Immigration rules keep changing, and the confusion can cause real problems for migrants
1000 Words/Shutterstock Ben Brindle, University of Oxford A nationwide plan to digitise immigration documents recently came into force. Since January 1, millions of foreign nationals who live in the UK…
Carbon capture in Mediterranean soil: how farmland can trap greenhouse gases
Measuring soil respiration levels in a farm field. Wikimedia Commons., CC BY Paula Pérez González-Anguiano, Universitat de Vic – Universitat Central de Catalunya; Carlos Alberto Torres Guerreo, Universitat de Vic…
Why Trump’s tariffs can’t solve America’s fentanyl crisis
Rodney Coates, Miami University Americans consume more illicit drugs per capita than anyone else in the world; about 6% of the U.S. population uses them regularly. One such drug, fentanyl…
The US intends to leave the World Health Organization. What happens next?
C Raina MacIntyre, UNSW Sydney Donald Trump’s plan to withdraw the United States from the World Health Organization (WHO) has been met with dismay in the public health field. Some…
Elon Musk now has an office in the White House. What’s his political game plan?
Henry Maher, University of Sydney Elon Musk has emerged as one of the most influential and controversial powerbrokers in the new Trump administration. He spent at least US$277 million (about…
DeepSeek: how a small Chinese AI company is shaking up US tech heavyweight
Tongliang Liu, University of Sydney Chinese artificial intelligence (AI) company DeepSeek has sent shockwaves through the tech community, with the release of extremely efficient AI models that can compete with…
Assad’s fall opens window for Syrian refugees to head home − but for many, it won’t be an easy decision
Kelsey Norman, Rice University and Ana Martín Gil, Rice University For more than a decade, Syrians have been the world’s largest refugee population. More than 6 million Syrians have fled…
Trump signals he will start pushing for a new world order in first 100 days
Stefan Wolff, University of Birmingham Donald Trump’s return to the White House on January 20 2025 is widely seen as ushering in a period of significant upheaval for US foreign…
What happens on US inauguration day? Here’s what you need to know
Clodagh Harrington, University College Cork and Alex Waddan, University of Leicester On January 20 2025 Donald J. Trump will be inaugurated as president of the United States for the second…
Internet shutdowns are increasing dramatically in Africa – a new book explains why
Tony Roberts, Institute of Development Studies Between 2016 and 2024 there were 193 internet shutdowns imposed in 41 African countries. This form of social control is a growing trend in…