(C) The Conversation This story was originally published by The Conversation and is unaltered. . . . . . . . . . . American University School of International Service on The Conversation [1] ['Anders C. Hardig', 'Benjamin Jensen', 'Boaz Atzili', 'Carolyn Gallaher', 'Elizabeth Thompson', 'Garret Martin', 'Gordon Adams', 'Jordan Tama', 'Joseph Torigian', 'Lauren Carruth'] Date: 2022-10-20 13:41:39+00:00 Rob Pinney/Getty Images October 20, 2022 UK prime minister forced from office amid economic turmoil, chaos in parliament and a party in disarray Only months into the job, Prime Minister Liz Truss is on her way out already, leaving her government in search of a new leader and a way to regain public trust. Serhii Mykhalchuk/Global Images Ukraine via Getty Images October 14, 2022 Crippling civilian infrastructure has long been part of Russian generals’ playbook – Putin is merely expanding that approach In the face of Russian military setbacks at the hands of a dogged opposition army, Russian President Vladimir Putin is focusing on targets that will put psychological pressure on the Ukrainian nation. Juan Barreto/AFP via Getty Images September 16, 2022 Ukraine’s rapid advance against Russia shows mastery of 3 essential skills for success in modern warfare A military strategist breaks down how a smaller Ukrainian army has successfully taken back swaths of land from the Russians in the country’s northeast. C Gebald and J Wurzbacher Copyright Climeworks August 16, 2022 Biden signs Inflation Reduction Act: Its climate promise relies heavily on carbon capture, meaning thousands of miles of pipeline One estimate suggests at least a sixth of all emissions cuts expected from the Inflation Reduction Act would come from carbon capture. Cyril Ndegeya/Xinhua via Getty Images July 28, 2022 Western countries are shipping refugees to poorer nations in exchange for cash A UK plan to move asylum seekers on its shores to Rwanda has been met with stiff opposition from human rights organizations. But the UK persists, and Rwanda is all too willing. Carl Court/Getty Images July 7, 2022 Boris Johnson’s messy political legacy of lies, scandals and delivering Brexit to his base The UK prime minister tendered his resignation after a slew of resignations by former allies in his government. Chesnot/Getty Images May 3, 2022 How Marine Le Pen managed to gain ground with youth voters – and why her success isn’t being replicated by the US right While Marine Le Pen’s Rassemblement National has engaged in a decade-long campaign to rehabilitate its image with youth voters, the GOP is moving in the opposite direction. AP Photo/Mstyslav Chernov April 6, 2022 Humanitarian aid workers need security, rights and better pay Nearly all of the 129 aid workers killed on the job in 2021 were from the countries where they lost their lives. Master Sgt. Donald R. Allen/U.S. Air Forces Europe-Africa via Getty Images March 31, 2022 Afghan evacuees lack a clear path for resettlement in the U.S., 7 months after Taliban takeover The U.S. has promised to take in 100,000 Ukrainian refugees. But there is concern that this could further complicate efforts to welcome and resettle Afghan evacuees. Ukrainian Presidency/Handout/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images March 22, 2022 Defending Europe: How cultural identity shapes support for Ukraine and armed resistance against Russia The Russian invasion has triggered an outpouring of support for Ukraine from European countries. Will Putin’s gamble backfire and ultimately push Ukraine firmly into the European fold? Alexei Druzhinin/Sputnik/AFP via Getty Images March 10, 2022 China’s balancing act on Russian invasion of Ukraine explained Beijing and Moscow have had a cozy relationship of late. A scholar of China-Russia diplomacy explains how Ukraine might affect that. Aris Messinis / AFP via Getty Images March 9, 2022 Ukrainian refugees are welcomed with open arms – not so with people fleeing other war-torn countries The welcome mat for refugees fleeing war-torn Ukraine stands in stark contrast to recent anti-immigrant policies targeting those from the Middle East, Latin America, Africa and Asia. House of Commons/PA Images via Getty Images February 2, 2022 Order, order! A guide to ‘partygate’ and the UK’s rambunctious Parliament Why will calling someone a liar get you thrown out of the UK parliamentary debates, but using defamatory language might not? AP Photo/Capt. Chris Herbert/U.S. Air Force August 23, 2021 Where do Afghanistan’s refugees go? Don’t be misled by the scenes from Kabul airport. Most Afghan refugees don’t leave in an airplane and few will settle in the United States. AP Photo/Shekib Rahmani August 17, 2021 Afghanistan only the latest US war to be driven by deceit and delusion Secretary of State Antony Blinken said that the US Afghanistan pullout is not a repeat of failures in other recent wars. “This is not Saigon,” he said. A seasoned foreign policy expert disagrees. Mahmud Hams / AFP/Getty Images and Mahmoud Issa/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images. May 18, 2021 Both Israel and Hamas are aiming to look strong, instead of finding a way out of their endless war In most wars, each side’s aggression is meant to get the other side to back down. But that’s not the case with how Israeli and Palestinian leaders have conducted their long-running war. AP Photo/Pavel Rahman March 12, 2021 Bangladesh at 50: A nation created in violence and still bearing scars of a troubled birth Pakistan, created during the 1947 partition, comprised two geographical areas, separated by over a thousand miles. The fault lines between the two regions resulted in the birth of Bangladesh. [END] --- [1] Url: https://theconversation.com/institutions/american-university-school-of-international-service-2886 Published and (C) by The Conversation Content appears here under this condition or license: Creative Commons CC BY-ND 4.0. via Magical.Fish Gopher News Feeds: gopher://magical.fish/1/feeds/news/theconversation/