Zainab Farooqui

Zainab (1) Zainab Farooqui is a journalist based in Karachi, Pakistan. She previously served as CRJ’s Digital Editor and now serves as Editor, Research and Outreach.

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Does the military execute policy or make it?

July 2026: A doctoral thesis by Fredrik Westerlund from Åbo Akademi University, Finland, provided a new framework to classify how armed forces influence foreign policy, looking at insights from Russian military campaigns in Syria and Georgia

Can we trust AI to fight superbugs? A study says not yet

July 2026: A new testing framework from the University of Queensland, Australia, found that AI models can find active compounds for antibiotic development, yet their explanations fail to provide the rationale behind such predictions

When warnings lose trust

July 2026: Shaun Eaves, Cathrine Dyer and James Renwick argue that the real threat isn’t false alarms from climate warnings, but the slow erosion of public trust when people feel over-warned without understanding why

Venezuela’s earthquakes and the faultline risk

July 2026: Sylvain Barbot examines the 2026 Venezuelan double earthquakes, looking at how they happened among faults similar to San Andreas, USA, and what that reveals about earthquake mechanics and long-term risks

Researchers develop quicker way to detect toxic ‘forever chemicals’

July 2026: A new study by the University of Kansas, US, have developed a new testing approach that could make large-scale water monitoring more practical by reducing processing time and expense

When conflict is at your doorstep

June 2026: Erik de Soir explores how individuals, families, expatriates, and organisations can prepare for uncertainty, drawing lessons from the recent US-Iran conflict