Local elections in Turkey over the weekend saw a some key cities and towns slip away from the party of Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s ruling party.
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Research shows that unrest, even terrorism, can erupt in poor countries with a surplus of young people and not enough jobs. Can Niger, a once-peaceful sub-Saharan African nation, handle its baby boom?
JFK pushed consumer rights to the top of the national agenda in 1962, leading to a raft of new laws offering new protections. But without enforcement, such rights are meaningless.
Climate justice policies could potentially double as tools of colonialism that harm people outside the US.
Left off publications due to Nazi prejudice, this Jewish woman lost her rightful place in the scientific pantheon as the discoverer of nuclear fission.
These technologies could turn into a powerful tool for fighting global warming, and they have the potential to address historical climate injustices.
The index fund revolutionized investing for millions. Its founder died on Jan. 16.
Between November 2016 and October 2018, more than 130 government officials were publicly accused of sexual harassment or assault.
The NRA may fund political candidates but only with cash from U.S. donors. The group could face serious consequences if, as news reports allege, it broke laws and rules.
NATO leaders meet in Belgium today; many are worried about US President Trump’s habit of breaking diplomatic norms. History is filled with other leaders acting bullishly, often with poor results.
New tools to help people use their smartphones in less detrimental ways are a good start, but could be even better at protecting users’ well-being.
Yemen’s civil war is a stew of local and foreign interests, from Washington, Saudi Arabia to Iran. And the latest battle may cost the lives of hundreds of thousands of civilians, if not millions.
A criminologist reviews recent research to dispel common misconceptions about mass shootings.
World TB Day will be observed March 24, with the good news that deaths from tuberculosis are declining. But a trend toward confining those with TB threatens to stall advances.
Feb. 28 marks the 75th anniversary of Operation Gunnerside. A stealthy group of skiing commandos took out a crucial Nazi facility and stopped Hitler from getting the atomic bomb.
In what came to be known as the Thule incident, an American bomber crashed in Greenland, spreading radioactive wreckage across 3 square miles of a frozen fjord. Denmark was not happy.
Unlike the days of old, career and technical education in today’s high schools doesn’t really prepare students for work. Researchers at Georgetown University explain why CTE must be revamped.
Slashing government spending on housing and scrapping a key financing option for new units would make it harder than ever for low-income Americans to keep a roof over their heads.
During World War I, Marie Curie left her lab behind, inventing a mobile X-ray unit that could travel to the battlefront and training 150 women to operate these ‘Little Curies.’
With some tinkering, a federal tax credit that encourages developers to create new units that low-income Americans can afford to rent might yield other benefits.
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Director, Center for Australian, New Zealand and Pacific Studies, Georgetown University
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Associate Professor, History, Georgetown University
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Associate Teaching Professor, McCourt School of Public Policy, Georgetown University
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Associate Director, Women's Center, Georgetown University
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Ph.D. Student in Psychology, Georgetown University
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Affiliate in the Center for Australia, New Zealand and Pacific Studies, Georgetown University
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Fellow, Georgetown University
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Assistant Professor of African Studies, Georgetown University
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Adjunct Lecturer of Philosophy, Georgetown University
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Senior Fellow, Government Affairs Institute, Georgetown University
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Faculty Member, Asian Studies Program, Georgetown University; Visiting Fellow, Department of Pacific Affairs, Australian National University., Georgetown University
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Professor of Cultural Anthropology, Georgetown University
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Associate Teaching Professor of Business and Economics, Georgetown University
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Curator of the Apollo Collection, Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum and Affiliate Adjunct, Georgetown University
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Timothy J. Jorgensen is a Friend of The Conversation.
Director of the Health Physics and Radiation Protection Graduate Program and Professor of Radiation Medicine, Georgetown University
