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A decade of The Conversation's international bureaux

Posted by: The Conversation

Date: Monday, 15 May 2023

Plus: Israel and the Palestinian territories 75 years on ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌

Just over a decade ago I was fortunate enough to visit Israel and the Palestinian territories, guided by some of the most insightful Jerusalem-based foreign correspondents of that time. They’d seen a lot, and I felt like I learned at least a little about a region of the world that regularly hits the headlines but is often misunderstood.

Within a couple of weeks, I was in London, preparing to help launch The Conversation’s first edition outside Australia. The London bureau began publishing ten years ago this week, taking the project to UK readers and academic experts in the UK to readers around the world. A superb team of editors, authors and other staff in the UK and Australia made it happen. That moment proved a key step in the growth of a network that would lead to the range of coverage we produce today – and to this email, which provides a twice-weekly snapshot of the news analysis and research generated by our bureaux in Australia, France, New Zealand, Indonesia, South Africa, Kenya, Nigeria, Ghana, Senegal, Spain, Canada, the US and the UK. If you enjoy what we do, please consider forwarding this email to friends and colleagues and encouraging them to sign up.

There are experts on the Middle East around that network. Some of them have been writing for us in recent weeks, as Israel celebrated the 75th anniversary of its founding. Today, Palestinians mark the pivotal moment in their recent history. For them, though, it is a moment of mourning rather than celebration. For more of our coverage of these anniversaries, click here. And stay tuned to this page for regularly updated, research-informed analysis of a wide range of matters from across The Conversation.

Stephen Khan

Executive Editor, The Conversation International

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