Category: MIL OSI
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The Long Walk: a brutal, brilliant film about suffering in the name of patriotism
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – UK – By Matt Jacobsen, Senior Lecturer in Film History in the School of Society and Environment, Queen Mary University of London The Long Walk is one of several high-profile film adaptations of Stephen King’s lesser-known works to be released this year, coming out just after The Life of…
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The Canadian government must take action following future of sport commission
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – Canada – By Kyle Rich, Associate Professor of Sport Management, Brock University We are at a pivotal time for sport in Canada. In August, Sport Canada released a National Sport Policy to guide sport in the country for the next decade. Through language such as “barrier-free sport” and recognition…
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From tattoos to plastic bottles, here’s how society assigns moral values to everyday things
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – Canada – By Aya Aboelenien, Associate Professor of Marketing, HEC Montréal When we think about morality, we usually focus on actions: is this act morally right or wrong? But increasingly, these kinds of debates involve the morality of everyday objects, like plastic bottles, smartphones or even the the food…
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Why Brazilians have been so divided in their reaction to Bolsonaro’s conviction
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – UK – By Martin Moore, Senior Lecturer in Political Communication Education, King’s College London Brazilians have been strikingly divided in their response to the trial and conviction of their former president Jair Bolsonaro for plotting a coup after his 2022 election defeat. A poll conducted shortly before the September…
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From resistance to intifada to recognition: the origins of an independent Palestinian state – podcast
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – UK – By Gemma Ware, Host, The Conversation Weekly Podcast, The Conversation Rex Wholster via Shutterstock France, the UK and Canada are expected to become the first G7 countries to recognise the state of Palestine at the UN General Assembly in late September, where Australia will also announce its…
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Uganda has signed a deal with the US to take asylum seekers – what’s behind it and what’s at stake
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – Africa (2) – By Franzisca Zanker, Senior researcher, Arnold Bergstraesser Institute A new deal to deport asylum seekers from the US to Uganda was announced in August 2025. The full agreement, already signed by the ambassadors of the two countries at the end of July, set out the terms…
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Why Egypt is not bowing to pressure to accept Palestinian refugees
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – UK – By Rory McCarthy, Associate Professor in Politics and Islam, Durham University As the Israeli military advances its ground invasion of Gaza City, Egypt is coming under mounting pressure to accept a mass expulsion of Palestinians. The Israeli military has already confined Gaza’s 2.2 million Palestinians into a…
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Imagine a world without genocide
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – Canada – By David Welch, Professor, Political Science; Research Chair, University of Waterloo An independent international commission of inquiry appointed by the United Nations Human Rights Council has released a report saying that Israel is committing genocide in Gaza. Daniel Meron, Israel’s ambassador to the UN in Geneva, immediately…
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Children’s best interests should anchor Canada’s approach to their online privacy
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – Canada – By David Philpott, Professor, Special Education, Memorial University of Newfoundland In 2025, the rapid rise of artificial intelligence access for the public at large also means growing concern about the mental health impact of screen time on children and their AI engagement. Concerns encompass the harvesting of…
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Zimbabwean artist Portia Zvavahera turns her prayers into paintings
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – Africa – By Tinashe Mushakavanhu, Assistant Professor, Harvard University At the Boston waterfront sits the Institute of Contemporary Art, an architectural marvel that gleams against the harbour in a wealthy neighbourhood. My Uber driver, an African immigrant, remarks as I get out: “Be careful, this is an expensive area.”…