Category: MIL OSI
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Why Moldova’s election is important for the whole of Europe
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – UK – By Amy Eaglestone, PhD Candidate, University of Birmingham and Lecturer, Leiden University Parliamentary elections will be held in Moldova on September 28. While this may seem like a minor event for the rest of Europe, implications for the rest of the continent’s security and stability could be…
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Alien: Earth – how realistic are the extraterrestrials? Three experts rank them
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – UK – By Thomas Haworth, Reader in Astrophysics, Queen Mary University of London The TV series Alien:Earth has introduced a number of new creatures to the much loved, albeit terrifying, Alien franchise. But how realistic are the new aliens? That’s a question that we – a trio of scientists…
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Charlie Kirk’s assassination is the latest act of political violence in a febrile United States
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – Global Perspectives – By Jared Mondschein, Director of Research, US Studies Centre, University of Sydney In yet another shocking act of political violence in the United States, Charlie Kirk, who came to prominence as a conservative influencer and supporter of Donald Trump, was assassinated while debating with students at…
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Want more protein for less money? Don’t be fooled by the slick black packaging
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – Global Perspectives – By Emma Beckett, Adjunct Senior Lecturer, Nutrition, Dietetics & Food Innovation – School of Health Sciences, UNSW Sydney The Conversation, CC BY-SA If you’ve been supermarket shopping lately, you might have noticed more foods with big, bold protein claims on black packaging – from powders and…
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Blue, green, brown, or something in between – the science of eye colour explained
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – Global Perspectives – By Davinia Beaver, Postdoctoral research fellow, Clem Jones Centre for Regenerative Medicine, Bond University Pouya Hajiebrahimi/Unsplash You’re introduced to someone and your attention catches on their eyes. They might be a rich, earthy brown, a pale blue, or the rare green that shifts with every flicker…
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10 years ago, gravitational waves changed astronomy. A new discovery shows there’s more to come
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – Global Perspectives – By Simon Stevenson, ARC DECRA Fellow, Swinburne University of Technology Carl Knox, OzGrav, Swinburne University of Technology Ten years ago, scientists heard the universe rumble for the first time. That first discovery of gravitational waves proved a key prediction from Albert Einstein’s theory of general relativity…
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Can Israel use self-defence to justify its strike on Qatar under the law?
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – Global Perspectives – By Shannon Bosch, Associate Professor (Law), Edith Cowan University Israel launched a targeted airstrike on the Hamas leadership in Doha, the capital of Qatar, on Tuesday. Six people were reported killed, including the son of a senior Hamas figure. Global condemnation was swift. The Qatari government…
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Deadly Nepal protests reflect a wider pattern of Gen Z political activism across Asia
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – Global Perspectives – By DB Subedi, Lecturer, The University of Queensland Earlier this week, thousands of mainly young people in Nepal took to the streets in mass protests triggered by the government’s decision to ban 26 social media platforms. Some 22 people died and hundreds were injured within in…
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Poland responds to Russian drones incursion by invoking Article 4 of the NATO treaty − what happens next?
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – Global Perspectives – By John Deni, Research Professor of Joint, Interagency, Intergovernmental, and Multinational Security Studies, US Army War College Authorities inspect a house damaged by debris from a Russian drone shot down in eastern Poland. Wojtek Radwanski/AFP via Getty Images NATO fighter jets shot down multiple Russian drones…
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How Israel’s attack on Qatar erodes peace — and American influence — in the Middle East
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – Canada – By Spyros A. Sofos, Assistant Professor in Global Humanities, Simon Fraser University The bombing of a Hamas office on Qatari soil by Israeli jets was more than a strike against a militant group. It was a bold and deeply consequential act against a state that has long…
