Category: MIL OSI
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Canada’s response to the war in Gaza raises questions about its commitment to human rights and justice
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – Canada – By Jeremy Wildeman, Research Fellow at the Human Rights Research and Education Centre, University of Ottawa and Adjunct Assistant Professor, Carleton University Canada and Canadians have long considered themselves defenders of human rights, democracy, justice and the rule of law. Canada played a significant role in the…
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New research indicates caribou populations could decline 80 per cent by 2100
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – Canada – By Elisabetta Canteri, Postdoctoral Researcher, Globe Institute, University of Copenhagen Caribou will likely face population declines rarely experienced in 21,000 years due to climate change. That’s the main finding from our recently published research on the historical resilience of caribou populations. Caribou, also called reindeer, are a…
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Joseph Kabila is on trial for treason in the DRC. What the case against the former president is all about
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – Africa (2) – By Jonathan Beloff, Postdoctoral Research Associate, King’s College London The Congolese military court has accused former president Joseph Kabila of treason, corruption, war crimes and supporting the March 23 Movement (M23) rebel group. During court proceedings that began in July 2025, arguments were made for utilising…
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Military force isn’t the solution for Lake Chad Basin conflict: the key is rebuilding local economies
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – Africa (2) – By Richard Atimniraye Nyelade, Lecturer, Sociological and Anthropological Studies, L’Université d’Ottawa/University of Ottawa Fatima, a fisherwoman on Lake Chad, sets out at dawn not just to make a living from the shrinking waters, but to pay a “tax”. Before casting her net, she must hand over…
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South Africa’s small-scale rooibos tea growers aren’t getting much from an industry deal – why it’s not fair
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – Africa – By Rachel Wynberg, Professor and DSTI/NRF SARChI Bio-economy Research Chair, University of Cape Town A ground-breaking benefit-sharing agreement was signed in 2019 between South Africa’s lucrative rooibos herbal tea industry and two organisations representing Indigenous San and Khoi people. Indigenous San and Khoi – the oldest known…
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Kenya has introduced new banking policies. An economist weighs them up
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – Africa – By XN Iraki, Professor, Faculty of Business and Management Sciences, University of Nairobi The Central Bank of Kenya has made two significant changes in the country’s banking sector. The first is to lift a decade-long moratorium on licensing new banks. Second is to raise capital requirements, the…
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One queen ant, two species: the discovery that reshapes what ‘family’ means in nature
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – UK – By Audrey O’Grady, Associate Professor in Biology, University of Limerick The Iberian harvester ant is able to give birth to ants from two different species. Wikimedia, CC BY-SA Imagine a mum who can have children from two different species. Family gatherings would be interesting, to say the…
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An animal sedative keeps turning up in opioid deaths – what you need to know about medetomidine
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – UK – By Heba Ghazal, Senior Lecturer, Pharmacy, Kingston University Only NewPhoto/Shutterstock.com A dangerous new drug adulterant is spreading through America’s illicit opioid supply, and it’s making overdoses significantly harder to reverse. Medetomidine, a veterinary sedative normally used to sedate pets, is increasingly being mixed with heroin and fentanyl,…
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Why the US new military operation against Latin American drug cartels stokes regional tensions
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – UK – By Adriana Marin, Lecturer in International Relations, Coventry University The US president, Donald Trump, has signalled a new approach to tackling the “narco-terrorists” in Latin America, and particularly Venezuela, making it clear he is willing to use military force against them. A report in the New York…
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Stories of people at war – what to watch, read and see this week
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – UK – By Naomi Joseph, Arts + Culture Editor, The Conversation Gritty social realism is never an easy watch. It depicts characters, often working class, struggling to find their bearings in a society that is hostile to their very existence. They tend to expose hard truths about the world…
