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Morocco’s earthquake wasn’t unexpected – building codes must plan for them

José A. Peláez Montilla, Universidad de Jaén More than 2,000 people died when a powerful magnitude 6.8 earthquake struck Morocco on 8 September. The epicentre was in the High Atlas Mountains, 71km (44 miles) south-west of Marrakesh. Moina Spooner, from The Conversation…

September 13, 2023
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September 11, 2023

Ukraine’s push for NATO membership is rooted in its European past – and its future

Kateryna Shynkaruk, Texas A&M University During a recent meeting with the nation’s diplomatic corps, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy gave Ukraine’s ambassadors their marching orders for the rest of the year: Work to help secure Ukraine’s membership in the North Atlantic Treaty…

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China’s concerning new strategy on human rights: unite the world behind a ‘selective’ approach

Geoffrey Roberts, La Trobe University For more than three decades, China has…

Ukraine war: two good reasons the world should worry about Russia’s arms purchases from North Korea

Daniel Salisbury, King’s College London US national security council official John Kirby…

Niger coup: Military takeover is a setback for democracy and US interests in West Africa

Leonardo A. Villalón, University of Florida The West African nation Niger is under military rule following a coup in which President Mohamed Bazoum was overthrown and held captive by members of his…

July 30, 2023

How the Soviets stole nuclear secrets and targeted Oppenheimer, the ‘father of the atomic bomb’

Calder Walton, Harvard Kennedy School “Oppenheimer,” the epic new movie directed by Christopher Nolan, takes audiences into the mind and moral decisions of J. Robert Oppenheimer, leader of the team of brilliant…

July 24, 2023

Here’s how China is responding to US sanctions – with blocking laws and other countermeasures

Bashar Malkawi, University of Arizona After a recent meeting between U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen and officials in Beijing, China released a statement demanding “practical action” over the issue of sanctions. The…

July 23, 2023

Why is NATO expanding its reach to the Asia-Pacific region?

Gorana Grgić, University of Sydney Since Russia invaded Ukraine last year, NATO meetings and summits have been receiving significantly more attention compared to previous years. And there are several big-ticket items on…

July 13, 2023

Sweden is joining Nato: what that means for the alliance and the war in Ukraine

Simon J Smith, Staffordshire University and Jordan Becker, United States Military Academy West Point In a surprise move, Turkey has ended its veto on Sweden joining Nato, thereby removing all the barriers…

July 11, 2023

Israel’s assault in Jenin will only further erode the Palestinian Authority’s legitimacy

Dov Waxman, University of California, Los Angeles As Israeli soldiers withdrew from the Jenin refugee camp in the occupied West Bank after two days of fighting, Israel’s generals and politicians were quick…

July 6, 2023

What Beijing’s muted response to Wagner mutiny tells us about China-Russia relations – and what it doesn’t

Joseph Torigian, American University School of International Service As mercenary troops bore down on Moscow on June 24, 2023, it likely wasn’t only Russian President Vladimir Putin and his governing elite in…

July 4, 2023

The US will send depleted uranium munitions to Ukraine – a health physicist explains their military, health and environmental effects

Kathryn Higley, Oregon State University The Biden administration has agreed to provide Ukraine with depleted uranium shells to equip M1A1 Abrams tanks that the U.S. is sending there. Britain has already delivered…

June 19, 2023

Watered-down LGBTQ ‘understanding’ bill shows how far Japan’s parliament is out of step with its society – and history

Sabine Frühstück, University of California, Santa Barbara Japan has passed legislation aimed at “promoting the understanding” of members of the LGBTQ community – a watered-down bill that will do little to put…

June 18, 2023

Pope Francis is recovering from hernia surgery. But what exactly is a hernia?

Vincent Ho, Western Sydney University Pope Francis has had an operation this week to remove a hernia, which his surgeon said had been causing him increasingly frequent pain. This planned surgery was…

June 14, 2023
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