By Begum Zorlu, ESRC Research Fellow in the Department of International Politics, City St George's, University of London
Venezuela’s ruling party romped to victory in regional and legislative elections on May 25, winning over 82% of votes cast for the national assembly. The government-controlled national electoral council said candidates for the United Socialist Party of Venezuela (PSUV) won the race for governor in 23 out of the country’s 24 states.
These elections saw a turnout
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By Louise Kenward, PhD Candidate, Centre for Place Writing, Manchester Metropolitan University
Wild swimming and forest bathing have gained in popularity, all in a bid to improve our health. With “green prescriptions” now being issued by doctors instructing patients to spend time outdoors, ideas of “nature…
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By Jun Du, Professor of Economics, Centre Director of Centre for Business Prosperity (CBP), Aston University
Cher Li, Professor of Economics, Aston University
Xingyi Liu, Lecturer of Economics, Aston University
AI has already transformed industries and the way the world works. And its development has been so rapid that it can be hard to keep up. This means that those responsible for dealing with AI’s impact on issues such as safety, privacy and ethics must be equally speedy.
But regulating such a fast-moving and complex sector is extremely difficult.
At a summit in France in February 2025, world leaders struggled to agree on how to govern AI in a way that would be “safe, secure and trustworthy”. But…
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By Binish Ahmed, PhD Candidate, Policy Studies, Toronto Metropolitan University
Missing from the coverage of Kashmir is the story of Kashmiris as Indigenous Peoples. Their territory has been under multiple occupations since 1947 and they face intensive repression.
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By Jeff Inglis, Environment + Energy Editor, The Conversation US
President Donald Trump’s speech at the graduation of the class of 2025 from the U.S. Military Academy at West Point included segments that were clearly scripted and portions that were obviously not.
During the unscripted portions, Trump, who wore a bright red “Make America Great Again” campaign hat during his entire appearance on May 24, 2025, delivered remarks that hit many of his frequent partisan political talking points. That included attacking presidential predecessors…
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By Karen K. Christensen-Dalsgaard, Assistant Professor, Department of Biological Sciences, MacEwan University
The recent threats of tariffs and deteriorating relations with the United States have led to increasing interest from Canadian governments and the public in boosting the country’s self-reliance.
Politicians have called on the public to “buy Canadian,” provinces have ordered American products removed from shelves and…
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By E. Richard Gold, Professor of intellectual property and innovation, Faculty of Law and Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, McGill University
Cristina Vanberghen, Prof. Dr. and Senior Expert, European Commission, Member, Center for Intellectual Property Policy at the Faculty of Law, McGill University, European University Institute
Artificial intelligence (AI) is rapidly transforming sectors from health care to climate science. But amid the global scramble to lead this technological revolution, one truth is becoming clearer: data, its platforms and its circulations, have become critical infrastructure. And Canada, poised to host this year’s G7 Leaders Summit, has a rare opportunity to shape the rules that will govern AI globally.
Under…
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By Human Rights Watch
Click to expand Image Shadows of an Iranian policeman and a noose are seen on the ground before an execution in Pakdasht, south of Tehran, March 2005. © 2005 Reuters (Beirut) – Iranian authorities are carrying out a horrific execution spree, with at least 113 reported executions in the first 25 days of May 2025 alone, Human Rights Watch said today. The international community should urgently press Iran’s authorities to halt all executions, including those of several political prisoners who are at imminent risk. According to Iran Human Rights, an Oslo-based nongovernmental…
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By Andrew Forde, Assistant Professor - European Human Rights Law, Dublin City University
The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) appears to have “crossed the Rubicon” in the West Bank town of Jenin, when it opened fire in the vicinity of a group of visiting diplomats on May 21 – in flagrant violation of international law. The group of diplomats representing 31 countries – including Ireland, UK, France, Germany, Italy, Egypt, Russia and China – were on an official mission organised by the Palestinian Authority to observe the humanitarian situation there.
They were giving media interviews when IDF troops…
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By Piers Eaton, PhD Candidate in Political Science, L’Université d’Ottawa/University of Ottawa
Even though pro-independence forces in the 2014 Scottish sovereignty referendum fell short, they did better than expected due to organization and generous timelines. That’s not at play in Alberta.
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