Analysis: Here is a summary of significant articles published on ForeignAffairs.co.nz on May 3, 2025.
MIL-OSI Global: What is the stupidest thing a recent president has said? It may depend on what your definition of ‘is’ is
Source: The Conversation – USA – By Chris Lamb, Professor of Journalism, Indiana University Lots of presidents have said things they regret. Or most of them have. Carol Yepes/Getty Images President Donald Trump was asked during a press conference on April 30, 2025, about the possible impact of his tariff policies and trade war with […]
MIL-OSI Global: Britain’s nuclear future? What small reactors, fusion and ‘Big Carl’ mean for net zero
Source: The Conversation – UK – By Tomas Martin, Associate Professor in Materials Physics, University of Bristol Former UK prime minister Tony Blair recently argued nuclear power is an “essential part of the answer” to net zero. Writing in the foreword of a report by his thinktank, the Tony Blair Institute, he claimed small modular […]
MIL-OSI Global: Can vitamin D help prevent colorectal cancer? The science is promising – but not straightforward
Source: The Conversation – UK – By Justin Stebbing, Professor of Biomedical Sciences, Anglia Ruskin University Yulia Furman/Shutterstock The potential role of vitamin D in preventing and treating colorectal cancer (CRC) has attracted growing research interest – especially as CRC rates are rising, particularly among younger adults. This isn’t a new area of study. Low […]
MIL-OSI Global: Who gets to be called an astronaut? Private space travel has reignited debate over use of prestigious title
Source: The Conversation – UK – By Ian Whittaker, Senior Lecturer in Physics, Nottingham Trent University Copyright: Blue Origin The recent all-women spaceflight carried out on Jeff Bezos’s Blue Origin vehicle has raised discussion of who gets to be called an astronaut. Sean Duffy, Donald Trump’s transportation secretary, disputed the astronaut title given to those […]
MIL-OSI Global: From vigorous brushing to clear aligners, here’s what might be causing your gums to recede
Source: The Conversation – UK – By Flavio Pisani, Senior Clinical Lecturer in Periodontology, School of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Central Lancashire sruilk/Shutterstock One of the most common concerns patients bring to the dental chair is receding gums. Often, the immediate assumption is: “I must have gum disease.” While this can be true, gum […]
MIL-OSI Global: Want to walk the Camino de Santiago pilgrimage? Leave your phone at home
Source: The Conversation – UK – By Una Cunningham, Professor emerita, Department of Teaching and Learning, Stockholm University The yellow shell symbol that marks the path of the Camino de Santiago. Armando Oliveira/Shutterstock Pilgrimage offers a chance to disengage from the everyday and think deeply about what is important. Leaving home and spending some time […]
MIL-OSI Global: Can drinking champagne reduce your risk of sudden cardiac arrest? Here’s why it’s only a small part of the story
Source: The Conversation – UK – By David C. Gaze, Senior Lecturer in Chemical Pathology, University of Westminster Lomb/Shutterstock “My only regret in life is that I didn’t drink enough champagne,” the English economist and philosopher John Maynard Keynes (1883–1946) is reported to have said. As it turns out, there may be a surprising ounce […]
MIL-OSI Global: How dogs and cats are evolving to look alike and why it’s humans’ fault – new research
Source: The Conversation – UK – By Grace Carroll, Lecturer in Animal Behaviour and Welfare, School of Psychology, Queen’s University Belfast Africa Studio/Shutterstock Domestication has made cats and dogs more diverse, but also curiously alike – with serious implications for their health and welfare, new research shows. At first glance, Persian cats and pugs don’t […]
MIL-OSI Global: Three strategies to help European carmakers regain their edge
Source: The Conversation – UK – By Francesco Grillo, Academic Fellow, Department of Social and Political Sciences, Bocconi University sylv1rob1/Shutterstock Even before US president Donald Trump announced a 25% tariff on all imported cars, European automakers had been facing a multitude of challenges. Sales have slumped and manufacturers face rising costs, while Chinese rivals have […]
MIL-OSI Global: Historical films and TV shows are embracing diversity – but real historical voices are still overlooked
Source: The Conversation – UK – By Éadaoin Agnew, Senior lecturer in English literature, Kingston University In the Disney+ television series, A Thousand Blows, Malachi Kirby plays Hezekiah Moscow, a Jamaican immigrant in London who is part of an underground boxing ring in the 1880s. The character, like many in the show, is based on […]
MIL-OSI Global: Glitter’s sparkle hides a darker side – it can change the chemistry of our oceans
Source: The Conversation – UK – By Juan Diego Rodriguez-Blanco, Ussher Associate Professor in Nanomineralogy, Trinity College Dublin Glitter is festive and fun – a favourite for decorations, makeup and art projects. But while it may look harmless, beautiful even, glitter’s sparkle hides a darker side. Those shimmering specks often end up far from party […]
MIL-OSI Global: How Trump’s tariffs could hit developing economies – even those not involved in the trade war
Source: The Conversation – UK – By Selim Raihan, Professor of Economics, University of Dhaka The world has witnessed a resurgence of protectionism since Donald Trump returned to the White House. So-called “reciprocal” tariffs, imposed on all US trading partners at varying degrees based on the tax they charge on American goods, have been one […]
MIL-OSI Global: Perfect storm of tech bros, foreign interference and disinformation is an urgent threat to press freedom
Source: The Conversation – UK – By Tom Felle, Associate Professor of Journalism, University of Galway Media freedom has long been essential to healthy democracy. It is the oxygen that fuels informed debate, exposes corruption and holds power to account. But around the world, that freedom is under sustained attack. The actions of populist political […]
MIL-OSI Global: Reform enters local government for the first time with UK mayoral election wins
Source: The Conversation – UK – By Alex Nurse, Reader in Urban Planning, University of Liverpool The UK now has two regional mayors representing the Reform party, following English local elections on May 1. This is the first time anyone from the party has held a government position at any level. Andrea Jenkyns, formerly a […]
MIL-OSI Global: Bingeable comedy, a Jim Crow-era vampire thriller and William Morris mania – what to watch, read and do this week
Source: The Conversation – UK – By Naomi Joseph, Arts + Culture Editor I recently bought a Now TV subscription because we are in prime prestige TV season and I needed it to watch The White Lotus and The Last of Us. Deep into those big, confronting shows (which are brilliant but, let’s be honest, […]
MIL-OSI Global: Reform enters government for the first time with mayoral election wins
Source: The Conversation – UK – By Alex Nurse, Reader in Urban Planning, University of Liverpool The UK now has two regional mayors representing the Reform party, following English local elections on May 1. This is the first time anyone from the party has held a government position at any level. Andrea Jenkyns, formerly a […]
MIL-Evening Report: Human rights group calls for probe into attack on Freedom Flotilla ship
Asia Pacific Report A human rights agency has called for an investigation into the drone attacks on the Gaza Freedom Flotilla aid ship Conscience with Israel suspected of being responsible. The Euro-Med Human Rights Monitor said in a statement that the deliberate targeting of a civilian aid ship in international waters was a “flagrant violation” […]
MIL-OSI Global: When presidents try to make peace: What Trump could learn from Teddy Roosevelt, Carter, Clinton and his own first term
Source: The Conversation – USA – By Andrew E. Busch, Professor and Associate Director, Institute of American Civics, University of Tennessee U.S. President Theodore Roosevelt, center, introduces Russian and Japanese delegates during negotiations at the Portsmouth Peace Conference in Kittery, Maine, in August 1905. Hulton Archive/Getty Images Throughout his 2024 campaign for the presidency, Donald […]
MIL-OSI Global: A law seeks to protect children from sex offenders − 20 years later, the jury is still out
Source: The Conversation – USA – By Boaz Dvir, Associate Professor of Journalism, Penn State Mark Lunsford appears at a July 2005 rally in support of the Children’s Safety Act on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C. Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images Before his sentencing in March 2025, a convicted child rapist asked for a judgment that would […]
MIL-OSI Global: The Women’s Health Initiative has shaped women’s health for over 30 years, but its future is uncertain
Source: The Conversation – USA – By Jean Wactawski-Wende, Professor of Public Health and Health Professions, University at Buffalo Women make up more than 50% of the population, yet before the 1990s they were largely excluded from health and medical research studies. To try to help correct this imbalance, in 1991 the National Institutes of […]