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Research on attachment, emotion regulation and online discourse helps explain why turning to artificial intelligence for relationship help is becoming increasingly popular. (Unsplash)

Why people are turning to AI first for relationship advice — and why they shouldn’t

The speed and structure of AI relationship advice often consolidates one narrative and trains us for unrealistic expectations, shaping how we interpret conflict and intimacy.
A man feeds his livestock at a market in Sudan. The livestock industry is Sudan’s largest income earner after gold. Ebrahim Hamid/AFP via Getty Images

Sudan: how warring factions gained influence in the country’s food system – and what it means for the current conflict

Armed actors in fragile contexts typically engage in sectors where they can quickly extract profits.
Secretary of State Marco Rubio, center, and U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Mike Waltz listen as President Donald Trump speaks to the U.N. General Assembly on Sept. 23, 2025, in New York. AP Photo/Evan Vucci

US turns its back on global efforts for women and children terrorized by violence and conflict

The Trump administration’s move to withdraw the US from these organizations risks undercutting lasting peace and global human rights accountability.
Russian President Vladimir Putin attends a meeting with U.S. representatives Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner (both not pictured) on Dec. 2, 2025. Alexander Kazakov/ AFP via Getty Images

Lasting peace in Ukraine may hinge on independent monitors – yet Trump’s 28‑point plan barely mentions them

Building in safeguards, including third-party monitoring, can increase the chances of a successful peace by almost a third, research shows.
A Kenyan police officer, part of a U.N.-backed multinational force, patrols a street in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, in December 2024. AP Photo/Odelyn Joseph

The UN is reinventing peacekeeping – Haiti is the testing ground

A recent Security Council resolution to curb violence in Haiti was not just a local issue but a broader idea about how to stay relevant as a global organization.

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