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Donald Trump has famously said he would end the war in Ukraine “within 24 hours”. And since his election there has been much speculation as to how he will approach the conflict. There is already talk about a plan that will hand Russia the territory it now occupies and create an 800-mile “buffer zone” policed by European and UK troops. Ukraine would also have to shelve any plans to join Nato for at least 20 years.
It’s a plan that will certainly appeal to the “America first” lobby. Europe would bear much, if not all, of the cost of maintaining the peace. It’s also reasonable to assume that Vladimir Putin would find Russia’s territorial gains to his liking. But you can’t imagine that Ukrainian president, Volodymyr Zelensky, is overly enthusiastic about the deal. Here are four possible scenarios as to how the situation in Ukraine might now play out.
In June this year the Canadian government lifted the moratorium on cod fishinng that had been in place since 1992 after cod stocks in the north Atlantic plummeted. The decision was highlly controversial and offers a cautionary tale for politicians trying to balance the complex demands of protecting ecosystems that also support substantial economies. This week’s episode of The Conversation Weekly podcast unpacks all the issues.
It’s usually thought that the movement to end the transatlantic slave trade came from western abolitionists in the 1700s. Historian José Lingna Nafafé, however, argues that the idea was conceived among Africans in the Portuguese empire in the 1600s. Nafafé reveals the central role played in abolition by an Angolan prince.
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Robert Dover, University of Hull
Trump’s victory has focused minds on how the US and Europe might now look to settle the situation in Ukraine.
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Gemma Ware, The Conversation
Fisheries scientist Tyler Eddy explains the history of the North Atlantic cod moratorium, and why it was lifted in 2024. Listen to The Conversation Weekly podcast.
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José Lingna Nafafé, University of Bristol
The ideas and movement for the abolition of transatlantic slavery began largely among Africans.
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Lewis Mitchell, University of Adelaide; Jono Tuke, University of Adelaide; Melissa Humphries, University of Adelaide
As well as becoming an ‘everything app’ and a place where lies continue to flourish, X is likely to see an increase what’s known as ‘cyberbalkanisation’.
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Samuel A. Beatson, University of Nottingham
Improving financial literacy among the population could make a big dent in scammers’ profits.
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Diane Elson, University of Essex
Caring economies are those in which money and markets serve rather than undermine the wellbeing of people and planet.
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Erin Coughlan de Perez, Tufts University
Getting aid to countries before the storm or drought hits is one response increasingly being used to limit the damage.
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Angguntari Ceria Sari, Universitas Katolik Parahyangan; Idil Syawfi, Universitas Katolik Parahyangan
Southeast Asia’s most populous nation is seeking a role as a regional leader − it may look more to Beijing than Washington to help that happen.
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Lorien Pichegru, Nelson Mandela University; Alistair McInnes, Nelson Mandela University; Katrin Ludynia, University of Cape Town; Peter Barham, University of Bristol
The African penguin has been declared critically endangered and could become extinct in the wild by 2035 unless commercial fishing in its breeding areas is limited.
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Clement Meseko, National Veterinary Research Institute, Vom, Jos
When occurring in nature, mpox is mostly confined to the humid forest regions of west and central Africa.
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