The Conversation

How hypersonic missiles work and the unique threats they pose – an aerospace engineer explains

Written by Iain Boyd, Professor of Aerospace Engineering Sciences, University of Colorado Boulder

Hypersonic missiles can change course to avoid detection and anti-missile defenses.U.S. Air Force graphic

Russia used a hypersonic missile against a Ukrainian arms depot in the western part of the country on March 18, 2022. That might sound scary, but the technology the Russians used is not particularly advanced. However, next-generation hypersonic...

I've studied stadium financing for over two decades – and the new Bills stadium is one of the worst deals for taxpayers I've ever seen

Written by Victor Matheson, Professor of Economics and Accounting, College of the Holy Cross

Buffalo Bills owners Kim and Terry Pegula received a sweetheart deal from the state to finance their new stadium. Brett Carlsen/Getty Images

After New York lawmakers blew past the deadline to approve the state budget, they finally came to an agreement on April 9, 2022, that included a US$850 million subsidy for a new stadium in Buffalo for the...

Christians hold many views on Jesus' resurrection – a theologian explains the differing views among Baptists

Written by Jason Oliver Evans, Ph.D. Candidate in Religious Studies, University of Virginia

Resurrection of Christ depicted in 14th-century fresco in Chora Church, Istanbul, Turkey.LP7/Collections E+ via Getty Images

Every year, Christians from around the world gather for worship on Easter Sunday. Also known as Pascha or Resurrection Sunday, Easter is the final day of a weeklong commemoration of the story of Jesus’ final days in...

Senator Dianne Feinstein faces pressure to end her 30 years representing California

Written by Lincoln Mitchell, Associate Adjunct Research Scholar, Arnold A. Saltzman Institute of War and Peace Studies, Columbia University

Dianne Feinstein, a former San Francisco mayor, became the first woman to represent California in the U.S. Senate, in 1992.Mark Reinstein/Corbis via Getty Images

On Nov. 27, 1978, Dianne Feinstein – then the 45-year-old president of the San Francisco Board of Supervisors and two-time failed mayoral candidate – effectively announced her...

Elon Musk argues Twitter would be better off in private rather than public hands – corporate governance scholars would disagree

Written by Bert Spector, Associate Professor of International Business and Strategy at the D'Amore-McKim School of Business, Northeastern University

Musk argues Twitter is better off in private hands – his. Patrick Pleul/Pool via AP

Billionaire Elon Musk says he wants to take Twitter private by buying 100% of its publicly held shares in a deal worth US$43 billion.

In a letter to the board, he said that Twitter can’t serve as a platform for free speech as a public company....

Want to know why India has been soft on Russia? Take a look at its military, diplomatic and energy ties

Written by Sumit Ganguly, Distinguished Professor of Political Science and the Tagore Chair in Indian Cultures and Civilizations, Indiana University

A close relationship based on strategic needs.Mikhail Svetlov/Getty Images

As global democracies lined up to condemn the actions of Russia in Ukraine, one country was less forthcoming in its criticism – and it was the largest democracy of them all: India.

Throughout the ongoing crisis, the government in India has carefully avoided taking an...

Manifesto published in Russian media reflects Putin regime's ruthless plans in Ukraine

Written by Susanne Sternthal, Lecturer in Post-Soviet Government and Politics, Texas State University

A forensic worker exhumes several bodies from a grave in Bucha, Ukraine, on April 12, 2022. Anastasia Vlasova/Getty Images

Shortly after footage emerged of the carnage Russian troops left behind in the town of Bucha, Ukraine, an article was published April 4, 2022, in one of the largest Russian state-run media companies.

The article called for even...

Why do peace talks fail? A negotiation expert answers 5 questions about the slim chances for a peace deal between Russia and Ukraine

Written by Andrew Blum, Executive Director and Professor of Practice at Joan B. Kroc Institute for Peace and Justice Kroc School, University of San Diego

Peace activists demonstrate outside the European Commission building on March 22, 2022, in Brussels. Thierry Monasse/Getty Images

Ukraine and Russia have held intermittent peace talks since the end of February 2022, just days after Russia first launched a war.

Russian President Vladimir Putin squashed hope of an imminent peace deal on April 12 when...

Corporate do-gooder efforts can boost sales as long as they're tied to corporate harm

Written by Dionne A Nickerson, Assistant Professor of Marketing, Indiana University

Brands spend billions on the environment and the common good.onurdongel/iStock via Getty Images Plus

The Research Brief is a short take about interesting academic work.

The big idea

Customers spent more buying stuff from companies that engaged in corporate social responsibility than those that didn’t – as long as those do-gooder efforts...

Jackie Robinson was a radical – don't listen to the sanitized version of history

Written by Peter Dreier, E.P. Clapp Distinguished Professor of Politics, Occidental College

Jackie Robinson addresses civil rights supporters protesting outside the 1964 GOP National Convention.Ted Streshinsky/Corbis via Getty Images

In our new book, “Baseball Rebels: The Players, People, and Social Movements That Shook Up the Game and Changed America,” Rob Elias and I profile the many iconoclasts, dissenters and mavericks who...