NEWS: Current Affairs / Science / Social Studies for MIddle School

The Conversation: Academic reports easily understood

Evidence points to North Korea's looming troop deployment in Ukraine war (Korean Herald)

AI Is Dangerous, but Not for the Reasons You Think : Sasha Luccioni (TED)

How will AI change the world? (Stuart Russel on TED ED)

Why AI is incredibly smart and shockingly stupid (Yejin Choi - TED)

War, AI and the new global arms race (Alexandr Wang, TED)

Transitioning to a new Global Order (SEI)

Why Taiwan is watching the US Election closely (NPR)

What China’s struggling economy means for the US, global economy (The Reynolds Centre for Business Journalism)

Culture Wars (European Centre for Populism Studies)

What the Civil Rights Movement Can Teach Us About Corporate Culture Wars (TIME)

Article Explainer: How Do The US Presidential Elections Work? (BBC Bitesize)

Article Explainer: What is Political Polarization in the United States? (Facing History.org)

The Global Impact of the 2024 U.S. Presidential Election

This website contains a series of short essays with predictions of what may happen in certain regions/countries. Scroll down and you can choose from countries within the Americas, East Asia, Africa, Europe, the Mid East, Oceania, South & South East Asia. Some essays also have audio available so you can read and listen at the same time. Click on the image below to take you to the essay choices.

What is NATO, which countries and members and when might Ukraine join? (BBC)

Ukraine in Maps : Tracking the War with Russia (BBC)

Russia’s new ideological battlefield: The militarization of young minds (The Conversation)

What Are Critical Minerals And Why Should You Care? (Ep 1 The Royal Society of Chemistry). This is an excellent overview. 

The Fight Over Critical Minerals Has Just Begun. Competition for the building blocks of our high-tech future is triggering protectionism and conflict. (Centre for International Governance Innovation).

ABC Australia Behind the News for Middle Schools 

What is Happening in the Middle East? (CBC Kids News)

Israel Gaza War : History of the Conflict Explained (BBC)

What the killing of Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar could mean for the Middle East (The Conversation) 

A History of Hezbollah: PODCAST (NPR) 

The New Cold War (Council for Foreign Relations)

No, the world is not heading to a new Cold War, it's closer to the grinding world order collapse of the 1930's (The Conversation)

What is Inflation? (McKinsey & Company) 

What is Inflation? (School of Life)

Wider Middle East conflict threatens the global economy — when the US and China already face headwinds, experts say (Business Insider)

Future Conflict and Climate Change ( International Crisis Group)

El Nino 2023-2024 and its Impacts (Famine Early Warning Systems Network)

Conflict and Climate (UN Climate Change Blog)