By Anna Grimaldi, Lecturer in Politics and International Relations, University of Leeds
Eleonora Natale, Lecturer in Environmental Security, King's College London
The Cuban capital of Havana, where we are currently on a research trip, woke to an unfamiliar silence on January 5. As we drove through the city, no music drifted from open windows and shops and restaurants were shuttered. The streets were almost deserted.
It was the first day of national mourning for the 32 Cuban soldiers killed during the US operation to capture Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro in Caracas two days earlier.…
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By Kathy Kiely, Professor and Lee Hills Chair of Free Press Studies, University of Missouri-Columbia
Lyrissa Barnett Lidsky, Professor of Law, University of Florida
The president has sued multiple media companies. He may care less about winning in court than intimidating news outlets, suggest two media scholars.
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By Jeff Moersch, Professor of Earth, Environmental, and Planetary Sciences, University of Tennessee
Which way is ‘down’ has a different answer depending on where you are on Earth, in the solar system, in our galaxy and beyond.
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By Caroline Levander, Vice President Global Strategy & Carlson Professor in the Humanities, Rice University
The cost of college is on the rise – but college grads still earn more than those without a degree.
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By Moul Dey, Professor of Nutrition Science, South Dakota State University
Older adults whose diets consisted of only 15% ultraprocessed foods – rather than the usual 50% – had lower weight, insulin and cholesterol.
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By Kristian Coates Ulrichsen, Fellow for the Middle East at the Baker Institute, Rice University
Initially, the two gulf states were in alignment over Yemen’s civil war. But the Arab coalition’s unity has long since gone.
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By Peter Harris, Associate Professor of Political Science, Colorado State University
Asked in December 2025 what the biggest sticking point was in negotiating peace in Ukraine, U.S. President Donald Trump got straight to the point: land. “Some of that land has been taken. Some of that land is maybe up for grabs,” he added.
From the very beginning of the full-scale war, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has ruled…
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By Art Jipson, Associate Professor of Sociology, University of Dayton
Christian Reconstructionism, a little-known movement to rebuild society on biblical law, can often shape US debates over religion, politics and education.
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By Tinashe Mushakavanhu, Assistant Professor, Harvard University
The film suggests that building a library is not merely about a building or books; it is about dialogue and citizenship.
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By Iwa Salami, Professor of Law, University of East London
A notification popped up on my LinkedIn the other day. Africans were doing a traditional celebratory dance at the Africa Stablecoin summit in Johannesburg.
The picture gave me a sinking feeling.
Why? While stablecoins can advance financial inclusion in Africa, could this celebration mark the potential transfer of monetary sovereignty from African economies to the economy issuing the most coveted currency-denominated stablecoin?
Stablecoins are crypto-assets or digital currencies designed to maintain…
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