Category: MIL OSI
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Trump’s changing stance on Epstein files is testing the loyalty of his Maga base
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – UK – By Robert Dover, Professor of Intelligence and National Security & Dean of Faculty, University of Hull During his 2024 US presidential election campaign, Donald Trump repeatedly said he would declassify and release the files related to Jeffrey Epstein, the disgraced financier who died in prison in 2019…
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Bosnia and Herzegovina in crisis as Bosnian-Serb president rallies for secession
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – UK – By Birte Julia Gippert, Reader in International Relations, University of Liverpool The country of Bosnia and Herzegovina is embroiled in a crisis that may affect its political future and the stability of the western Balkans. Recent events in the bitterly divided country read a little like a…
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Colonization devastated biodiversity, habitats and human life in the Pacific Northwest
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – Canada – By Meaghan Efford, Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Institute for the Oceans and Fisheries, University of British Columbia Burrard Inlet, known traditionally as səl̓ilwəɬ (Tsleil-Wat) in the hən̓q̓əmin̓əm̓ language, has been the heart of the traditional, ancestral and unceded territory of the səl̓ilwətaɬ (Tsleil-Waututh Nation) since time immemorial. An…
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Canada’s proposed Strong Borders Act further threatens the legal rights of migrants
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – Canada – By Shiva S. Mohan, Research Fellow, Canada Excellence Research Chair in Migration & Integration program, Toronto Metropolitan University Canada’s federal government recently introduced the Strong Borders Act, also known as Bill C-2, that proposes Canada tighten migration controls and modernize border enforcement between Canada and the United…
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Supreme Court news coverage has talked a lot more about politics ever since the 2016 death of Scalia and GOP blocking of Obama’s proposed nominee
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – USA – By Joshua Boston, Associate Professor of Political Science, Bowling Green State University Reporters used to treat the Supreme Court as a nonpolitical institution, but not anymore. Tetra Images/Getty The U.S. Supreme Court has always ruled on politically controversial issues. From elections to civil rights, from abortion to…
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Starmer’s suspension of ‘rebel’ MPs risks alienating his party in a way he can’t afford
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – UK – By Tony McNulty, Lecturer/Teaching Fellow, British Politics and Public Policy, Queen Mary University of London Starmer has removed the whip from four ‘persistent rebel’ MPs. Flickr/UK Parliament , CC BY-NC-ND Political parties with commanding parliamentary majorities are often tempted by the promise of assertive leadership and decisive…
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When grief involves trauma − a social worker explains how to support survivors of the recent floods and other devastating losses
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – USA (3) – By Liza Barros-Lane, Assistant Professor of Social Work, University of Houston-Downtown Rain falls over a makeshift memorial for flood victims along the Guadalupe River on July 13, 2025, in Kerrville, Texas. AP Photo/Eric Gay The July 4, 2025, floods in Kerr County, Texas, swept away children…
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Children living near oil and gas wells face higher risk of rare leukemia, studies show
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – USA (3) – By Lisa McKenzie, Associate Professor of Health, Department of Environmental & Occupational Health, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus The U.S. has nearly 1 million oil and natural gas wells. Some, like the one here in Commerce City, Colo., are within a few thousand feet of…
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Data can show if government programs work or not, but the Trump administration is suppressing the necessary information
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – USA (2) – By Sarah James, Assistant Professor of Political Science, Gonzaga University Do government programs work? It’s impossible to find out with no data. Andranik Hakobyan/iStock via Getty Images Plus The U.S. has the highest rate of maternal mortality among developed nations. Since 1987, the Centers for Disease…
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College ‘general education’ requirements help prepare students for citizenship − but critics say it’s learning time taken away from useful studies
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – USA (2) – By Kelly Ritter, Professor of Writing and Communication, Georgia Institute of Technology Students learn about the arts and humanities, social sciences, and science and mathematics in general education. Olga Pankova/Moment via Getty Images What do Americans think of when they hear the words “general education”? By…