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President Trump launched a trade war against China on the premise that only a tough guy stance could fix problems that have long irked American businesses – namely, subsidies for key industries and the theft of US intellectual property. A few weeks ago a deal appeared close but the optimism has vanished as both countries return to a cycle of recrimination and retaliation. Greg Wright gives three reasons why Trump is struggling to win his trade war and why it’s unlikely to end soon.
The Nigerian military has been used to restore order in Jos, a city in Nigeria’s Plateau State, since deadly clashes between Christians and Muslims erupted in 2001. The military was deployed because the police have failed in their duty to protect citizens against the armed militias. But, argues Sallek Yaks Musa, using the army to quell the violence has actually caused more problems than it has solved.
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The trade war has high costs for both the U.S and China.
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Greg Wright, University of California, Merced
An economist explains why the US and Chinese governments are most likely to dig in their heels rather than find a compromise to end the costly trade conflict.
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Soldiers patrol the Nigerian city of Jos, in the central Plateu State, in a bid to quell religious violence.
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Sallek Yaks Musa, Stellenbosch University
In Nigeria, the government often uses the army to restore order and to keep the peace, largely because the police are unable to contain internal violent conflicts.
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Politics + Society
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Andrew Edward Tchie, King's College London
There are challenges that Sudan must overcome before power is transferred to its people.
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Alexander Gillespie, University of Waikato
A ceasefire and peace agreement in Afghanistan may mean that the Taliban would have to lose their "terrorist" classification and turn from despised outlaws to legitimate powerbrokers.
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Environment + Energy
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Adewole S. Adamson, University of Texas at Austin
May is Skin Cancer Awareness Month, but the messaging around sunscreen for people with black skin needs to changes. Sunscreen has never been shown to reduce skin cancer risk in black people.
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Karen Filbee-Dexter, Université Laval
With global warming, underwater Arctic kelp forests are proliferating, and might be a potential resource.
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Anaïd Lindemann, Université de Lausanne
La présence musulmane en Europe est récente mais suffisamment implantée pour qu’elle en fasse désormais partie intégrante. Peut-on cependant parler d’un islam spécifiquement européen ?
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Jean-Pierre Husson, Université de Lorraine
Chargées de représentations, les vieilles forêts constituent par leurs caractéristiques uniques de véritables laboratoires du vivant.
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