Climate Change Series

New Zealand’s carbon emissions are on the way down – thanks in part to policies now under threat

Oct 09, 2023 03:46 am UTC| Nature Politics

It may have been largely overlooked in the election debates, but New Zealands greenhouse gas emissions are finally on the way down. Annual emissions of carbon dioxide from the burning of fossil fuels are the lowest...

Why are brown and Black people supporting the far right?

Oct 06, 2023 07:01 am UTC| Politics

The Republican Party in the United States has moved farther right in recent years. And as its done so, you would think racialized Americans might be distancing themselves from it and its policies. But at last weeks GOP...

Climate Change Series

Made in America: how Biden's climate package is fuelling the global drive to net zero

Oct 06, 2023 02:31 am UTC| Politics

This article is part of a series by The Conversation, Getting to Zero, examining Australias energy transition. Just over a year since US President Joe Biden signed the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) into law, its...

Migrant Crisis Series

Record immigration will put pressure on NZ's population, infrastructure and productivity – where’s the election debate?

Oct 06, 2023 02:26 am UTC| Politics

The concerns of various pundits and politicians earlier this year that New Zealand might struggle to attract immigrants turned out to be premature. In fact, the countrys population has been boosted to the extent it should...

Global Geopolitics Series

Despite one of the US military's greatest fiascoes, American troops are still in Somalia fighting an endless war

Oct 05, 2023 03:34 am UTC| Politics Insights & Views

Nearly 30 years after the infamous Battle of Mogadishu, the U.S. military is still conducting operations in Somalia. Popularized in the U.S. by the 2001 film Black Hawk Down, the Battle of Mogadishu occurred on Oct. 3,...

How Europe’s authoritarian populists maintain a false image of a free press

Oct 05, 2023 03:32 am UTC| Politics

Authoritarian leaders might be good at damaging democracy, but unless they are pure dictators they often still need to worry about winning elections. In the last few years, Europe has seen the rise of a number of...

Burger King Continues Operations in Russia Despite Owner's Pledge to Exit

Oct 04, 2023 05:32 am UTC| Economy Politics Business

Burger King remains open in Russia despite its owner, Restaurant Brands International (RBI), pledging to withdraw over a year ago. RBI, which holds a 15% stake in the Russian franchise, stated that it has no new exit plan...