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Analysis: Growing number of war-weary Ukrainians would reluctantly give up territory to save lives, Writing in The Conversation, Professor Kristin Bakke (UCL Political Science) examines survey result

On 14 September, ETH Zurich officially inaugurated the new 'Alps' supercomputer at the Swiss National Supercomputing Centre (CSCS) in Lugano.

EXPERTS ADVISORY Immigration consistently emerges as an important issue during U.S. election cycles due to its deep ties to national security, economic policy and cultural identity.

For more than a century, American historian Frederick Jackson Turner's "frontier thesis"-which posits that the settlement and colonization of the rugged Western frontier proved the decisive factor in forming the culture of American democracy-was uniquely central to understanding American history.

Tamedia, the owner of the newspapers 24 heures , Tribune de Genève , and Le Matin dimanche , has announced significant job cuts.

The government is increasingly using algorithms in the application of laws and regulations. It is the responsibility of Parliament to ensure that this is done in a responsible manner.

When Japanese samurai repelled the Mongols, their victories were attributed to typhoons whipped up by divine forces.

A new study has revealed that when academics express political opinions on X (formerly Twitter), it can damage how credible the public thinks they are. New research, published in a CESifo working paper from Dr Eleonora Alabrese from the University of Bath; Francesco Capozza, Research Associate at the WZB Berlin Social Science Center and Prashant Garg, an Economics PhD candidate at Imperial College Business School reveals that expressing political views on social media can erode public trust in academics.

Australia must establish an independently run Migration Institute to counteract widespread misinformation about migration which is threatening our nation's democracy and social cohesion, according to an expert from The Australian National University (ANU).

Julia Pirotte, a photojournalist and resistance fighter, documented the first day of the Marseille uprising on 21 August, 1944, wielding her camera alongside the freedom fighters.

The "Solving the crisis:" series explores the pressing challenges of our time, including climate change, biodiversity collapse, housing affordability and more.

In 'Autocracy, Inc.', Pulitzer Prize-winning author Anne Applebaum writes that dictators do not need have the same backgrounds to accomplish the shared goal of undermining liberal democracy Unfortunately, it's marching in retreat.

In an age when so-called "nepo babies" are criticised for their unfair advantages, democratic voters around the world continue to support those with familial ties to the powerful.