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What will Donald Trump do next? A question that always feels pertinent. At the time of writing, he appears undecided about whether to join Israeli strikes against Iran. Prime Minister Keir Starmer is already exploring the UK’s move in possible scenarios, including if Trump decides to drag the UK into the conflict as well.
As Geraint Hughes from King’s College London’s Defence Studies Department explains, this could take a number of different forms. Any response would most likely not involve deploying British forces, but authorising use of the UK-controlled Diego Garcia airbase. But even this raises international legal questions, not to mention a political dilemma for the prime minister.
Elsewhere, we celebrate 50 years of Jaws with a surprising take: the shark movie that helped save Hollywood is actually a western. And an anatomist assesses the variety of ways you can manipulate your body to combat snoring.
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Avery Anapol
Commissioning Editor, Politics + Society
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Lauren Hurley / No 10 Downing Street
Geraint Hughes, King's College London
Britain and other European allies could be publicly pressured by Trump to support any intervention on Israel’s side.
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Pictorial Press / Alamy
Barry Monahan, University College Cork
Jaws may have unfairly monstered sharks forever, but it helped fix Hollywood’s broken studio system and create the blockbuster.
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Michelle Spear, University of Bristol
Snoring solutions start with understanding your anatomy.
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World
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Michelle Bentley, Royal Holloway University of London
Donald Trump’s decisions are often hard to predict. Some people argue that is exactly what he wants.
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Richard Hargy, Queen's University Belfast
Donald Trump’s Maga supporters are not naturally in favour of US involvement in Iran. Many have criticised Trump for considering it.
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Farhang Morady, University of Westminster
The Israeli government looks to be trying to topple Iran’s supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.
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Sam Phelps, The Conversation
Iran’s theocratic government is unlikely to collapse soon, but pressure is set to ramp up.
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Politics + Society
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Elke Schwarz, Queen Mary University of London
The UK is betting big on AI in defence to become “ten times more lethal”.
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Arts + Culture
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Nathan Abrams, Bangor University
Jaws was a film shaped by Jewish writers, ideas and a very personal connection to the shark.
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Environment
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David Sims, University of Southampton
The film made us afraid to go back in the water. It ultimately gave sharks more to fear from us.
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Vincent Gauci, University of Birmingham
Ice cores provide important evidence as archival records of global atmospheric composition that has constantly changed.
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Jack Marley, The Conversation
Heatwaves in the tropics are pushing corals to the brink. Could reefs pop up elsewhere?
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Health
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Dan Baumgardt, University of Bristol
How to stay safe from rabies on your next trip.
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Zahida Sultanova, University of East Anglia
Scientists compared diet, rapamycin and metformin in search for longevity boost.
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Science + Technology
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Dorje C. Brody, University of Surrey
Nowadays, much of the information surrounding us is noise – insignificant and irrelevant information that no one needs to know.
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Andrew Hacket-Pain, University of Liverpool
Plants seem to know when the longest day of the year is.
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Podcasts
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Gemma Ware, The Conversation
Listen to self-censorship expert Daniel Bar-Tal explains what motivates some people to keep quiet on The Conversation Weekly podcast.
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Stephen Khan, The Conversation
Professor of literature will be appearing in London on July 11 for a special Q&A on his new novel – with appropriate food and drink available.
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