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Strategic Retrenchment Can Help Firms Grow Stronger in Global Markets, New Study Shows
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Strategic Retrenchment Can Help Firms Grow Stronger in Global Markets, New Study Shows

A new study published in the Strategic Management Journal finds that international firms that strategically withdraw from certain markets may be better positioned to grow and compete more effectively in others. The research highlights how focusing on core markets—rather than spreading resources too thin—can strengthen long-term performance. The study, conducted by Chunhu Jeon (Morgan State University), Jonathan...

Why Resisting Social Pressure Is Harder Than You Think
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Why Resisting Social Pressure Is Harder Than You Think

Whether you have a rebellious personality or not, most people imagine they are better at overcoming pressure to violate their own principles than they really are, finds a new study. Researchers found that most individuals think they would be more likely than the average person to disobey an immoral or unlawful order from an authority...

A Radical Proposal to Abolish State Government and Strengthen American Democracy
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A Radical Proposal to Abolish State Government and Strengthen American Democracy

Get rid of states? Legal scholar Stephen Legomsky, who taught for 34 years at the Washington University in St. Louis School of Law, has just published a book, “Reimagining the American Union,” that proposes a radical idea: Abolish state government. The Conversation’s politics and democracy editor, Naomi Schalit – a former statehouse reporter herself –...

Aiming a Blow at Narcos in Colombia – in Pictures
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Aiming a Blow at Narcos in Colombia – in Pictures

The South American country has been in the headlines lately, but let’s not forget its captivating topography, which unfortunately, contributes to its challenges.  With cocaine production at an all-time high, Colombia’s government is testing a pacific approach to its narcotics problem: paying farmers to uproot crops of coca, the drug’s main ingredient – All photographs...

Global Anxiety and the Security Dimension: From Personal Despair to Political Violence
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Global Anxiety and the Security Dimension: From Personal Despair to Political Violence

In our May analysis, The Silent Epidemic: America’s Growing Anxiety Crisis, we explored how uncertainty and despair—born of economic insecurity, social isolation, and widening inequality—have fueled a striking surge in anxiety across the United States. Yet this mental-health crisis is not confined by borders. Across the globe, societies wrestling with depression, poverty, and disillusionment are...

10 Swiss Artists to Discover at Art Basel, from Pioneers to Young Voices
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10 Swiss Artists to Discover at Art Basel, from Pioneers to Young Voices

With unique perspectives and innovative practices, this eclectic selection highlights the richness and variety of the country’s contemporary art scene You may know about Jean Tinguely, Alberto Giacometti, or Meret Oppenheim – monumental figures of art history who were either born or spent their lives in Switzerland. But what about the many artists that contribute...

Why Brazil’s Quilombola Communities Are Still Fighting for the Land They’re Owed
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Why Brazil’s Quilombola Communities Are Still Fighting for the Land They’re Owed

Brazil’s quilombola people, the descendants of Africans who escaped slavery, have lived in the nation’s vast Amazon and Atlantic rainforests for centuries. Today, the quilombolas number about 1.3 million people in the country and have cultivated deep ties to their ancestral territories, where they raise their families and steward the land. But these communities remain...

One Single Rule Helps Explain Life from Ocean Depths to Open Savannas
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One Single Rule Helps Explain Life from Ocean Depths to Open Savannas

A new study published in Nature Ecology & Evolution has found a simple rule that seems to govern how life is organised on Earth. The researchers believe this rule helps explain why species are spread the way they are across the planet. The discovery will help to understand life on Earth – including how ecosystems respond to global...