Tara Sonenshine, Edward R. Murrow Professor of Practice in Public Diplomacy, Tufts University The U.S. has dispatched eight Army and Navy vessels from Virginia to build a temporary pier off the coast of the Gaza Strip. The aim of this work: to supply…
Michael Brenner, Professor of Jewish History and Culture at Ludwig Maximilian University and Abensohn Chair in Israel Studies, American University Just when you think nothing can surprise you anymore in Israeli politics, someone always comes along with a new twist.…
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Ahmet T. Kuru, Professor of Political Science, San Diego State University I…
Alessandro Poletto, Lecturer in East Asian Religions, Arts & Sciences at Washington…
Children’s education is frequently disrupted in conflict-fraught areas. Daniel Beloumou Olomo/AFP via Getty Images Natasha Joseph, Commissioning Editor Nelson Mandela was a famous advocate for the value of education. In 1990, the man…
Carol Ferrara, Anthropologist & Assistant Professor, Department of Marketing Communication, Emerson CollegeFrançoise Lorcerie, Professeure, Aix-Marseille Université (AMU)Vincent Geisser, Sociologue, Aix-Marseille Université (AMU) France is famously strict on enforcing what it calls “laïcité”: keeping…
Victor Peskin, Associate professor of politics and global studies, Arizona State University The International Court of Justice ordered Israel on Jan. 26, 2024, to prevent possible genocide against Palestinians in Gaza. But the…
Avery Paxton, Research Marine Biologist, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration D’amy Steward, Master’s Student in Biology, University of Guam When people hear about underwater reefs, they usually picture colorful gardens created from…
Kai M. Thaler, Assistant Professor of Global Studies, University of California, Santa Barbara Bad news has been the norm for Catholics in Nicaragua, where clergy and church groups have been frequent targets…
Mathew Barlow, Professor of Climate Science, UMass Lowell Extremely cold Arctic air and severe winter weather swept southward into much of the U.S. in mid-January 2024, breaking daily low temperature records from Montana to…
Diego Javier Luis, Assistant Professor of History, Tufts University One of the most pervasive myths about colonial Latin American society is that it was Catholic, full stop. It’s a familiar story: As…
Laura A. Henry, Associate Professor of Government and Legal Studies, Bowdoin College Pavel Sulyandziga, an Indigenous activist and member of the Udege people of Russia’s far eastern region, arrived in the United…
Arie Perliger, UMass Lowell One of the first Israeli government responses to Hamas’ Oct. 7, 2023, surprise attack was the mobilization of about 360,000 reservists into active duty for the Israel military.…
Matt Williams, The Conversation U.S. President Joe Biden sits down with his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping on Nov. 15, 2023, in the first head-to-head talks between the leaders of the world’s two…
