By Georgios Samaras, Assistant Professor of Public Policy, King's College London
A year into Donald Trump’s second presidency, he is pressing ahead with a volatile agenda that tests the limits of the international order.
Europe, by contrast, looks disorganised in the face of the threats Trump is making to annex Greenland and strategically hesitant overall. Rather than setting out a coherent approach, the response risks splintering…
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By Emily Setty, Associate Professor in Criminology, University of Surrey
The UK government has launched a consultation on introducing an Australian-style ban on social media for under-16s. The proposal is framed as a bold response to rising concerns about young people’s mental health, online abuse and exposure to harmful content.
At first glance, a ban sounds straightforward: keep children away from platforms that can cause harm. But as someone who has spent years researching young people’s digital lives, relationships and wellbeing, I believe that a blanket ban risks…
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By Thomas Caffrey, Tutor/Lecturer in English Literature, Dublin City University
Meticulously constructed and shot, this four part anthology series gets Murakami’s love of moving from the mundane to the ridiculous.
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By Conor Meehan, Associate Professor of Microbial Bioinformatics, Nottingham Trent University
A group of volunteers spent days locked in a small hotel room with people actively infected with flu. They played games, shared objects and exercised together in conditions designed to help the virus spread. Yet not a single person caught influenza.
The unexpected finding comes from a well-designed study that set out to answer a basic question: how does flu really spread?
Influenza, the virus responsible for flu, is known to spread through aerosols (microscopic droplets) released when an infected person coughs, sneezes or even breathes…
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By Stefan Wolff, Professor of International Security, University of Birmingham
The board of peace will be chaired by the US president and will cost member states US$1 billion to join.
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By Rachel Woods, Senior Lecturer in Physiology, University of Lincoln
The wellness industry has redefined detox in ways that medicine does not recognise. Here is why most detox claims do not stand up to evidence.
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By Lyrr Thurston, Copy Editor, The Conversation
The United Nations made 24 January the International Day of Education to highlight the role of education in peace and development. In 2026 the theme is “the power of youth in co-creating education”. This refers to “involving young people and students in global decision making in education” and to young people’s initiatives to safeguard everyone’s right to education.
To mark the occasion, we’re sharing some of the articles our…
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By Victoria Melkisedeck Lihiru, Lecturer, Faculty of Law, The Open University of Tanzania
President Samia Suluhu Hassan’s historic rise as Tanzania’s first woman head of state broke a decades-old tradition of male dominance. In keeping with political precedent, she also became chairperson of the ruling Chama cha Mapinduzi (CCM) party. That made Hassan the first woman to hold this position.
For decades, women’s representation in Tanzania’s parliament has relied heavily on reserved quota seats rather than direct electoral…
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By Johan Linåker, Adjunct Assistant Professor in Computer Science, Lund University
As the US increases political pressure on Europe, it’s possible to imagine the continent losing access to key computing services.
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By Anthony Clarke, Research Associate, School of Earth and Planetary Sciences, Curtin University
Chris Kirkland, Professor of Geochronology, Curtin University
A new study shows the monument’s most exotic stones did not arrive by chance but were instead deliberately selected and transported.
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