By Shirin Khayambashi, Assistant Professor, Sociology, Toronto Metropolitan University
While Iran’s current protest movement was sparked by economic collapse, its momentum has revealed ideological disagreements within the dynamics of diaspora politics.
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By Zhixi Zhuang, Associate Professor, School of Urban and Regional Planning, Toronto Metropolitan University
An intergovernmental student housing task force is needed to work in tandem with universities and colleges to uphold international students’ housing rights.
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By Blayne Haggart, Associate Professor of Political Science, Brock University
As the U.S. government becomes increasingly authoritarian and issues threats to other countries, can Canadians trust U.S. tech companies with their data?
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By Nina Klioueva, Université de Montréal
Maude Perreault, Assistant professor, Université de Montréal
Insects are an appealing food source because they are rich in protein and require few resources. While a possible future solution, they also have risks and limitations.
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By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra
The prime minister sliced off parts of the bill to increase its chances of passing at a special sitting of parliament this week,
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By Tom Divon, Researcher , Hebrew University of Jerusalem
Christian Pentzold, Full Professor and Chair, University of Leipzig
AI does not simply revive, but rewrites, repurposes and redistributes the dead. And this is marked by a lingering sadness.
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By Thembekile Olivia Mayayise, Senior Lecturer, University of the Witwatersrand
Ransomware is a growing threat on the continent. There are a number of steps companies can take to combat it.
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By Chidi Anselm Odinkalu, Professor of Practice, International Human Rights Law, Tufts University
Member states of the African Union (AU) will hold their most consequential election of the year in February 2026, to fill ten vacancies in continental human rights institutions.
They will elect three experts to the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights and seven to the African Committee of Experts on the Rights and Welfare of the Child.
These individuals will serve on the committee for five years and on the commission for six, alongside 23 peers with…
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By Brian Robert Cook, Associate Professor of Geography, The University of Melbourne
Nicholas Harrigan, Senior Lecturer in Quantitative Sociology, Macquarie University
Peter Kamstra, Post-doctoral Research Fellow of Geography, The University of Melbourne
We have for too long persisted with approaches that seek to persuade, instruct, or direct people toward predetermined behaviours. Here’s a better way.
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By Kent Jones, Professor Emeritus, Economics, Babson College
Justices are currently looking at whether Trump’s tariffs are constitutional. But that ruling won’t shed any light on whether they are wise.
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