Asia Pacific: Here is a summary of significant articles published on ForeignAffairs.co.nz on July 1, 2025.
MIL-OSI Submissions: Why have athletes stopped ‘taking a knee’?
Source: The Conversation – Global Perspectives – By Ciprian N. Radavoi, Associate Professor in Law, University of Southern Queensland Eli Harold, Colin Kaepernick and Eric Reid of the San Francisco 49ers kneel ahead of a game in 2016. Michael Zagaris/San Francisco 49ers/Getty Images It’s almost a decade since San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick started […]
MIL-OSI Submissions: AI is consuming more power than the grid can handle — nuclear might be the answer
Source: The Conversation – Canada – By Goran Calic, Associate Profesor of Strategy and Entrepreneurship Leadership Chair, McMaster University New partnerships are forming between tech companies and power operators — ones that could reshape decades of misconceptions about nuclear energy. Last year, Meta (Facebook’s parent company) put out a call for nuclear proposals, Google agreed […]
MIL-OSI Submissions: Ibn Battuta, a 14th-century judge and ambassador, travelled further than Marco Polo. The Rihla records his adventures
Source: The Conversation – Global Perspectives – By Ismail Albayrak, Professor of Islam and Catholic Muslim Relations, Australian Catholic University In our guides to the classics, experts explain key literary works. Ibn Battuta, was born in Tangier, Morocco, on February 24, 1304. From a statement in his celebrated travel book the Rihla (“legal affairs are […]
MIL-OSI Submissions: Sea of opportunity: protecting mangroves and seagrass could boost Indonesia’s new climate targets
Source: The Conversation – Indonesia – By Brurce Muhammad Mecca, Senior Analyst, Climateworks Centre Aerial view of Mangrove forest, Mandalika, Nusa Tenggara Barat, Indonesia. (Shutterstock) Indonesia has signalled it could include blue carbon ecosystems — carbon-rich coastal and marine areas, like mangroves and seagrass — in its new climate targets. This shift follows years of […]
MIL-OSI Submissions: A border conflict may cost the Thai prime minister her job
Source: The Conversation – Global Perspectives – By Petra Alderman, Manager of the Saw Swee Hock Southeast Asia Centre, London School of Economics and Political Science The fate of Thailand’s prime minister, Paetongtarn Shinawatra, is hanging in the balance after only ten months in office. A recent flare-up in a historical border conflict between Cambodia […]
MIL-OSI Submissions: Why relying on technology to keep ASEAN’s coal plants running is risky
Source: The Conversation – Indonesia – By Lay Monica, Researcher, Center of Economic and Law Studies (CELIOS) shutterstock A recent ASEAN Centre for Energy (ACE) report emphasised that to contribute in tackling climate change, ASEAN countries don’t need to immediately phase out all of their coal fleet. The report asserted that coal will continue to […]
MIL-OSI Submissions: We discovered Raja Ampat’s reef manta rays prefer staying close to home – which could help us save more of them
Source: The Conversation – Indonesia – By Edy Setyawan, Marine Ecologist, University of Auckland, Waipapa Taumata Rau The reef manta ray (Mobula alfredi) is a tough swimmer. They can travel hundreds of kilometres to feed themselves. The longest recorded movement for an individual reef manta ray was 1,150km, observed in eastern Australia. But even though […]
MIL-OSI Submissions: Difficult work arrangements force many women to stop breastfeeding early. Here’s how to prevent this
Source: The Conversation – Indonesia – By Andini Pramono, Research officer, Department of Health Economics, Wellbeing and Society, National Centre for Epidemiology and Population Health, Australian National University Research shows that six months of exclusive breastfeeding, and continuing until two years old or beyond, provide multiple benefits for the baby and mother. It can prevent […]
MIL-OSI Submissions: Indonesia can expand its gastrodiplomacy via plant-based meals in Europe: Research
Source: The Conversation – Indonesia – By Meilinda Sari Yayusman, Researcher in International Relations and European Studies, Badan Riset dan Inovasi Nasional (BRIN) Raw vegetable and lettuce salad with Indonesian fried tempeh. Gekko Gallery/Shutterstock Gastrodiplomacy as the practice of a country’s diplomacy by promoting its cuisine, is now gaining popularity in several countries across the […]
MIL-OSI Submissions: Who’s the most American? Psychological studies show that many people are biased and think it’s a white English speaker
Source: The Conversation – USA (2) – By Katherine Kinzler, Professor of Psychology, University of Chicago Some people have a narrow view of who is American. The Good Brigade/DigitalVision via Getty Images In the U.S. and elsewhere, nationality tends to be defined by a set of legal parameters. This may involve birthplace, parental citizenship or […]
MIL-OSI Submissions: Africa – General registration open for Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD) Business Expo & Conference
SOURCE: Japan External Trade Organization (JETRO) Bringing the realities of Africa’s growth markets― 195 Japanese companies, 40+ African nations, 68 events TOKYO, Japan, June 30, 2025/ — Japan External Trade Organization (JETRO; Chairman and CEO: ISHIGURO Norihiko; Headquarters: Minato-ku, Tokyo) (www.JETRO.go.jp) is pleased to announce that the official website of the TICAD Business Expo & […]
MIL-OSI Submissions: Australia – Refugees and migrants working, studying and going into business, ABS data shows – AMES
Source: AMES Migrants and refugees are taking up Australian citizenship, engaging in educational opportunities, finding employment and opening businesses in large numbers, according to new data. These are the key insights into the economic, education, health, housing, and citizenship outcomes of permanent migrants in Australia, published this week by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS). […]
MIL-OSI New Zealand: Universities – Can reading the news make you richer? – UoA
Source: University of Auckland (UoA) Researchers have uncovered a novel way to forecast stock market volatility using daily business news. Business news can do more than report on financial markets; it can predict where they’re headed. That’s the finding from a new study by University of Auckland finance lecturer Dr Justin J. Case and Queensland […]
MIL-OSI USA: Schatz: Republicans Are Ripping People Off, Plunging Country Into Energy Crisis To Cut Taxes For Billionaires
US Senate News: Source: United States Senator for Hawaii Brian Schatz WASHINGTON – During a debate on the Republican tax bill, U.S. Senator Brian Schatz (D-Hawai‘i) condemned the bill’s provisions to gut clean energy which will raise people’s energy bills by more than a hundred dollars starting next year and make blackouts and power outages […]
MIL-OSI Security: Coast Guard Cutter Kimball holds change of command ceremony
Source: United States Coast Guard 06/30/2025 06:43 PM EDT HONOLULU — The U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Kimball (WMSL 756) held a change of command ceremony, Friday, in Honolulu. Vice Adm. Andrew Tiongson, commander of U.S. Coast Guard Pacific Area, presided over the ceremony in which Capt. Craig Allen relieved Capt. Robert Kinsey as Kimball’s […]
MIL-OSI New Zealand: Economy – Depositor Compensation Scheme now in effect – Reserve Bank
Source: Reserve Bank of New Zealand 1 July 2025 – The Depositor Compensation Scheme (DCS) came into effect today, protecting depositors for up to $100,000 in the unlikely event that their bank or other licensed deposit taker fails. Licensed deposit takers include banks, credit unions, building societies and finance companies who take retail deposits in […]
MIL-OSI New Zealand: Poached gecko seen alive in the wild
Source: NZ Department of Conservation Date: 01 July 2025 The gecko was one of three females illegally taken and held in captivity until they were discovered during a Department of Conservation (DOC) investigation in 2022. All three required life-saving surgery at Te Kunenga ki Pūrehuroa Massey University’s Wildbase Hospital to remove stuck eggs, and after successful […]
MIL-OSI Australia: Residential fees for a foreign person
Source: New places to play in Gungahlin When to pay a fee If you are a foreign person investing in residential property in Australia, you must pay a fee when: applying for approval to purchase a residential property or for an exemption certificate applying to vary (make changes to) your existing approval lodging your vacancy […]
MIL-OSI Australia: Now partnerships of all sizes can lodge digitally
Source: New places to play in Gungahlin Before 1 July 2025, you could only digitally lodge statements of distribution (SODs) for up to 160 partners in a partnership. The rest had to be lodged manually. We’ve now updated the lodgment software so you can digitally lodge SODs for all partners. Lodging digitally means the data will be […]
MIL-OSI New Zealand: Foundations set for ferry infrastructure
Source: New Zealand Government Ferry Holdings has reached agreement with CentrePort, Port Marlborough and KiwiRail on core infrastructure scope, Rail Minister Winston Peters announced today.The agreements set out the scope of physical work and equipment to be delivered by 2029 when two new ferries arrive, with port and KiwiRail agreements to be entered later this […]