By Rebecca H. Hogue, Assistant Professor, Department of English, University of Toronto
Over a 40-year period, up to 1989, the Soviet Union detonated 456 nuclear weapons in present-day Kazakhstan. A new documentary sees three generations of women speak about wounds and healing.
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By Victoria (Vicky) McArthur, Associate Professor, School of Journalism and Communication, Carleton University
Canadian politicians have increasingly taken to social media to campaign as well as communicate with constituents, sharing updates on policies, local events, emergencies or government initiatives.
But stories have emerged of constituents being blocked by their representatives. Should Canadian politicians be free to block their own constituents?
Some politicians claim the blocking is to combat increased online harassment, while…
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By Jennifer Walinga, Professor, Communication and Culture, Royal Roads University
In the sports documentary miniseries The Last Dance, Michael Jordan describes how, as a young rookie, he was confronted with an invitation to take part in illicit activities with teammates, including drugs and gambling.
He “did not go through that door,” realizing “he was in the NBA to get better.” Nowadays that kind of moral compass feels…
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By Ahmed Al-Juhany, PhD Candidate, University of Calgary
In 2018, the World Health Organization (WHO) released the 11th edition of the International Classification of Diseases — a global, standard-setting guideline for how institutions should understand and organize health information. In it was a new diagnostic category for symptoms and signs of disease: “old age.”
The new category sparked outrage and, in 2021, the
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By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra
The Coalition parties on Sunday formally endorsed a joint policy on climate and energy that drops the commitment to net zero.
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By Jonathan Powell, Visiting assistant professor, University of Kentucky
Salah Ben Hammou, Postdoctoral Research Associate, Rice University
Guinea-Bissau heads into its November elections against the backdrop of a deepening crisis of electoral legitimacy across Africa. In recent months, a string of elections has reinforced the perception that incumbency, not competition, remains the standard.
In Cameroon, 92-year-old Paul Biya claimed an eighth consecutive term after officially winning 53.7% of a vote widely denounced…
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By Kirsten A Donald, Professor of Paediatric Neurology and Development, University of Cape Town
Lucinda Tsunga, Psychologist, University of Cape Town
Violence exposure in early childhood is widespread in low- and middle-income countries and has clear impacts on young children’s mental health.
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By Danny Bradlow, Professor/Senior Research Fellow, Centre for Advancement of Scholarship, University of Pretoria
The end of South Africa’s G20 presidency does not mean the end of its ability or responsibility to promote the issues it prioritised during 2025. It can still advocate for action on some of these issues through its further participation in the G20 and in other international and regional forums.
In this article, I argue that going forward South Africa should prioritise the financial challenges confronting Africa that it championed in 2025.
South Africa established four…
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By Saheed Babajide Owonikoko, Researcher, Centre for Peace and Security Studies, Modibbo Adama University of Technology
For the second time in five years, Nigeria has been designated a “country of particular concern” by the US government, in both cases by President Donald Trump. The first time was in 2020 but the designation was removed in 2021.
The November 2025 redesignation can be traced to, among other things,…
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By Hilal Sahin
When people's basic needs are met before crises erupt, our communities stay peaceful, not because we police more, but because fewer people are pushed into making desperate choices.
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