Category: MIL OSI
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Filipino sailors dock in Mexico … and help invent tequila?
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – USA (2) – By Stephen Acabado, Professor of Anthropology, University of California, Los Angeles Bottles of tequila now command premium prices in trendy bars. On Instagram, celebrity-backed brands of the agave-based Mexican spirit jostle for attention. And debates over cultural appropriation and agave sustainability swirl alongside booming tourism in…
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Congo and critical minerals: What are the costs of America’s peace?
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – Canada – By Evelyn Namakula Mayanja, Assistant Professor, Interdisciplinary Studies, Carleton University In March 2025, President Félix Tshisekedi of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) offered the country’s critical mineral reserves to the United States and Europe in exchange for security and stability. At the time, the March 23…
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In a world first, The Hague wants to arrest Taliban leaders over their treatment of women – what happens next?
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – Global Perspectives – By Yvonne Breitwieser-Faria, Lecturer in Criminal Law and International Law, Curtin University Earlier this month, the International Criminal Court (ICC) issued arrest warrants against the Taliban leadership in Afghanistan. The court’s Pre-Trial Chamber II cited reasonable grounds for believing supreme leader Haibatullah Akhundzada and chief justice…
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How the world’s nuclear watchdog monitors facilities around the world – and what it means that Iran kicked it out
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – USA – By Anna Erickson, Professor of Nuclear and Radiological Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology This travel case holds a toolkit containing equipment for inspecting nuclear facilities. Dean Calma/IAEA, CC BY What happens when a country seeks to develop a peaceful nuclear energy program? Every peaceful program starts with…
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Is spinal cord stimulation safe? Does it work? Here’s what you need to know if you have back pain
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – Global Perspectives – By Caitlin Jones, Postdoctoral Research Associate in Musculoskeletal Health, University of Sydney AsiaVision/Getty Spinal cord stimulators are electrical devices that are surgically implanted in the body to treat long-term pain. They have a battery pack and leads that deliver electrical impulses directly to the spinal cord.…
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The first video of Earth’s surface lurching sideways in an earthquake offers new insights into this force of nature
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – Global Perspectives – By Jesse Kearse, Postdoctoral Researcher, Geophysics, Kyoto University Sai Aung MAIN/AFP via Getty Images During the devastating magnitude 7.7 Myanmar earthquake on March 28 this year, a CCTV camera captured the moment the plate boundary moved, providing the first direct visual evidence of plate tectonics in…
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Hold up, humans. Ants figured out medicine, farming and engineering long before we did
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – Global Perspectives – By Tanya Latty, Associate Professor in Entomology, University of Sydney Tambon Nong Chaeng/Pexels Think back to a time you helped someone move a heavy object, such as a couch. While at first the task may have appeared simple, it actually required a suite of advanced behaviours.…
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Sun advice from a skin cancer researcher and physician
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – Canada – By Elaine McWhirter, Chair, Melanoma/Skin Disease Site Group, Juravinski Cancer Centre, Hamilton Health Sciences, and Associate Professor, Oncology, McMaster University There is certainly growing awareness of the damaging effects of overexposure to the sun, including skin cancers. Still, I see in both my medical practice as a…
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More people are considering AI lovers, and we shouldn’t judge
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – Canada – By Neil McArthur, Director, Centre for Professional and Applied Ethics, University of Manitoba People are falling in love with their chatbots. There are now dozens of apps that offer intimate companionship with an AI-powered bot, and they have millions of users. A recent survey of users found…
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Why in-person dating is making a comeback — and why Gen Z is struggling with it
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – Canada – By Treena Orchard, Associate Professor, School of Health Studies, Western University With the decline of dating apps, we are seeing a return to in-person dating activities like speed dating, running clubs and daytime raves. (Unsplash+) With plummeting subscriber numbers, rising costs and users who are sick of…