, he’s losing his most powerful tool to impose them almost at will as a bargaining chip with other countries.
In a 6-3 decision on Feb. 20, 2026, the court ruled that Trump’s use of the International…
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By Human Rights Watch
Click to expand Image North Korean leader Kim Jong Un delivers a speech during the ruling Workers’ Party Congress in Pyongyang, February 19, 2026. © 2026 Korean Central News Agency/Korea News Service via AP Photo (New York) – North Korea’s ninth Party Congress started on February 20, 2026, amid escalating repression of young people, strict control of information, and widespread forced labor, Human Rights Watch said today.The Congress of the Workers’ Party of Korea is the country’s most important political meeting. Party Congresses have historically occurred irregularly: the last…
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By Human Rights Watch
Click to expand Image Relatives of a person who went missing after a migrant boat sank on February 26 on the beach near where the shipwreck took place off the coast of Steccato di Cutro, near Crotone, in Calabria in southern Italy. March 7, 2023. © 2023 Alfonso Di Vincenzo/KONTROLAB/LightRocket via Getty Images In the early morning hours of February 26, 2023, the Summer Love shipwrecked off the coast of Calabria, Italy. At least 94 people, including 35 children, died in what is known as the Cutro shipwreck. According to survivors, the boat was carrying up to 250 people, most from…
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By Yohannes Gedamu, Senior Lecturer of Political Science, Georgia Gwinnett College
The histories of Eritrea and Ethiopia have long been closely intertwined. Once part of Ethiopia, Eritrea launched an armed struggle for independence in 1961 that resulted in its secession in 1993 following a referendum. But since Eritrea’s independence, relations between the two countries have evolved through many ups and downs, which include a devastating war from 1998 to 2000, followed by two decades of mutual isolationism.
The two countries appeared…
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By Pauline Maclaran, Professor of Marketing & Consumer Research, Royal Holloway, University of London
The royal family appear to have navigated their responses to the potential tarnishing of the monarchy in both official and unofficial ways.
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By Sanam Mahoozi, Research Associate, City St George's, University of London
The US military buildup in the Middle East is now sufficient for Trump to order military action against Iran at any moment.
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