With its latest Moon mission success, China’s space programme has the US in its sights

China wants to build a lunar base with international partners, just as the US does.

Simonetta Di Pippo, Director of the Space Economy Evolution Lab, Bocconi University • conversation
July 4, 2024 ~7 min

Nations realise they need to take risks or lose the race to the Moon

There’s intense competition between the US and China to establish bases on the Moon.

Jacco van Loon, Reader in Astrophysics, Keele University • conversation
June 17, 2024 ~8 min


Orangutan diplomacy: why Malaysia’s scheme is attracting criticism before it starts

Orangutans are an endangered species, with numbers falling dramatically in the past 100 years.

Chee Meng Tan, Assistant Professor of Business Economics, University of Nottingham • conversation
May 30, 2024 ~7 min

TikTok law threatening a ban if the app isn’t sold raises First Amendment concerns

The law forcing TikTok to be sold or banned is meant to protect Americans from Chinese government influence and privacy intrusions. But does it undermine a bedrock American principle?

Gautam Hans, Associate Clinical Professor of Law, Cornell University • conversation
May 21, 2024 ~8 min

More than a third of urban Chinese live in sinking cities – here’s what they can do

Cities can take action to stop subsidence – or else they need to adapt.

Robert James Nicholls, Professor of Climate Adaptation, University of East Anglia • conversation
May 9, 2024 ~7 min

TikTok fears point to larger problem: Poor media literacy in the social media age

If the US wants to protect young people from misinformation and foreign influence, focusing on TikTok is barking up the wrong tree.

Nir Eisikovits, Professor of Philosophy and Director, Applied Ethics Center, UMass Boston • conversation
April 19, 2024 ~8 min

China’s universities just grabbed 6 of the top 10 spots in one worldwide science ranking – without changing a thing

Science rankings rely on papers in academic journals. Broadening the view to include many more open-access journals will upend the usual order – thanks to China’s vast number of publications.

Caroline Wagner, Professor of Public Affairs, The Ohio State University • conversation
April 2, 2024 ~8 min

China’s universities just grabbed 8 of the top 10 spots in one worldwide science ranking – without changing a thing

Science rankings rely on papers in academic journals. Broadening the view to include many more open-access journals will upend the usual order – thanks to China’s vast number of publications.

Caroline Wagner, Professor of Public Affairs, The Ohio State University • conversation
April 2, 2024 ~8 min


What is Volt Typhoon? A cybersecurity expert explains the Chinese hackers targeting US critical infrastructure

Chinese state-sponsored hackers are targeting critical infrastructure. Here’s what they’re doing, how the US government is responding and how you can help.

Richard Forno, Principal Lecturer in Computer Science and Electrical Engineering, University of Maryland, Baltimore County • conversation
March 29, 2024 ~6 min

Demand for computer chips fuelled by AI could reshape global politics and security

The effects of AI’s growth on global security could be difficult to predict.

Alina Vaduva, Director of the Business Advice Centre for Post Graduate Students at UEL, Ambassador of the Centre for Innovation, Management and Enterprise, University of East London • conversation
March 4, 2024 ~8 min

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