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The Conversation

The Conversation is an independent, not-for-profit media outlet that works with academic experts in their fields to publish short, clear essays on hot topics.

Climate Crisis
Serious Court Challenges May Reverse the Trump EPA’s Revocation of 2009 CO2 Endangerment Finding

Serious Court Challenges May Reverse the Trump EPA’s Revocation of 2009 CO2 Endangerment Finding

The Conversation

The court found that various greenhouse gases, including carbon dioxide, were “pollutants covered by the Clean Air Act.

Cities
Why Futuristic “Smart Cities” Like Saudi Arabia’s Neom are Destined to Fail

Why Futuristic “Smart Cities” Like Saudi Arabia’s Neom are Destined to Fail

The Conversation

Frontier smart city projects like Dunia and The Line have failed on fundamental governance issues such as legitimacy, inclusion, accountability

Dissent
‘Woman, Life, Freedom’ hasn’t faded in Iran — it’s being actively eliminated

‘Woman, Life, Freedom’ hasn’t faded in Iran — it’s being actively eliminated

The Conversation

In the event of war to bring about regime change, militarization would once again define women as those expected to endure and sacrifice first

Israel/ Palestine
What will a rebuilt Gaza look like? The competing visions for the Strip’s future

What will a rebuilt Gaza look like? The competing visions for the Strip’s future

The Conversation

the Phoenix plan and the other Arab-led visions are at least a step forward.

Dissent
Inside the Challenges faced by Journalists covering Iran’s Protests

Inside the Challenges faced by Journalists covering Iran’s Protests

The Conversation

Reporting on Iran comes with extraordinary personal and professional risks and obstacles

Iran
US military Action in Iran risks igniting a regional and global Nuclear Cascade

US military Action in Iran risks igniting a regional and global Nuclear Cascade

The Conversation

Any U.S. military action now could have widespread unintended consequences, including the potential for accelerated global nuclear proliferation

Batteries
Fossil Fuels are Doomed — and Trump can’t Save them

Fossil Fuels are Doomed — and Trump can’t Save them

The Conversation

Replace fossil fuels with clean energy technologies such as solar, wind, electric vehicles and batteries. We are well on our way

Climate Crisis
Iran’s Biggest Centers of Protest also have Extreme Pollution and Water Shortages

Iran’s Biggest Centers of Protest also have Extreme Pollution and Water Shortages

The Conversation

2003-2019, Iran, facing water bankruptcy, lost an estimated 211 cubic kilometres of groundwater, or twice its annual water consumption

Dissent
Iran’s Protests are not just about Economics, they’re about an Ideological Crisis

Iran’s Protests are not just about Economics, they’re about an Ideological Crisis

The Conversation

It is the result of a decades-long erosion of belief in the ideological foundations of the Islamic Republic.

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