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As the threat of a trade war escalates between the US and China, all the talk is centred on tariffs. But there is a bigger battle at play for global economic influence, write Balihar Sanghera and Elmira Satybaldieva. Nowhere is this more evident than in Central Asia.
And speaking of evidence, over the past seven decades there have been thousands of UFO sightings, with 5 per cent that couldn’t be explained. University at Albany SUNY physicist Kevin Knuth says it’s time for us to open our minds. He argues that studying these objects is a legitimate scientific pursuit, even if you are not a fan of little green men.
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Balihar Sanghera, University of Kent; Elmira Satybaldieva, University of Kent
Central Asia is at the centre of two new initiatives by China and Russia that run against a longstanding economic vision of the US.
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Science + Technology
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Kevin Knuth, University at Albany, State University of New York
About 5 percent of all UFO sightings cannot be easily explained by weather or human technology. A physicist argues that there's compelling evidence to justify serious scientific study and that the skeptics should step aside – for the sake of humanity.
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Politics + Society
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Greg Barton, Deakin University
Trained and funded by Australia and the US, Detachment 88 is winning the fight against terrorism in Indonesia, though not without some controversy and continued challenges.
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Health + Medicine
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Elizabeth Kimani-Murage, Brown University
In Maasai communities women have no autonomy to make decisions about their nutrition and that of their children.
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Steven Stack, Wayne State University
Most European nations have seen suicide rates fall by 20 percent or more. Research is limited, but some studies blame US inequality.
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