Nigerian women of working age are mostly ( 90% ) self-employed. By comparison, self-employment accounts for less than 16% of employment in high-income countries such as the United States, Germany and the United Kingdom.…

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Votebeat·higher-ed

U.S. Supreme Court restricts Voting Right Act, but effect on Pennsylvania likely limited

Votebeat is a nonprofit news organization reporting on voting access and election administration across the U.S. Sign up for Votebeat Pennsylvania’s free newsletter here. The U.S. Supreme Court’s decision in a Louisiana…

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Dawn Pakistan·policy

The shifting sands of Asia

THERE is a specific kind of quiet that settles over a capital city when its ruling elite begins to realise that the ground beneath their feet is moving. In Canberra and Melbourne, among the scholars and officials who…

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LSE Business Review·higher-ed

How does a country’s political system affect its incentives to attract foreign investment?

Foreign direct investment is a critical engine of economic growth. But not all countries value it equally. Dario Maimone Ansaldo Patti , Ram Mudambi and Pietro Navarra tested the assumption that more democracy equals…

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Dawn Pakistan·policy

Microsoft removes Israeli names for occupied West Bank

TECH giant Microsoft has removed misleading Israeli designations used in the occupied West Bank and included Palestinian geographical names in its digital maps in accordance with international law, Anadolu Agency…

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Gulf Times Education·research

How does the Iran war threaten subsea cables?

Iran warned last week that submarine cables in the Strait of Hormuz were a vulnerable point for the region’s digital economy, raising concerns about potential attacks on critical infrastructure. The narrow waterway,…

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Dawn Pakistan·research

The Hormuz digital chokepoint: How does the war on Iran threaten subsea cables?

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NAU News (NAU Review)·higher-ed

Lumberjacks Abroad: Spain

Viansa Reid put her life on hold for a year to live the experience of a lifetime. This modern language and environmental science major packed her bags and moved to Alicante, Spain, for a year to learn more about the…

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University of Cambridge News·higher-ed

Deforestation policies are failing to protect against a potentially bigger threat to the Brazilian Amazon

But things are changing, and fast. “2024 was the most extreme year for fires,” Antonio said. “I had never seen anything like it. The forest burned like dry pasture – it was frightening for those of us who risk our lives…

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Tehran Times

Iran signals latent leverage as energy chokepoints

TEHRAN- A top Iranian political figure is signaling that it retains significant, largely unexercised leverage in its standoff with Washington, framing the balance of power less in purely military terms and more through…

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University of Cambridge News·higher-ed

Cambridge academics elected to American Academy of Arts & Sciences

They are among 252 leaders in academia, the arts, industry, journalism, philanthropy, policy, research, and science elected in 2026. The Cambridge academics elected are: Professor Julie Ahringer (Department of Genetics;…

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Reason·policy

Long Before the Canal, Global Trade Built Panama City

Panama City is often reduced to a canal. That's understandable: The Panama Canal is one of the most consequential pieces of infrastructure ever built. But that's also a misunderstanding. The canal didn't create Panama…

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The Conversation Africa·policy

Mopane worm and termite sales relieve poverty in rural South Africa – studies explore the impact

Larvae of the mopane moth (Gonimbrasia belina), on a mopane tree (Colophospermum mopane). By SAplants - Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0 , CC BY South Africa’s Limpopo province borders Zimbabwe, Botswana and Mozambique. It is one…

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Dawn Pakistan·policy

Lessons in mediation

OVER most of the past year, Pakistan’s role in US-Iran diplomacy remained quiet, familiar and carefully limited; functioning as a channel passing messages and keeping lines of open when direct contact between two…

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EdWeek Teaching & Learning

Yes, Students Still Need to Learn Geography (Opinion)

Knowing where places are is just the starting point, writes a teacher.

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Dawn Pakistan·policy

WWF-Pakistan highlights 'potentially irreversible risks' of development work at Margalla foothills

The World Wide Fund for Nature-Pakistan (WWF-P) on Friday highlighted “potentially irreversible risks” and “ecological degradation” from development work at the foothills of Islamabad’s Margalla Hills, calling for the…

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James G. Martin Center·higher-ed

Alaska Needs a Law School

According to the American Bar Association, there are 198 accredited law schools in the United States. Alaska is the only state without one. The Last Frontier is the largest state in the country, rich in oil, natural…

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Study International·higher-ed

10 best countries to study abroad, the foodie edition

We often think about the best countries to study abroad as places with just good universities. But why can’t it also be the no. 1 food destination too? Imagine spending four years in a country where you’ll get the best…

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LSE Business Review·policy

Modern healthcare is data‑rich but insight‑poor

Why has an abundance of data in healthcare not enabled better outcomes in medicine? Alex Bedenkov argues thathealthcare is not short of data but is short of insight that meaningfully shapes decisions, and that this…

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LSE Business Review·policy

How firms should react to rivalry between America and China in critical minerals

The intensifying strategic competition between America and China is reshaping global trade, industrial policy and supply chains in ways that businesses can no longer ignore. Hany Besada explains how multinational firms…

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A Level Geography Teacher

Education news for this role

Working from home in Nigeria: study finds women don’t have much choice

U.S. Supreme Court restricts Voting Right Act, but effect on Pennsylvania likely limited

The shifting sands of Asia

How does a country’s political system affect its incentives to attract foreign investment?

Microsoft removes Israeli names for occupied West Bank

How does the Iran war threaten subsea cables?

The Hormuz digital chokepoint: How does the war on Iran threaten subsea cables?

Lumberjacks Abroad: Spain

Deforestation policies are failing to protect against a potentially bigger threat to the Brazilian Amazon

Iran signals latent leverage as energy chokepoints

Cambridge academics elected to American Academy of Arts & Sciences

Long Before the Canal, Global Trade Built Panama City

Mopane worm and termite sales relieve poverty in rural South Africa – studies explore the impact

Lessons in mediation

Yes, Students Still Need to Learn Geography (Opinion)

WWF-Pakistan highlights 'potentially irreversible risks' of development work at Margalla foothills

Alaska Needs a Law School

10 best countries to study abroad, the foodie edition

Modern healthcare is data‑rich but insight‑poor

How firms should react to rivalry between America and China in critical minerals

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