Category: MIL OSI
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Brics is sliding towards irrelevance – the Rio summit made that clear
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – UK – By Amalendu Misra, Professor of International Politics, Lancaster University The Brics group of nations has just concluded its 17th annual summit in the Brazilian city of Rio de Janeiro. But, despite member states adopting a long list of commitments covering global governance, finance, health, AI and climate…
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As Netanyahu meets Trump in Washington, what hope for peace in Gaza? Expert Q&A
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – UK – By Jonathan Este, Senior International Affairs Editor, Associate Editor The US government “remains upbeat” about the prospects for at least a ceasefire in Gaza, according to the latest reports from Washington, where the Israeli prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, has been meeting the US president, Donald Trump. Netanyahu…
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How to support someone who is grieving: five research-backed strategies
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – UK – By Lucy Poxon, Senior Lecturer in Counselling Psychology, Department of Social Work Counselling & Social Care , School of Childhood and Social Care, University of East London PeopleImages.com – Yuri A/Shutterstock When someone we care about is grieving the loss of a loved one, our natural instinct…
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Golden eagles were reintroduced to Ireland, but without prey they’re now struggling to thrive
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – UK – By Fiona McAuliffe, Lecturer of Ecology, Scotland’s Rural College Dennis Jacobsen/Shutterstock In the early 2000s, golden eagles soared once again over the hills of Donegal in northwest Ireland, for the first time in nearly a century. Their return was celebrated as a landmark in Irish conservation, a…
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The Shrouds: new Cronenberg film is an elusive meditation on death, grief and environmental ethics
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – UK – By Laura O’Flanagan, PhD Candidate, School of English, Dublin City University American filmmaker David Cronenberg is a leading figure in body horror, a film genre that explores disturbing and often grotesque aspects of the human body. Films such as The Fly (1986), eXistenZ (1999) and Crimes of…
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Alcohol sales changed subtly after Canada legalized cannabis
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – Canada – By Michael J. Armstrong, Associate Professor, Operations Research, Brock University In Canada, some studies indicate alcohol consumption declined slightly as medical cannabis use became more common. Did similar decreases follow recreational legalization? (Unsplash+) Before Canada legalized recreational cannabis in October 2018, it was unclear how the change…
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Cancellations at Canadian film festivals raise questions about accountability
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – Canada – By Dorit Naaman, Alliance Atlantis Professor of Film and Media, Queen’s University, Ontario Film festivals are unique cultural institutions, spaces to see diverse films by local and global filmmakers and an important market for distributors. These films are often difficult to see, or even know about, outside…
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Nearly two-thirds of voters think Starmer doesn’t respect them – new poll
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – UK – By Marc Stears, Director of UCL Policy Lab and Professor of Political Science, UCL Simon Dawson/Number 10/Flickr, CC BY-NC-ND Exhausted from a long campaign but buoyed by an extraordinary victory, Keir Starmer stood on the steps of Downing Street just over one year ago to deliver his…
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New therapy teplizumab could delay type 1 diabetes by years – if caught early
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – UK – By Richard Oram, Professor of Diabetes and Nephrology, University of Exeter Dorde Krstic/Shutterstock.com For more than a century, type 1 diabetes has meant one thing: a lifetime administering insulin. But for the first time, science is breaking that paradigm – not by managing the disease, but by…
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Calls to designate the Bishnoi gang a terrorist group shine a spotlight on Canada’s security laws
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – Canada – By Basema Al-Alami, SJD Candidate, Faculty of Law, University of Toronto British Columbia Premier David Eby recently called on Prime Minister Mark Carney to designate the India-based Bishnoi gang a terrorist organization. Brampton Mayor Patrick Brown echoed the request days later. The RCMP has also alleged the…