Analysis: Here is a summary of significant articles published on ForeignAffairs.co.nz on May 13, 2025.
MIL-Evening Report: Pope Leo XIV expresses solidarity for ‘persecuted’ journalists seeking truth, calls for their freedom
By Devin Watkins of Vatican News Only four days have passed since his election to the papacy, and Pope Leo XIV has made it a point to hold an audience with the men and women who were in Rome to report on the death of Pope Francis, the conclave, and the first days of his […]
MIL-Evening Report: As insurance gets harder to buy, NZ has 3 choices for disaster recovery – and we keep choosing the worst one
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Ilan Noy, Chair in the Economics of Disasters and Climate Change, Te Herenga Waka — Victoria University of Wellington The number of climate change-related extreme weather events) is on the rise, making it harder for many people to buy affordable home insurance. The industry has already signalled […]
MIL-Evening Report: Free food and beer are common perks for hospitality workers – but are they masking unfairness?
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Olivier Oren, Associate lecturer, hospitality management, Griffith University G-Stock Studio/Shutterstock For cafe and restaurant workers, getting a free drink or meal at the end of a long shift might feel like a well-deserved reward. But could such perks – common across the industry – be masking deeper […]
MIL-Evening Report: A looming workforce crisis in NZ tourism and hospitality threatens industry growth plans
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Anthony Brien, Associate Professor, Department of Global Value Chains and Trade, Lincoln University, New Zealand Getty Images Last week’s big tourism conference in Rotorua saw plenty of optimism about the industry’s potential, but also warnings that airline capacity is hampering post-COVID growth. The focus on bringing more […]
MIL-Evening Report: From Zoo Quest to Ocean: The evolution of David Attenborough’s voice for the planet
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Neil J. Gostling, Associate Professor in Evolution and Palaeobiology, University of Southampton Over the course of seven decades, Sir David Attenborough’s documentaries have reshaped how we see the natural world, shifting from colonial-era collecting trips to urgent calls for environmental action. His storytelling has inspired generations, but […]
MIL-Evening Report: What did the parties say on TikTok in the election, and how? Here’s the campaign broken down in 5 charts
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Hannah Oates, PhD Candidate, School of Social Sciences, Monash University TikTok emerged as a key battleground in an election where young voters comprised a dominant share of the electorate. All the prominent political parties used the platform – especially after tactics by Labor contributed to its electoral […]
MIL-Evening Report: Trump heads to the Gulf aiming to bolster trade ties – but side talks on Tehran, Gaza could drive a wedge between US and Israel
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Asher Kaufman, Professor of History and Peace Studies, University of Notre Dame President Donald Trump and Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman attend the G20 Summit in Japan in 2019. Eliot Blondet/AFP via Getty Images President Donald Trump will sit down with the Saudi crown prince […]
MIL-Evening Report: Dementia risk depends on more than lifestyle factors. Overstating this can cause stigma and blame
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Joyce Siette, Associate Professor | Deputy Director, The MARCS Institute, Western Sydney University Shvets Production/Pexels As public awareness of dementia grows, so too does the appetite for prevention. Global headlines tout the benefits of exercise, diet, brain training and social activity in reducing dementia risk. In recent […]
MIL-Evening Report: Range anxiety – or charger drama? Australians are buying hybrid cars because they don’t trust public chargers
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Ganna Pogrebna, Executive Director, AI and Cyber Futures Institute, Charles Sturt University VisualArtStudio/Shutterstock Range anxiety has long been seen as the main obstacle stopping drivers from going electric. But range isn’t the real issue. The average range of a new electric vehicle (EV) is more than 450 […]
MIL-OSI Global: Trump’s bid to end birthright citizenship heads to the Supreme Court
Source: The Conversation – USA – By Jean Lantz Reisz, Clinical Associate Professor of Law, Co-Director, USC Immigration Clinic, University of Southern California President Donald Trump’s executive order on birthright citizenship resurrects a dissenting argument in an 1898 case that went before the Supreme Court. iStock/Getty Images Plus For more than 150 years, people who […]
MIL-OSI Global: Feeling anxious before surgery? Anxiety can harm healing but innovative mental health support could help
Source: The Conversation – Canada – By Renée El-Gabalawy, Associate Professor and Clinical Psychologist, University of Manitoba Poor mental health before surgery is linked to worse outcomes. (Unsplash), CC BY Feeling anxious before surgery is normal — but for many patients, it goes far beyond nerves. There is a growing body of research showing that […]
MIL-OSI Global: AI can guess racial categories from heart scans – what it means and why it matters
Source: The Conversation – UK – By Tiarna Lee, Doctoral Candidate, School of Biomedical Engineering & Imaging Sciences, King’s College London Radiological imaging/Shutterstock Imagine an AI model that can use a heart scan to guess what racial category you’re likely to be put in – even when it hasn’t been told what race is, or […]
MIL-OSI Global: Deadly blood clots, risky treatments: The high-stakes battle against deep vein thrombosis in sports and beyond
Source: The Conversation – Canada – By Peter Anthony Andrisani, PhD Candidate, Medical Sciences, McMaster University Seven-time NBA all-star Damian Lillard, 34, recently joined a growing list of NBA athletes to be sidelined by a diagnosis of deep-vein thrombosis, or DVT. The Milwaukee Bucks player joins Victor Wembanyama, 21, a rising star in the NBA […]
MIL-OSI Global: Medetomidine: what you need to know about the animal sedative turning up in opioid deaths
Source: The Conversation – UK – By Paul Chazot, Professor of Pharmacology, Durham University Michael O’Keene/Shutterstock.com The opioid crisis, increasingly driven by synthetic opioids, continues to claim tens of thousands of lives annually in the US alone. Similar crises have arisen all over the western world. The crisis has become more complex as powerful synthetic […]
MIL-OSI Global: The Climate Fiction Prize 2025: the five shortlisted books reviewed by our experts
Source: The Conversation – UK – By Louisa Egbunike, Associate Professor in African Literature, Durham University Five novels have been shortlisted for the 2025 Climate Fiction Prize. Our academics review the finalists ahead of the announcement of the winner on May 14. And So I Roar by Abi Daré Abi Daré’s poignant second novel, And […]
MIL-OSI Global: Is matcha a healthier alternative to coffee? Here’s what you need to know
Source: The Conversation – UK – By Anthony Booker, Reader in Ethnopharmacology, University of Westminster Ekateryna Zubal/Shutterstock Matcha, with its vibrant green hue and centuries-old tradition, is often celebrated as a health boosting superfood. But what exactly sets it apart from regular green tea, or even your morning coffee? Like green and black tea, matcha […]
MIL-OSI Global: AI can guess racial categories from heart scans – they’re detecting bias not biological differences
Source: The Conversation – UK – By Tiarna Lee, Doctoral Candidate, School of Biomedical Engineering & Imaging Sciences, King’s College London Radiological imaging/Shutterstock Imagine an AI model that can use a heart scan to guess what racial category you’re likely to be put in – even when it hasn’t been told what race is, or […]
MIL-OSI Global: How the weather got ‘stuck’ over the UK – and produced an unusually dry and warm spring
Source: The Conversation – UK – By Simon H. Lee, Lecturer in Atmospheric Science, University of St Andrews Wildfires have ignited in forests and on moorland across the UK in recent months. LSP EM/Shutterstock A “blocking” weather system lingering high above the UK has produced one of the driest, warmest and brightest starts to spring […]
MIL-OSI Global: Syria faces renewed sectarian violence as government fails to deliver inclusivity
Source: The Conversation – UK – By Katya Alkhateeb, Senior Researcher in International Human Rights Law & Humanitarian Law at Essex Law School and Human Rights Centre, University of Essex A recent surge in violence against Syria’s Druze religious community has reportedly seen over 100 people killed since the start of May. This is a […]
MIL-OSI Global: For children with a rare form of dementia, music could be a powerful therapy tool
Source: The Conversation – UK – By Rebecca Atkinson, Researcher in Music Therapy, Anglia Ruskin University Music therapy may be helpful for children with a rare form of dementia. adriaticfoto/ Shutterstock When we hear the word “dementia”, we usually think of memory loss in older adults. But there’s another, much rarer form of the disease […]