Analysis: Here is a summary of significant articles published on ForeignAffairs.co.nz on June 17, 2025.
MIL-Evening Report: Why does my phone sometimes not ring when people call? A communications expert explains
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jairo Gutierrez, Professor, Department of Computer and Information Sciences, Auckland University of Technology Tada Images There’s a certain feeling I get in the pit of my stomach when I’m waiting for an important call to come through. You know the type – maybe a call from your […]
MIL-Evening Report: Wetland restoration is seen as sunk cost – but new research shows why it should be considered an investment
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Wei Yang, Senior Scientist in Environmental Economics, Te Kunenga ki Pūrehuroa – Massey University Shutterstock/Wirestock Creators As extreme weather intensifies globally, governments are seeking nature-based solutions that deliver both climate and economic benefits. The restoration of wetlands is an often overlooked opportunity. As our recent study shows, […]
MIL-OSI Analysis: What’s the right way to mark Juneteenth? The newest US holiday is confusing Americans
Source: The Conversation – USA – By Timothy Welbeck, Director of the Center for Anti-Racism, Temple University Martha Yates Jones and Pinkie Yates sit in a decorated buggy for Juneteenth 1908 in front of Houston’s Antioch Baptist Church. African American Library at The Gregory School, Houston Public Library The United States’ newest federal holiday, celebrated […]
MIL-Evening Report: Jaws at 50: a cinematic masterpiece – and an incredible piece of propaganda
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Colin Alexander, Senior Lecturer in Political Communications, Nottingham Trent University Jaws turns 50 on June 20. Last year, Quentin Tarantino called Stephen Spielberg’s film “possibly the greatest movie ever made”. Though he was quick to add that it isn’t the best film in terms of script, cinematography […]
MIL-Evening Report: Ancient termite poo reveals 120 million-year-old secrets of Australia’s polar forests
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Alistair Evans, Professor, School of Biological Sciences, Monash University Witsawat.S/Shutterstock Imagine a lush forest with tree-ferns, their trunks capped by ribbon-like fronds. Conifers tower overhead, bearing triangular leaves almost sharp enough to pierce skin. Flowering plants are both small and rare. You’re standing in what is now […]
MIL-Evening Report: When new dads struggle, their kids’ health can suffer. Tackling mental distress early can help
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Delyse Hutchinson, Associate Professor, Clinical Psychologist, and NHMRC Leadership Fellow, SEED Centre for Lifespan Research, School of Psychology, Deakin University D-BASE/Getty In Australia, an estimated one in ten men experience mental health issues such as anxiety and depression before and after their child is born (the perinatal […]
MIL-Evening Report: A weird group of boronias puzzled botanists for decades. Now we’ve solved the pollination mystery
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Douglas Hilton, Chief Executive, CSIRO Andy Young Boronias, known for their showy flowers and strong scent, are a quintessential part of the Australian bush. They led Traditional Owners to the best water sources and inspired Australian children’s author and illustrator May Gibbs to pen one of her […]
MIL-Evening Report: Some students learning English can take at least 6 years to catch up to their peers. How can we support them better?
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Lucy Lu, Adjunct Senior Lecturer, Faculty of Education and Social Work, University of Sydney Rawpixel/ Getty Images About one quarter of Australian school students are learning English as an additional language or dialect. This means their first language or dialect is something other than English and they […]
MIL-Evening Report: Ice Age shelter high up in the Blue Mountains reveals Aboriginal heritage from 20,000 years ago
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Erin Wilkins, Aboriginal Cultural Educator, Trainer and Facilitator, Indigenous Knowledge Artist’s impression of Dargan Shelter as it would have looked during the last Ice Age. Painting by Leanne Watson Redpath Travel back 20,000 years into the last Ice Age, to a time when the upper reaches of […]
MIL-OSI Analysis: Air India crash in Ahmedabad sends reverberations to Canadian families of Air India Flight 182
Source: The Conversation – Canada – By Chandrima Chakraborty, Professor, English and Cultural Studies; Director, Centre for Global Peace, Justice and Health, McMaster University The June 12 Air India crash in Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India, with 230 passengers and 12 crew members aboard is sending deep reverberations through a group of Canadians who know all too […]
MIL-OSI Analysis: ‘Making decisions closer to the wharf’ can ensure the sustainability of Canada’s fisheries and oceans
Source: The Conversation – Canada – By Matthew Robertson, Research Scientist, Fisheries and Marine Institute, Memorial University of Newfoundland The harbour in Bonavista, Newfoundland. Major reforms could fundamentally reshape fisheries science and management in Canada (Sally LeDrew/Wikimedia commons), CC BY-SA During the federal election campaign, Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney announced that if elected, he […]
MIL-OSI Global: What dinosaur fossils could teach us about cancer
Source: The Conversation – UK – By Justin Stebbing, Professor of Biomedical Sciences, Anglia Ruskin University Ilnaz Bagautdinov/Shutterstock When you think of dinosaurs, you might imagine towering predators or gentle giants roaming prehistoric landscapes. But what if these ancient creatures could teach us about one of humanity’s most persistent challenges: cancer? In a new study, […]
MIL-OSI Global: Jaws at 50: a cinematic masterpiece – and an incredible piece of propaganda
Source: The Conversation – UK – By Colin Alexander, Senior Lecturer in Political Communications, Nottingham Trent University Jaws turns 50 on June 20. Last year, Quentin Tarantino called Stephen Spielberg’s film “possibly the greatest movie ever made”. Though he was quick to add that it isn’t the best film in terms of script, cinematography or […]
MIL-OSI Global: Is there really a religious revival in England? Why I’m sceptical of a new report
Source: The Conversation – UK – By David Voas, Emeritus Professor of Social Science, UCL Jantanee Runpranomkorn/Shutterstock The Bible Society recently published a report claiming that church attendance in England and Wales increased by more than half between 2018 and 2024. The revival was especially striking among young men, with reported church attendance jumping from […]
MIL-OSI Global: Why is Stalin back in the Moscow metro?
Source: The Conversation – UK – By Jeremy Hicks, Professor of Post-Soviet Cultural History and Film, Queen Mary University of London A statue of Soviet dictator Joseph Stalin was unveiled in the Taganskaya metro station in Moscow in May, recreating a mural that was dismantled decades ago. It is the first such statue to be […]
MIL-OSI Global: Itamar Ben-Gvir and Bezalel Smotrich: the Netanyahu government extremists sanctioned by the UK
Source: The Conversation – UK – By Leonie Fleischmann, Senior Lecturer in International Politics, City St George’s, University of London The UK’s decision to impose sanctions on two far-right Netanyahu government ministers has put it at loggerheads with the Trump administration over Israel. Announcing on June 10 that Britain would join Canada, Australia, New Zealand […]
MIL-OSI Global: MPs could vote on two proposals to decriminalise abortion in England and Wales – the debate explained
Source: The Conversation – UK – By Ruth Fletcher, Professor of Law, Queen Mary University of London Protesters in summer 2023 demanding decriminalisation of abortion. Loredana Sangiuliano/Shutterstock Legal protection of abortion rights in England and Wales is fragile. Abortion has popular support and is readily available on the NHS, but has also generated a series […]
MIL-OSI Global: AI is gobbling up water it cannot replace – I’m working on a solution
Source: The Conversation – UK – By Muhammad Wakil Shahzad, Associate Professor and Head of Subject, Mechanical and Construction Engineering, Northumbria University, Newcastle Data centres are the invisible engines of our digital world. Every Google search, Netflix stream, cloud-stored photo or ChatGPT response passes through banks of high-powered computers housed in giant facilities scattered across […]
MIL-OSI Global: Pelvic floor dysfunction: what every woman should know
Source: The Conversation – UK – By Holly Ingram, Midwifery Lecturer, Anglia Ruskin University megaflopp/Shutterstock Did you know that around one in two women in the UK will experience symptoms of pelvic floor dysfunction at some point in their lives? And for women who engage in high-intensity exercise, that figure rises to 63%. The female […]
MIL-OSI Global: Israel, Iran and the US: why 2025 is a turning point for the international order
Source: The Conversation – UK – By Brian Brivati, Visiting Professor of Contemporary History and Human Rights, Kingston University Israel’s large-scale attack against Iran on June 13, which it conducted without UN security council approval, has prompted retaliation from Tehran. Both sides have traded strikes over the past few days, with over 200 Iranians and […]