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The US is banning Russian oil imports, but an embargo that includes European allies would have more impact

  • Written by Amy Myers Jaffe, Research professor, Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy, Tufts University
imageMoscow headquarters of Rosneft, Russia's state-owned oil company.AP Photo/Mikhail Metzel

President Joe Biden announced on March 8, 2022, that the U.S. will ban imports of oil from Russia, along with refined petroleum products, natural gas and coal. The ban is the latest U.S. action designed to punish Russia for its invasion of Ukraine. Global...

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Barbie doll that honors Ida B. Wells faces an uphill battle against anti-Blackness

  • Written by Toni Sturdivant, Assistant Professor of Curriculum and Instruction, Texas A&M University-Commerce
imageCan Black dolls help Black children better understand their racial identity?Matel

When Mattel announced in January 2022 that it was releasing a new Barbie doll to honor Ida B. Wells – the famed 19th-century Black journalist and anti-lynching crusader – the company said the idea was to “inspire us to dream big.” However,...

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As war rages, some Ukrainians look to Mary for protection – continuing a long Christian tradition

  • Written by Kayla Harris, Librarian/Archivist at the Marian Library and Associate Professor, University of Dayton
imageThe flag of Ukraine has been tied around a statue of the Virgin Mary and Jesus Christ outside a church in Pennsylvania amid the Russian invasion.Aimee Dilger/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images

Ukrainian clergy demonstrating against the war in their country have appeared in media coverage carefully holding an image of the Virgin Mary, her...

Read more: As war rages, some Ukrainians look to Mary for protection – continuing a long Christian tradition

Criminal justice researcher examines the needs of marginalized groups that often go ignored

  • Written by Jennifer Cobbina-Dungy, Associate Professor of Criminal Justice, Michigan State University
imageIs all forgiven after someone has served their time behind bars?RJ Sangosti/MediaNews Group/The Denver Post via Getty Images

As part of a new video series in which we ask an expert three questions about their work, The Conversation U.S. recently interviewed Jennifer Cobbina-Dungy, associate professor in the School of Criminal Justice at Michigan...

Read more: Criminal justice researcher examines the needs of marginalized groups that often go ignored

Ukrainian refugees are welcomed with open arms – not so with people fleeing other war-torn countries

  • Written by Tazreena Sajjad, Senior Professorial Lecturer of Global Governance, Politics and Security, American University School of International Service
imagePeople cross a destroyed bridge as they evacuate the city of Irpin, northwest of Kyiv, during heavy shelling and bombing on March 5, 2022. Aris Messinis / AFP via Getty Images

Across Europe, countries are preparing for the 4 million to 7 million Ukrainian refugees who will likely flee the Russian invasion of their country.

European Commission...

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How pet cancer data sheds light on human cancers – and speeds the development of new treatments

  • Written by Rodney Lee Page, Professor of Oncology, Colorado State University
imageDogs are pets in nearly 50 million U.S. homes.zhao hui/500Px Plus via Getty Images

Stunning advances have happened in medicine since President Richard Nixon declared the “war on cancer” just over a half-century ago.

But that progress is only the beginning. More is expected in the coming years and decades, particularly following...

Read more: How pet cancer data sheds light on human cancers – and speeds the development of new treatments

Putin, Zelenskyy and Biden all have unique leadership styles

  • Written by Sam Hunter, Professor of Psychology, University of Nebraska Omaha
imageFrom left, Vladimir Putin, Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Joe Biden.Associated Press and Ukraine government

Crises have the capacity to reveal who leaders really are, and how differently they operate.

Our research over the past 20 years has identified three primary types of leadership across a wide range of situations and circumstances.

The current...

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In 2014, the 'decrepit' Ukrainian army hit the refresh button. Eight years later, it's paying off

  • Written by Liam Collins, Founding Director, Modern War Institute, United States Military Academy West Point
imageIn this March 4, 2022, photograph, Ukrainian soldiers stand guard outside the train station in Irpin, Ukraine. Marcus Yam/Los Angeles Times

In 2014, Ukraine’s military was called “decrepit” by one national security analyst, and its navy was in “a sorry state.” Ukrainian General Victor Muzhenko, a former top commander...

Read more: In 2014, the 'decrepit' Ukrainian army hit the refresh button. Eight years later, it's paying off

Support for democracy is waning across the Americas

  • Written by Elizabeth J. Zechmeister, Cornelius Vanderbilt Professor of Political Science and Director of LAPOP, Vanderbilt University
imageArmed Salvadoran soldiers, following presidential orders, surrounded lawmakers in 2020.AP Photo/Salvador Melendez

People are losing faith in democracy throughout the Western Hemisphere.

Across North, Central and South America, and parts of the Caribbean, only 63% of the public expressed support for democracy in 2021. This is a main takeaway from the...

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Canada has long feared the chaos of US politics

  • Written by Oana Godeanu-Kenworthy, Associate Teaching Professor of American Studies, Miami University
imageAnti-Catholic riots, like this one in Philadelphia in 1844, worried Canadians.H. Bucholzer via Library of Congress

When the nation of Canada was founded in 1867, its people deliberately chose a form of government meant to avoid the mistakes and problems they saw in the U.S. government next door.

That helps explain why Canadian police used emergency...

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  8. SEC is considering climate disclosure rules for US companies – and facing threats of lawsuits
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  11. Battles over book bans reflect conflicts from the 1980s
  12. Russia is blocking Security Council action on the Ukraine war – but the UN is still the only international peace forum
  13. How do Russia's reasons for war stack up? An expert on 'just war' explains
  14. Russian troops fought for control of a nuclear power plant in Ukraine – a safety expert explains how warfare and nuclear power are a volatile combination
  15. Meet Russia’s oligarchs, a group of men who won't be toppling Putin anytime soon
  16. Economic sanctions may deal fatal blow to Russia's already-weak domestic opposition
  17. How Zelenskyy emerged as the antithesis of Putin and proved you don't need to be a strongman to be a great leader
  18. Hambruna, subyugación y desastre nuclear: cómo la experiencia soviética sembró el resentimiento de los ucranianos hacia Rusia
  19. How to responsibly donate to Ukrainian causes
  20. Indiana, Iowa and Texas advance anti-transgender agendas – part of a longtime strategy by conservatives to rally their base
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  26. 3 reasons Belarus is helping Russia wage war against Ukraine
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  30. What's behind the obsession over whether Elizabeth Holmes intentionally lowered her voice?
  31. FIFA's suspension of Russia is a rarity – but one that strips bare the idea that sport can be apolitical
  32. Students with disabilities are not getting help to address lost opportunities
  33. Shell, BP and ExxonMobil have done business in Russia for decades – here's why they're leaving now
  34. War in Ukraine is changing energy geopolitics
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  47. Intelligence, information warfare, cyber warfare, electronic warfare – what they are and how Russia is using them in Ukraine
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