Russia’s withdrawal from the International Space Station could mean the early demise of the orbital lab – and sever another Russian link with the West

The head of the Russian space agency announced that the country will withdraw from the International Space Station after 2024. A space policy expert explains what this means and why it’s happening now.

Wendy Whitman Cobb, Professor of Strategy and Security Studies, Air University • conversation
July 26, 2022 ~7 min

It's getting harder for scientists to collaborate across borders – that's bad when the world faces global problems like pandemics and climate change

Scientific research done through international collaboration has boomed in the past 30 years. But recently, powerful countries are using science as a tool of politics, threatening that work.

Tommy Shih, Associate Professor in Business Administration, Lund University • conversation
July 13, 2022 ~10 min


Wealthy nations are carving up space and its riches – and leaving other countries behind

Current trends suggest that powerful nations are defining the rules of resource use in space and satellite access in ways that will make it hard for developing nations to ever catch up.

Theodora Ogden, Research Fellow in Emerging Space Countries, Arizona State University • conversation
May 11, 2022 ~9 min

Why freezing the Arctic Council is bad news for global security

The Arctic Council was the world’s primary forum for cooperation among the eight Arctic nations and a channel for diplomacy – until Russia launched a war.

Gabriella Gricius, Graduate Fellow with North American and Arctic Defense Security Network, PhD Candidate in Political Science, Colorado State University • conversation
April 20, 2022 ~7 min

US Climate risks are rising – a scientist looks at the dangers her children will have to adapt to, from wildfires to water scarcity

The author’s 9-year-old son will likely face about four times as many extreme events in his lifetime as older adults today. A new report explains the impacts already being felt.

Erica A.H. Smithwick, Distinguished Professor of Geography, Penn State • conversation
March 1, 2022 ~9 min

Our meat obsession is destroying the planet – the solution is to change how we see animals

Learning from Indigenous cultures to treat animals as more than just food sources could help us combat the climate crisis.

Colin Samson, Professor of Sociology and Indigenous Peoples, University of Essex • conversation
Feb. 9, 2022 ~6 min

Could 5G really ground planes? Why the US has delayed rolling out the mobile internet technology around airports

The radio frequency at which 5G operates in the US is close to that of an important piece of aircraft equipment, called radio altimeters.

Sufian Yousef, Principal lecturer, Director of the Telecommunications Engineering Research Group, Faculty of Science and Engineering, Anglia Ruskin University • conversation
Jan. 25, 2022 ~5 min

How the pandemic's unequal toll on people of color underlines US health inequities – and why solving them is so critical

Addressing racial and ethnic health gaps is becoming even more important as the US population continues its shift toward a minority-majority nation.

Abubakarr Jalloh, Assistant Professor of Public Health, Hollins University • conversation
Jan. 19, 2022 ~8 min


Here's why China probably won't dominate the electric car market this year

China is powering ahead with EV production, but Chinese EVs might not be ready to face the global market.

David Tyfield, Professor in Sustainable Transitions and Political Economy, Lancaster University • conversation
Jan. 6, 2022 ~7 min

Space law hasn't been changed since 1967 – but the UN aims to update laws and keep space peaceful

Human activities in space today are far more numerous and complicated compared to the 1967. Two experts explain the need for better laws to keep space peaceful.

Greg Autry, Clinical Professor of Space Leadership, Policy and Business, Arizona State University • conversation
Nov. 23, 2021 ~8 min

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