Analysis: Here is a summary of significant articles published on ForeignAffairs.co.nz on June 7, 2025.
MIL-OSI Global: Coral reefs face an uncertain recovery from the 4th global mass bleaching event – can climate refuges help?
Source: The Conversation – USA – By Noam Vogt-Vincent, Postdoctoral Fellow in Marine Biology, University of Hawaii The Great Barrier Reef stretches for 1,429 miles just off Australia’s northeastern coast. Auscape/Universal Images Group via Getty Image Although tropical reefs might look like inanimate rock, these colorful seascapes are built by tiny jellyfish-like animals called corals. […]
MIL-OSI Global: It’s time to stop debating whether AI is genuinely intelligent and focus on making it work for society
Source: The Conversation – UK – By Andrew Rogoyski, Innovation Director, Surrey Institute of People-Centred AI, University of Surrey ‘Pleased to beat you.’ Aileenchik Half of entry-level white collar jobs might cease to exist in the near future, according to Dario Amodei, the CEO of leading AI company Anthropic. Amodei, whose company is behind the […]
MIL-OSI Global: Women’s prize for fiction 2025: six experts review the shortlisted novels
Source: The Conversation – UK – By Éadaoin Agnew, Senior lecturer in English literature, Kingston University From a longlist of 16, six novels have been shortlisted for the 2025 Women’s prize for fiction. Our experts review the finalists ahead of the announcement of the winner on June 12. The Safekeep by Yael van der Wouden […]
MIL-OSI Global: Trump’s attack on the BBC is part of an endless campaign to undermine public trust in information
Source: The Conversation – UK – By Colleen Murrell, Chair of the Editorial Board, and Full Professor in Journalism, Dublin City University The White House press secretary, Karoline Leavitt, recently gave a press briefing about Palestinians killed close to an aid distribution centre in Gaza on June 1. A key question, she suggested, was whether […]
MIL-OSI Global: Mussel power: how an offshore shellfish farm is boosting marine life
Source: The Conversation – UK – By Emma Sheehan, Associate Professor of Marine Ecology, University of Plymouth Over the past 50 years, global aquaculture including fish, mussel and seaweed farms has grown dramatically. Almost half of the world’s wild-caught fish is used to produce fishmeal and oils that feed farmed fish. Mussel farming provides a […]
MIL-OSI Global: Ocean mud locks up much of the planet’s carbon – we’re digging deep to map these ancient stores
Source: The Conversation – UK – By Sophie Ward, Research Fellow in Physical Oceanography, Bangor University Damsea/Shutterstock Mud is messy. For some, it’s a plaything. To many, it can mean real hardship. Mud, though, is often overlooked, particularly when it lies out of sight. Deep down at the bottom of the sea, it is one […]
MIL-OSI Global: Can a robot help you age better?
Source: The Conversation – UK – By Daniele Magistro, Associate Professor in Physical Activity and Health, Department of Sport Science, Nottingham Trent University Miriam Doerr Martin Frommherz/Shutterstock As more of us live longer, can robots help us maintain healthier, more independent and dignified lives? The robots I’ve been studying are friendly, helpful machines that can […]
MIL-OSI Global: Germany’s chancellor thinks his fellow citizens need to work harder. Here’s why he’s wrong
Source: The Conversation – UK – By Malte Jauch, Lecturer in Management and Marketing, University of Essex People in Germany have taken the idea of a work-life balance too far. To get their economy back on track, they must work more. Well, that’s what the country’s new chancellor, Friedrich Merz, thinks. And this controversial claim […]
MIL-OSI Global: The UK is gearing up for autonomous warfare – but missing the reality of war today
Source: The Conversation – UK – By Anthony King, Professor of War Studies, University of Exeter The UK is facing a security crisis. Great power competition has returned, and the threat of hostility from Russia, China, Iran and North Korea is increasing. The west can no longer assume military superiority, and the UK can no […]
MIL-OSI Global: What the UK’s ‘Nato-first’ defence approach tells us about Britain’s place in a volatile world
Source: The Conversation – UK – By Nick Whittaker, Subject Lead in Social Sciences & Law, University of Sussex Since the end of the cold war, the relevance of the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (Nato) has regularly been questioned, even by its most prominent leaders. Its members, therefore, find it necessary to remind each other […]
MIL-OSI Global: Was the Boulder attack terrorism or a hate crime? 2 experts unpack the complexities
Source: The Conversation – USA – By Frederic Lemieux, Professor of the Practice and Faculty Director of the Master’s in Applied Intelligence, Georgetown University A woman places flowers outside the Boulder, Colo., courthouse after an attack that injured 12 people. David Zalubowski/AP Photo Twelve people in Boulder, Colorado, were injured by a man wielding a […]
MIL-OSI Global: Debates over presidential power to suspend habeas corpus resurface in Trump administration
Source: The Conversation – USA – By Brooks D. Simpson, Foundation Professor of History, Arizona State University There’s a conflict brewing over the rights of the arrested and detained; it’s not a new conflict. busra İspir, iStock/Getty Images Plus The principle of habeas corpus, a legal phrase, is a simple one: Translated from the Latin […]
MIL-OSI Global: 4 creative ways to engage children in STEM over the summer: Tips to foster curiosity and problem-solving at home
Source: The Conversation – USA – By Amber M. Simpson, Associate Professor of Mathematics Education, Binghamton University, State University of New York Families and caregivers can boost children’s confidence and interest in science, technology, engineering and mathematics while school is out for summer. heshphoto/Getty Images The Trump administration is reshaping the pursuit of science through […]
MIL-OSI Global: Zia Yusuf turned Reform into an election winner – his angry resignation leaves Nigel Farage weakened
Source: The Conversation – UK – By Parveen Akhtar, Senior Lecturer: Politics, History and International Relations, Aston University Zia Yusuf, a self-made billionaire and Muslim, has resigned as chairman of Reform, breaking with Nigel Farage just weeks after delivering unprecedented success for the party in local elections. Yusuf announced his sudden departure on social media […]
MIL-Evening Report: ‘They cannot block us,’ says activist on Madleen flotilla aid ship to Gaza
Pacific Media Watch One of the 12 activists on board the Gaza Freedom Flotilla aid vessel Madleen has posted an update on their progress, saying the mission would not be deterred by Israel’s threats to block them. In a video posted to X, Thiago Ávila said the crew, which includes high-profile Swedish climate activist Greta […]
MIL-OSI Global: Why Kissinger would have been a Fortnite champ − and other foreign policy lessons from the gaming world
Source: The Conversation – Global Perspectives – By Michael A. Allen, Professor of Political Science, Boise State University Charlemagne, the medieval King of the Franks, has taken control of modern-day America and is looking to expand his borders by invading your neighboring country. Now, I’m not a historian. But the above example makes perfect sense […]
MIL-OSI Global: Beyond de-extinction and dire wolves, gene editing can help today’s endangered species
Source: The Conversation – USA – By Alex Erwin, Assistant Professor of Law, Florida International University Only a few hundred red wolves still exist, most in captivity. JeffGoulden/E+ via Getty Images Have you been hearing about the dire wolf lately? Maybe you saw a massive white wolf on the cover of Time magazine or a […]
MIL-OSI Global: Golden Dome dangers: An arms control expert explains how Trump’s missile defense threatens to make the US less safe
Source: The Conversation – USA – By Matthew Bunn, Professor of the Practice of Energy, National Security, and Foreign Policy, Harvard Kennedy School President Donald Trump has grandiose plans for Golden Dome. AP Photo/Alex Brandon President Donald Trump’s idea of a “Golden Dome” missile defense system carries a range of potential strategic dangers for the […]
MIL-OSI Global: Early visions of Mars: Meet the 19th-century astronomer who used science fiction to imagine the red planet
Source: The Conversation – USA – By Matthew Shindell, Curator, Planetary Science and Exploration, Smithsonian Institution Camille Flammarion’s work imagined what might exist beyond Earth in the universe. Three Lions/Hulton Archive via Getty Images Living in today’s age of ambitious robotic exploration of Mars, with an eventual human mission to the red planet likely to […]
MIL-OSI Global: US health care is rife with high costs and deep inequities, and that’s no accident – a public health historian explains how the system was shaped to serve profit and politicians
Source: The Conversation – USA – By Zachary W. Schulz, Senior Lecturer of History, Auburn University Concessions to the private sector are one reason why health care is so costly. FS Productions/Tetra images via Getty Images A few years ago, a student in my history of public health course asked why her mother couldn’t afford […]