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Many want to come to the United States, as an asylee, a migrant or a citizen. But those journeys have become more complicated.
Information warfare has gone global. Here are some recent campaigns, and a couple of ideas about how to fight back.
Violence against religious minorities around the world prompted the United Nations to mark a day for the victims in 2019. Here is a roundup of some key events around the world.
Love it or hate it, winter means snow and ice for much of the US. In many places, though, snow is becoming a scarce resource.
Dozens of Muslim-majority countries are asking the UN’s International Criminal Court to investigate and prosecute a 2017 massacre in Myanmar that killed an estimated 10,000 Rohingya Muslims.
As the North Atlantic Treaty Organization celebrates its 70th anniversary with a leaders’ meeting in London, five US scholars shed light on NATO’s history and its potential future.
Learn more about the economic issues that were debated by the Democratic presidential candidates in Atlanta on Nov. 20.
Health care, immigration and trade have been hot topics during the campaign and are likely to come up during the fifth Democratic debate.
The CDC just released a list of bacteria and fungi that pose, or have the potential to pose, a serious health threat. Here are four strategies for curbing the rise of these superbugs.
On Nov. 12, the Supreme Court heard arguments on the Trump administration’s decision to end the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program.
Dissidents in Colombia’s FARC guerrillas are threatening to renew armed struggle three years after signing a landmark peace deal. Here, experts explain the history of Colombia’s fragile peace process.
As Hurricane Dorian approaches Florida, we share three articles on predicting hurricanes’ paths and evacuating from harm’s way.
CRISPR technology could have momentous effects if it’s used to edit genes that will be inherited by future generations. Researchers and ethicists continue to weigh appropriate guidelines.
The US-China trade war shows no signs of slowing down. Here’s what readers need to know.
Hot weather kills more Americans yearly on average than floods, tornadoes or hurricanes. Three scholars explain how cities can prepare and help residents stay cool.
The Uber driver walkout raises questions about how workers can fight for better pay and benefits in the age of the gig economy – a topic frequently on the minds of Conversation scholars.
Trees clean urban air, store carbon, slow floodwaters and can be used to design safer streets. Scholars are starting to calculate what these services are worth – a fitting topic for Arbor Day.
Years after voting to leave the EU, the UK still has no clear plan of how to make Brexit work. These five articles chart the history of an intractable problem.
As the special counsel’s investigation of Trump turns into a partisan battle in Congress, here are four key issues to follow.
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Professor of Public Policy (retired), University of Virginia
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University Professor and Joseph H. & Belle R. Braun Professor of American Jewish History, Brandeis University
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Dean of Economics, Politics & History, The University of Austin
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