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Donald Trump
No, Trump is not like Obama on Middle East policy

No, Trump is not like Obama on Middle East policy

The Conversation

Obama wanted to calm the waters in the Middle East, then shift the burden of policing it to America’s partners there

Kurds
How will Trump’s Withdrawal from Syria Affect the Turkish-Kurdish Conflict?

How will Trump’s Withdrawal from Syria Affect the Turkish-Kurdish Conflict?

The Conversation

Territorial control is as the heart of Turkish-Kurdish negotiations

astronomy and outer space
A New Space Race? China First to Land on Far Side of Moon

A New Space Race? China First to Land on Far Side of Moon

The Conversation

The probe, Chang’e 4, is symbolic of the growth of the Chinese space program and the capabilities it has amassed

Islamophobia
Can Online anti-Muslim Hate Speech be Combated? There’s an App for that

Can Online anti-Muslim Hate Speech be Combated? There’s an App for that

The Conversation

By Bertie Vidgen and Taha Yasseri | – In a landmark move, a group of MPs recently published a working definition of the term Islamophobia. They defined it as “rooted in racism”, and as “a type of racism that targets expressions of Muslimness or perceived Muslimness”. In our latest working paper, we wanted to better […]

Holocaust
Quantifying the Holocaust: Measuring murder rates during the Nazi genocide

Quantifying the Holocaust: Measuring murder rates during the Nazi genocide

The Conversation

Hitler “ordered all action speeded up.”

Islamophobia
Facebook’s ‘Virtual Coercive’ Implicated in Rohingya Genocide

Facebook’s ‘Virtual Coercive’ Implicated in Rohingya Genocide

The Conversation

Is access to Facebook a pillar of free speech if the platform can be harnessed for the purpose of eliminating an entire population?

Ethnicities
America’s Generation Gap: Aging White People v. Diverse Millennials

America’s Generation Gap: Aging White People v. Diverse Millennials

The Conversation

Rising “racial generation gap” between white people over 65 and young people of color.

Afghanistan
What Trump Ousting of SecDef Mattis Means for Russia, Syria & Afghanistan

What Trump Ousting of SecDef Mattis Means for Russia, Syria & Afghanistan

The Conversation

By Scott Lucas | – The last adult in the Trump White House playground has gone – and the president is throwing his toys around. James Mattis, as defence secretary, was one of three retired generals in the Trump administration whose hope was to contain an ill-informed, temperamental, and unpredictable president. Now they’re all gone: […]

Coal
The Fossil Fuel Era is Coming to an End, but the Lawsuits are Just Beginning

The Fossil Fuel Era is Coming to an End, but the Lawsuits are Just Beginning

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Efforts to phase out fossil fuels will have to ramp up considerably — and quickly

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