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The Caribbean can seem like paradise, with sparkling ocean as far as the eye can see. But while water surrounds the islands, many of them are struggling with droughts and severe drinking water shortages.
Tourism revenue is essential to the islands, so hotels often take priority. Residents, however, can face sharp water use restrictions and, in some countries, even water service that’s limited to a few hours a day. Farah Nibbs explains why water demand is outstripping supply in the islands and what can be done to fix the problems and increase water security for the population.
And Jan Culik maps the political career of Slovakia’s controversial prime minister in the wake of an attempt on his life.
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Farah Nibbs, University of Maryland, Baltimore County
Water is everywhere, but freshwater supplies are limited on many Caribbean islands. Rising demand and climate change are worsening water shortages for the people who live here.
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Jan Culik, University of Glasgow
The prime minister remains in hospital after being shot at close range.
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Joseph Downing, Aston University
Mohamed Amra is linked to organised crime in the southern city of Marseille.
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Derek Lemoine, University of Arizona
Option price swings show how much traders believe seasonal climate and weather matters for all sorts of industries, not just the ones you might expect.
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Jessica Hines, Whitman College
Medieval writers and clerics condemned queer romance and gender-bending stories − but were often wary of even mentioning the topics.
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Gemma Ware, The Conversation
Psychiatrist Karandeep Sonu Gaind speaks to The Conversation Weekly podcast on why he’s a vocal opponent of Canada’s expansion of its medically assisted dying laws to people with solely mental illness.
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Lewis Eves, University of Sheffield
The Chinese Communist Party has inadvertently given the country’s nationalist movement influence that it’s struggling to contain.
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Douglas Yates, American Graduate School in Paris (AGS)
Gabon’s military ruler risks becoming the country’s third autocratic leader if he fails to generate economic growth and return the country to democratic paths.
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Laura Tensen, University of Copenhagen
Research exploring how leopards evolved has found that South African leopards are descended from an ice age a million years ago.
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Daouda Coulibaly, EDC Paris Business School
The members of the Society for Ambience and Elegance (Sape) are impossible to overlook. Born in Central Africa at the beginning of the 20th century, the style is now found from Paris to Dubai.
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