South America: Here is a summary of significant articles published on ForeignAffairs.co.nz on June 16, 2025.
MIL-Evening Report: Millions rally against authoritarianism, while the White House portrays protests as threats – a political scientist explains
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jeremy Pressman, Professor of Political Science, University of Connecticut Protesters parade through the Marigny neighborhood of New Orleans as part of the nationwide No Kings protest against President Donald Trump, on June 14, 2025. Patt Little/Anadolu via Getty Images At the end of a week when President […]
MIL-Evening Report: A 3-tonne, $1.5 billion satellite to watch Earth’s every move is set to launch this week
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Steve Petrie, Earth Observation Researcher, Swinburne University of Technology Artist’s concept of the NISAR satellite in orbit over Earth. NASA/JPL-Caltech In a few days, a new satellite that can detect changes on Earth’s surface down to the centimetre, in almost real time and no matter the time […]
MIL-OSI Security: Meet the FBI’s Newest Class of Crisis Response Canines
Source: US FBI Taz and Peg are now based in the FBI’s Atlanta and Dallas field offices, respectively. That way, they can quickly deploy nationwide to the scenes of violent crimes, mass violence incidents, courtroom appearances, forensic interviews, and other sensitive scenarios to support victims. While the dogs recently completed their last round of training, […]
MIL-OSI Global: Millions rally against authoritarianism, while the White House portrays protests as threats – a political scientist explains
Source: The Conversation – USA – By Jeremy Pressman, Professor of Political Science, University of Connecticut Protesters parade through the Marigny neighborhood of New Orleans as part of the nationwide No Kings protest against President Donald Trump, on June 14, 2025. Patt Little/Anadolu via Getty Images At the end of a week when President Donald […]
MIL-OSI Global: Canadian international relations experts share their views on global politics and Canada’s role
Source: The Conversation – Canada – By Anessa L. Kimball, Professor of Political Science; Director, Centre for International Security, ESEI, Université Laval A survey of Canadian international relations professors has found they disagree on how to respond to potential Chinese aggression against Taiwan and which global regions will matter most to Canada in the future. […]
MIL-OSI China: China criticizes US tariff narrative as ‘one-sided, misleading’
Source: People’s Republic of China – State Council News China has criticized the U.S. “reciprocal tariffs” policy for its “one-sided, misleading” narrative and erroneous logic, urging the United States to faithfully abide by rules of the World Trade Organization (WTO) and maintain stability of the global trading system. At a meeting of the Council for […]
MIL-OSI China: Convenient logistics brings more intimate China-Chile ties
Source: People’s Republic of China – State Council News People visit the 3rd Tianjin International Shipping Industry Expo in Tianjin, north China, June 12, 2025. (Xinhua/Zhao Zishuo) Chilean cherries are ubiquitous in most supermarkets in north China’s port city of Tianjin. The transcontinental “Cherry Express” linking Tianjin and Chile was launched in January 2024. Upon […]