Analysis: Here is a summary of significant articles published on ForeignAffairs.co.nz on May 7, 2025.
MIL-OSI Global: Choosing singlehood? Here are 5 tips for thriving while being single
Source: The Conversation – Canada – By Yuthika Girme, Associate Professor, Department of Psychology, Simon Fraser University Many people spend their 20s and 30s figuring out who they are and building a life as an independent adult. At the same time, society often tells them they should be looking for love, settling down and starting […]
MIL-OSI Global: Choosing singlehood? Here are 5 tips for thriving while being single
Source: The Conversation – Canada – By Yuthika Girme, Associate Professor, Department of Psychology, Simon Fraser University Many people spend their 20s and 30s figuring out who they are and building a life as an independent adult. At the same time, society often tells them they should be looking for love, settling down and starting […]
MIL-OSI Global: Are kids resilient? Societies and families need to offer supports and relationships to nurture resilience
Source: The Conversation – Canada – By Elena Merenda, Assistant Program Head of Early Childhood Studies, University of Guelph-Humber “Kids are resilient.” You have heard this before, right? You might have even said it, with the best of intentions. Resilience sometimes seems like a buzzword and is used in ill-defined ways. If adults praise children’s […]
MIL-OSI Global: Why a hotline is needed to help bring India and Pakistan back from the brink of a disastrous war
Source: The Conversation – UK – By Syed Ali Zia Jaffery, Deputy Director at the Center for Security, Strategy and Policy Research, University of Lahore Two weeks after the terrorist attack in Pahalgam, in Indian-administered Kashmir, that claimed 26 lives, India and Pakistan are getting perilously close to a dangerous military confrontation. Pakistan carried out […]
MIL-OSI Global: The UK is falling behind in tackling microplastic pollution – here are three ways the government can catch up
Source: The Conversation – UK – By Antaya March, Director – Global Plastics Policy Centre, University of Portsmouth SIVStockStudio/Shutterstock Microplastics – fragments of plastic smaller than 5mm – are accumulating in the environment. They’re found in soil, water, food, even in human lungs, placentas and blood. These plastic particles shed from items we use daily, […]
MIL-OSI Global: Tove Jansson: lessons in life from her beloved Moomin characters
Source: The Conversation – UK – By Barbara Tesio-Ryan, ECDS Postdoctoral Fellow in European Languages, University of Edinburgh This year marks the 80th anniversary of The Moomins, the Finnish/Swedish trolls that have delighted generations of children, becoming a cultural phenomenon in their own right. While posterity will likely remember her as the inventor of Moomins, […]
MIL-OSI Global: AI therapy may help with mental health, but innovation should never outpace ethics
Source: The Conversation – UK – By Ben Bond, PhD Candidate in Digital Psychiatry, RCSI University of Medicine and Health Sciences Pavlova Yuliia/Shutterstock Mental health services around the world are stretched thinner than ever. Long wait times, barriers to accessing care and rising rates of depression and anxiety have made it harder for people to […]
MIL-OSI Global: Friedrich Merz confirmed as Germany’s chancellor – but betrayal by MPs in a secret ballot means he starts from a position of weakness
Source: The Conversation – UK – By Ed Turner, Reader in Politics, Co-Director, Aston Centre for Europe, Aston University Friedrich Merz has been confirmed as Germany’s new chancellor after a close shave left his future in doubt. Merz lost a first round of voting among MPs gathered to confirm his role, and may never know […]
MIL-OSI Global: Aspartame: the artificial sweetener is calorie-free but not risk-free – a nutritionist explains
Source: The Conversation – UK – By Hazel Flight, Programme Lead Nutrition and Health, Edge Hill University Roman Samborskyi/Shutterstock Sugar — sweet, satisfying, and everywhere. From fresh fruit and honey to processed table sugar and drinks, it sneaks into nearly everything we eat. While delicious, sugar delivers what nutritionists call “empty calories” — energy without […]
MIL-OSI Global: ‘Milkshake tax’: there’s growing evidence that expanding the UK’s sugar levy could help tackle obesity
Source: The Conversation – UK – By David M. Evans, Professor of Sociotechnical Futures, University of Bristol Business School, University of Bristol Luis Molinero/Shutterstock The UK government is considering expanding its sugar tax on fizzy drinks to include milkshakes and other sweetened beverages, as part of new proposals announced in April 2025. The Treasury confirmed […]
MIL-OSI Global: Alzheimer’s: certain combinations of prescription drugs may slow progression of the disease, says mice study
Source: The Conversation – UK – By Silvia Maioli, Associate professor and Principal Researcher, Neurobiology, Karolinska Institutet Certain prescription drugs combinations had different effects on the mice. roger ashford/ Shutterstock Millions of older adults take five or more prescription drugs every day to manage chronic illnesses. While polypharmacy is often necessary, this practice has also […]
MIL-OSI Global: Premenstrual dysphoric disorder harms relationships for both sufferers and their partners – new study
Source: The Conversation – UK – By Sophie Hodgetts, Assistant Professor in Psychology, Durham University Until now, little has been known about the effect PMDD can have on relationships. simona pilolla 2/ Shutterstock An estimated 2% of people who menstruate are thought to have premenstrual dysphoric disorder (PMDD). The condition causes severe emotional, mental and […]
MIL-OSI Global: Currency controls and debt in Argentina: the stakes are high if Milei’s latest economic gamble doesn’t pay off
Source: The Conversation – UK – By Matt Barlow, Lecturer International Political Economy, University of Glasgow Matias Lynch/Shutterstock In April, Argentina’s president Javier Milei partially lifted the capital and currency controls that had been in place since 2011. The move was possible with the support of a US$20 billion (£15 billion) IMF bailout and means […]
MIL-OSI Global: African women at higher risk of pre-eclampsia – a dangerous pregnancy complication
Source: The Conversation – Africa – By Annettee Nakimuli, Associate Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Makerere University Pre-eclampsia is a danger to pregnant women. It’s a complication characterised by high blood pressure and organ damage, arising during the second half of pregnancy, in labour or in the first week after delivery. It plays a major […]
MIL-OSI Global: Jostling for the papacy: A look back on the conclave’s history
Source: The Conversation – Canada – By Colin Rose, Associate Professor of European and Digital History, Brock University Pope Francis’s successor will be elected in the coming days in a millennium-old ceremony known as the papal conclave. During the conclave, the 135 eligible Cardinal Electors of the Catholic Church will sequester themselves and elect a […]
MIL-OSI Global: Running with a stroller: 2 biomechanics researchers on how it affects your form − and risk of injury
Source: The Conversation – USA – By Allison Altman Singles, Associate Professor of Kinesiology and Mechanical Engineering, Penn State Running with a stroller can alter running form, but a few simple tricks can reduce chronic injury risk. iStock via Getty Images Plus “Faster, mommy, faster!” Allison’s toddler squealed as she ran down the hill by […]
MIL-OSI Global: Ancient Mars may have had a carbon cycle − a new study suggests the red planet may have once been warmer, wetter and more favorable for life
Source: The Conversation – USA – By Elisabeth M. Hausrath, Professor of Geoscience, University of Nevada, Las Vegas A panorama created from images taken by the rover Curiosity while it was working at a site called ‘Rocknest’ in 2012. NASA/JPL-Caltech/Malin Space Science Systems Mars, one of our closest planetary neighbors, has fascinated people for hundreds […]
MIL-OSI Global: Peace Corps isn’t just about helping others − it’s a key part of US public diplomacy
Source: The Conversation – USA – By Thomas J Nisley, Professor of Government and International Affairs, Kennesaw State University Peace Corps volunteers pose with the U.S. flag after they are sworn in during a 2002 event in Burkina Faso. Issouf Sanogo/AFP via Getty Images Since President Donald Trump returned to the White House in January […]
MIL-OSI Global: Even judges appointed by Trump are ruling against him
Source: The Conversation – USA – By Paul M. Collins Jr., Professor of Legal Studies and Political Science, UMass Amherst Judges appointed by Donald Trump are ruling against him during his second presidential term. Zolnierek – iStock/Getty Images Plus During his first term in office, President Donald Trump appointed 226 federal court judges, including three […]
MIL-OSI Global: Predictive policing AI is on the rise − making it accountable to the public could curb its harmful effects
Source: The Conversation – USA – By Maria Lungu, Postdoctoral Researcher of Law and Public Administration, University of Virginia Data like this seven-day crime map from Oakland, Calif., feeds predictive policing AIs. City of Oakland via CrimeMapping.com The 2002 sci-fi thriller “Minority Report” depicted a dystopian future where a specialized police unit was tasked with […]