Analysis: Here is a summary of significant articles published on ForeignAffairs.co.nz on May 16, 2025.
MIL-Evening Report: The sun will come out tomorrow: remembering the life and music of Charles Strouse
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Mara Davis Johnson, Lecturer in Creative and Performing Arts, University of Wollongong The Broadway community is today mourning the passing of Charles Strouse at the age of 96, the legendary composer behind hits like Bye Bye Birdie (1960), Applause (1970) and Annie (1976). Strouse was born on […]
MIL-Evening Report: No chance to say goodbye – defeated MPs will rue not giving valedictory speeches
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Amy Nethery, Associate professor of politics and policy, Deakin University Former Greens leader Adam Bandt’s 15-year career in federal parliament came to an end in a nondescript park in Melbourne, far from the seat of power in Canberra. He was there to concede defeat in the federal […]
MIL-Evening Report: How accurate are my medical records? You might be surprised how often errors creep in
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Sheree Lloyd, Senior Lecturer in Health Services Management, University of Tasmania DC Studio/Shutterstock Medical records of hundreds of patients at a Sydney hospital’s cancer genetics service have been reviewed following irregularities related to care by a single specialist. According to St Vincent’s Hospital, in about 520 records, […]
MIL-Evening Report: So your primary school child has a ‘boyfriend’ or ‘girlfriend’. Should you be worried?
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Cher McGillivray, Assistant Professor in Psychology, Bond University Karhut/Shutterstock If you have a child in primary school you may not be expecting to help them manage romantic relationships. Surely this is an issue for the high school years? While young children do not experience romantic love in […]
MIL-Evening Report: Viral ‘Hongdae boy’ videos expose the fringe group of South Korean men trying to sleep with foreign women
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Joanna Elfving-Hwang, Associate Professor (Korean Society and Culture), Dean International (Korea), Curtin University Shutterstock If you’re on TikTok, you may have come across “Hongdae boys” or “Hongdae guys” recently. In a social media context, the term refers to a group of young South Korean men who prey […]
MIL-Evening Report: A trial is testing ways to enforce Australia’s under-16s social media ban. But the tech is flawed
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Alexia Maddox, Senior Lecturer in Pedagogy and Education Futures, La Trobe University De Visu/Shutterstock Australia’s move to ban under-16s from social media is receiving widespread praise. Other countries, including the United Kingdom, Ireland, Singapore and Japan, are also now reportedly considering similar moves. The ban was legislated […]
MIL-Evening Report: Banning young people from social media sounds like a silver bullet. Global evidence suggests otherwise
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jasleen Chhabra, Research Fellow, Centre for Youth Mental Health, The University of Melbourne Monkey Business / Shutterstock Around 98% of Australian 15-year-olds use social media. Platforms such as TikTok, Snapchat and Instagram are where young people connect with friends and online communities, explore and express their identities, […]
MIL-Evening Report: This election, young people held the most political power. Here’s how they voted
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Intifar Chowdhury, Lecturer in Government, Flinders University This election, a lot of focus was directed at young voters. With Millennials and Gen Z now making up a larger share of the electorate than Baby Boomers, this was deserved. But for all the attempts to reach these cohorts, […]
MIL-OSI Global: The rebrand that went full circle: HBO Max to New HBO Max
Source: The Conversation – Canada – By Omar H. Fares, Lecturer of Marketing in the Lazaridis School of Business and Economics, Wilfrid Laurier University The HBO Max rebrand saga highlights how quickly brand equity can be undermined when recognition cues are disrupted. (Shutterstock) Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) recently announced the streaming app Max will revert […]
MIL-OSI Global: Birthright citizenship case at Supreme Court reveals deeper questions about judicial authority to halt unlawful policies
Source: The Conversation – USA – By Cassandra Burke Robertson, Professor of Law and Director of the Center for Professional Ethics, Case Western Reserve University The U.S. Supreme Court is considering whether a single federal judge should have the power to temporarily halt presidential policies across the entire country. Rudy Sulgan, The Image Bank/Getty Images […]
MIL-OSI Global: India and Pakistan have agreed a precarious peace – but will it last?
Source: The Conversation – UK – By Alex Waterman, Lecturer in Peace Studies and International Development, University of Bradford India and Pakistan stepped back from the brink of catastrophe on May 10 after a US-brokered ceasefire brought rapidly escalating hostilities between the two countries to an end. But tensions are still running high. The Indian […]
MIL-OSI Global: Is the pope a mathematician? Yes, actually – and his training may help him grapple with the infinite
Source: The Conversation – UK – By Balthasar Grabmayr, Junior Professor of Philosophy, University of Tübingen Humans are finite creatures. Our brains have a finite number of neurons and we interact with a finite number of people during our finite lifetime. Yet humans have the remarkable ability to conceive of the infinite. This ability underlies […]
MIL-OSI Global: Symptoms of androgen excess in women are too often being overlooked – or dismissed as ‘just cosmetic’
Source: The Conversation – UK – By Michael O’Reilly, Clinical Associate Professor of Endocrinology, Department of Medicine, RCSI University of Medicine and Health Sciences Hair loss can be a symptom of androgen excess Hazal Ak/Shutterstock Acne that won’t go away. Hair thinning at the crown. Unwanted facial hair, unpredictable periods, mood swings and weight gain. […]
MIL-OSI Global: How to write a perfect wedding speech – according to ancient orators
Source: The Conversation – UK – By David Roberts, Professor of English and University Orator, Birmingham City University IVASHstudio/Shutterstock Looking for an example of how not to give a wedding speech? Try this. I was recently told an anecdote about guests at a wedding who became suspicious about the detached, cliched style of the groom’s […]
MIL-OSI Global: How Denmark’s oysters are transforming foodies into citizen scientists
Source: The Conversation – UK – By Dominique Townsend, Visiting Researcher, School of Geography and Environmental Science, University of Southampton Lea Meilandt Mathisen, CC BY-NC-ND This year 80 people put on their waders, grabbed buckets and quadrats (square metal frames), and splashed through the clear shallow waters. Once they reached one of the many sampling […]
MIL-OSI Global: Putin dodges peace talks in Istanbul as Russia pushes for territorial concessions from Ukraine
Source: The Conversation – UK – By Sam Phelps, Commissioning Editor, International Affairs This article was first published in The Conversation UK’s World Affairs Briefing email newsletter. Sign up to receive weekly analysis of the latest developments in international relations, direct to your inbox. Demands by British, French, German and Polish leaders in Kyiv last […]
MIL-OSI Global: Cockney Yiddish: how two languages influenced each other in London’s East End
Source: The Conversation – UK – By Nadia Valman, Professor of Urban Literature, Queen Mary University of London Yiddish is a familiar presence in contemporary English speech. Many people use or at least know the meaning of words like chutzpah (audacity), schlep (drag) or nosh (snack). These words have been absorbed into English from their […]
MIL-OSI Global: The roots of dementia can start in childhood – prevention should be a lifelong goal
Source: The Conversation – UK – By Scott Chiesa, Senior Research Fellow and Alzheimer’s Research UK David Carr Fellow, UCL Krakenimages.com/Shutterstock More than 60 million people are estimated to be living with dementia, resulting in over 1.5 million deaths a year and an annual cost to the global healthcare economy of around US $1.3 trillion […]
MIL-OSI Global: Why we’ve fallen out of love with dating apps
Source: The Conversation – UK – By Anh Luong, Assistant Professor of Business Analytics, Warwick Business School, University of Warwick pathdoc/Shutterstock Dating apps have transformed how people meet romantic partners. But they seem to be falling out of favour. Data shows that last year, four of the biggest dating apps in the UK lost over […]
MIL-OSI Global: ‘And Just Like That…’ gives middle-aged women something media rarely does — a portrayal of their sexual lives
Source: The Conversation – Canada – By Marie-Agnes Parmentier, Professor of Marketing, HEC Montréal Cynthia Nixon and Sarah Jessica Parker in ‘And Just Like That…’ Season 3. (Craig Blankenhorn/Max) Warning: This article contains spoilers about ‘And Just Like That…‘ Middle-aged women don’t have sex — or that’s what popular media might have us believe. But […]