Category: MIL OSI
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Long Story Short: an appealing but unsuccessful animated fantasy of memory and liberalism
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – UK – By Alexander Sergeant, Lecturer in Digital Media Production, University of Westminster Long Story Short is the latest animated series from Raphael Bob-Waksberg, the talented showrunner who is best known for his early Netflix hit BoJack Horseman. As fans of his previous work will know, Bob-Waksberg’s sensibility seems…
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Why Trump’s fight with India could have global repercussions
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – UK – By Sambit Bhattacharyya, Professor of Economics, University of Sussex Business School, University of Sussex Donald Trump’s tariff policy seems to have morphed into as much of a tool of foreign policy as an economic strategy. But the administration’s decision to impose a 50% tariff on India, a…
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How China uses second world war history in its bid to reshape the global order – podcast
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – UK – By Gemma Ware, Host, The Conversation Weekly Podcast, The Conversation With Russia’s Vladimir Putin and North Korea’s Kim Jong-Un among 26 world leaders watching, China’s president Xi Jinping made a muscular address to 50,000 people in Tiananmen Square marking 80 years since the end of the second…
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When record heat feels strangely normal
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – UK – By Will de Freitas, Environment + Energy Editor, The Conversation Summer 2025 was the UK’s hottest on record, the Met Office announced this week. The news somehow felt both inevitable and surprising. There may have been four separate heatwaves, but for many this summer felt pretty normal.…
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How environmental RNA can give us a real-time picture of freshwater biodiversity
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – Canada – By Wendy Morgado Gamero, PhD candidate in Biology, McGill University Researchers used environmental RNA in water from Lake Hertel near Montréal to monitor aquatic biodiversity. (Jiaqian AirplaneFan), CC BY As climate change and human activity threaten freshwater ecosystems like lakes and rivers, it’s more important than ever…
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Mónica’s story: the woman shipped from Ghana to Portugal in 1556 to stand trial for using traditional medicine
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – Africa – By Jessica O’Leary, Senior Lecturer, Monash University Standing before the Inquisition in Lisbon, Portugal in 1556, Mónica Fernandes, a woman from the coast of modern-day Ghana, was accused of casting malevolent spells and making pacts with demons. Her crime? Seeking a traditional Akan remedy for a simple…
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God and Nollywood: how Pentecostal churches have shaped Nigerian film
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – Africa – By Elizabeth Olayiwola, Senior Lecturer in Broadcast, Film, and Multimedia, University of Abuja In Nigeria today, one doesn’t have to attend a church service to hear a sermon. The pulpit has moved – onto screens, into living rooms, and across YouTube. Along with this shift, a fascinating…
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Ghana’s films don’t often make it to Netflix – local solutions may be the answer
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – Africa – By Robin Steedman, Lecturer of Creative Industries, School of Culture and Creative Arts, University of Glasgow African filmmakers have long faced challenges in securing wide-scale distribution for their films. In this context, digital platforms such as Netflix and YouTube have been hailed as bringing huge new opportunities.…
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Mark Carney lifted some tariffs against the U.S. Was that a wise tactical move, or a bad blunder?
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – Canada – By Nargess Kayhani, Associate professor of Economics, Mount Saint Vincent University Trade disputes between the United States and Canada are nothing new. They date back as far as the late 19th century. What began as two neighbouring countries seeking to expand their markets and assert economic sovereignty…
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BBC has a long history in Africa. New book offers a critical take on the broadcaster
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – Africa – By Albert Sharra, Postdoctoral Research Fellow, University of the Witwatersrand The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) established its first radio transmitter sites in Africa in the 1930s, to reach the British colonies and beyond. It became a model for radio in Africa and later a model for TV…