By Harrison Budak
Following the murder of a bartender, a debate has been reopened over lax crime laws, escalating bouts of violence, and the unresolved integration of part of Slovenia’s Romani community.
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By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra
in the Albanese government’s latest responsle to the Bondi tragedy Ausrtralian law enforcement and intelligence agencies are to be reviewed.
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By Andrew Latham, Professor of Political Science, Macalester College
World leaders like to talk up peace at Christmastime. But alongside the tales of seasonal breaks in fighting are incidents of adversaries taking advantage of the season.
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Friday, December 19, 2025
The United Nations has urged calm in Bangladesh after the killing of a prominent youth protest leader sparked fresh unrest, raising concerns about political violence and the safety of civic space as the country prepares for elections early next year.
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By Stephanie A. (Sam) Martin, Frank and Bethine Church Endowed Chair of Public Affairs, Boise State University
Powerful men connected to Jeffrey Epstein are named, dissected and speculated about. The survivors, unless they work hard to step forward, remain a blurred mass in the background.
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By Angela J. Narayan, Associate Professor, Clinical Child Psychology Ph.D. program, University of Denver
Depending on family circumstances and a child’s personality type, gift giving runs the gamut of fun to terrifying. But the most important lesson goes beyond gifts.
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By Human Rights Watch
Click to expand Image The F1 Grand Prix at Jeddah Corniche Circuit in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, April 20, 2025. © 2025 Qian Jun/Paddocker via AP Photo The International Automobile Federation (Fédération Internationale de l’Automobile, or FIA), the international body governing motor sports, including Formula1, held its annual General Assemblies last week in Tashkent, Uzbekistan. At the General Assemblies, the federation presented Uzbekistan as the “star of the east,” seemingly without a single reference to Uzbekistan’s deeply problematic human rights record. In recent years,…
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By Justin Colson, Senior Lecturer in Urban and Digital History, School of Advanced Study, University of London
Werner Scheltjens, Professor of Digital History, University of Bamberg
We often imagine medieval life as dull, dirty and short, with little in the way of material comfort or decoration. However, medieval Londoners were importing toys, treats and trinkets by the boatload centuries…
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By Richard Whitman, Member of the Conflict Analysis Research Centre, University of Kent; Royal United Services Institute
Stefan Wolff, Professor of International Security, University of Birmingham
To placate pro-Moscow governments in Hungary, Slovakia and Czechia, the EU had to include an ‘opt-out’ clause for its support for Ukraine.
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By Naomi Joseph, Arts + Culture Editor, The Conversation
December 16 marked 250 years since the writer’s birth – but at The Conversation, we have been celebrating all year.
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