Blocking exports and raising tariffs is a bad defense against industrial cyber espionage, study shows

Supply-chain decoupling doesn’t stop rival nations from hacking each other and can make it worse. A cyber-espionage expert explains what does work.

William Akoto, Assistant Professor of Global Security, American University • conversation
June 25, 2025 ~7 min

China’s Everest obsession: following Mallory’s footsteps a century on, I saw how tourism and climate change are transforming the mountain

A century after the disappearance of explorer George Mallory, his photos and diary offer a valuable baseline for investigating impacts of tourism and climate change on the Tibet side of Everest.

Carl Cater, Associate Professor in Tourism Marketing, Swansea University • conversation
June 13, 2025 ~28 min


Golden Dome dangers: An arms control expert explains how Trump’s missile defense threatens to make the US less safe

Missile defense systems are nothing new. History shows that even if they work as advertised – a big if – they’re a bad idea if your aim is to make your country safer from nuclear attack.

Matthew Bunn, Professor of the Practice of Energy, National Security, and Foreign Policy, Harvard Kennedy School • conversation
June 6, 2025 ~10 min

India-Pakistan conflict over water reflects a region increasingly vulnerable to climate change

Water treaties should be rewritten to factor in climate change and new geopolitical realities.

Mehebub Sahana, Leverhulme Early Career Fellow, Geography, University of Manchester • conversation
May 9, 2025 ~8 min

Chinese research isn’t taken as seriously as papers from elsewhere – my new study

A study of over 8,000 articles in top economics journals finds that authors with Chinese surnames are 14% less likely to be cited.

Peng Zhou, Professor of Economics, Cardiff University • conversation
May 8, 2025 ~8 min

The world needs climate change leadership – it’s time for China to step up

How Beijing can protect global climate governance from Trump’s ‘America first’ strategy.

Yixian Sun, Associate Professor in International Development, University of Bath • conversation
April 29, 2025 ~7 min

US and Russia squabble over Arctic security as melting ice opens up shipping routes

Melting ice in the Arctic is opening up shipping routes and making the region a valuable strategic asset.

Stefan Wolff, Professor of International Security, University of Birmingham • conversation
April 4, 2025 ~9 min

Stone tool discovery in China shows people in East Asia were innovating during the Middle Paleolithic, like in Europe and Middle East

Discovery in China of tools called Quina scrapers suggests the people of East Asia were as inventive and flexible with technology during the Middle Paleolithic era as those in other parts of the world.

Ben Marwick, Professor of Archaeology, University of Washington • conversation
March 31, 2025 ~9 min


Ecological disruptions are a risk to national security

Overfishing, disease and environmental crimes cause social and political instability, economic strife and strained international relations.

Rod Schoonover, Adjunct Professor, School of Foreign Service, Georgetown University • conversation
March 27, 2025 ~9 min

Only 15 countries have met the latest Paris agreement deadline. Is any nation serious about tackling climate change?

The low submission rate undermines the global commitment to climate action.

Doug Specht, Reader in Cultural Geography and Communication, University of Westminster • conversation
March 19, 2025 ~8 min

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