Category: MIL OSI
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DRC’s latest peace deal is breaking down and it isn’t the first – what’s being done wrong
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – Africa (2) – By Kristof Titeca, Professor in International Development, University of Antwerp A series of peace initiatives since 2021 have sought to address the escalation of conflict in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) following a renewed offensive from the M23 rebel group. The origins of this crisis…
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‘What you feel is valid’: Social media is a lifeline for many abused and neglected young people
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – USA – By Morgan E. PettyJohn, Assistant Professor of Social Work, University of Texas at Arlington Seeking support online can help young people recognize abusive situations. MementoJpeg via Getty images As a teen growing up in an abusive household, Morgan coped daily with physical and emotional harm from her…
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What is AI slop? A technologist explains this new and largely unwelcome form of online content
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – USA – By Adam Nemeroff, Assistant Provost for Innovations in Learning, Teaching, and Technology, Quinnipiac University This AI-generated image spread far and wide in the wake of Hurricane Helene in 2024. AI-generated image circulated on social media You’ve probably encountered images in your social media feeds that look like…
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When courtroom fashion serves as a calculated legal strategy
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – Canada – By Jason Wang, Postdoctoral Fellow, Modern Literature and Culture Research Centre, Toronto Metropolitan University As American journalist E. Jean Carroll walked into a Manhattan courtroom for her civil trial against Donald Trump on April 25, 2023, she was dressed for a specific audience: the jury. As detailed…
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Personal power v. socialized power: What Machiavelli and St. Francis can tell us about modern CEOs
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – USA (3) – By William D. Spangler, Associate Professor Emeritus of Management, Binghamton University, State University of New York Power can be a motivator – but not everyone wants the same kind of power. Klaus Vedfelt/DigitalVision via Getty Images Niccolò Machiavelli, the infamous author of “The Prince,” wrote in…
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How Europe’s deforestation law could change the global coffee trade
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – USA (2) – By Paul Mwebaze, Research Economist at the Institute for Sustainability, Energy and Environment, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign The beans that created this cup of coffee had a long journey. Guido Mieth/Moment via Getty Images If your morning can’t begin without coffee, you’re in good company.…
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Eight seconds and dropping? How to make the most of short attention spans
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – UK – By Barbara Jacquelyn Sahakian, Professor of Clinical Neuropsychology, University of Cambridge We are regularly bombarded with information about a steep drop in attention spans. Based on its own data in 2015, Microsoft reported that the average attention span had dropped from about 12 seconds for millennials to…
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The US has deployed warships near Venezuela in a cartel crackdown – but direct military action is unlikely
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – UK – By Amalendu Misra, Professor of International Politics, Lancaster University The US is ramping up its fight against Latin America’s drug cartels. Washington has deployed several naval warships into southern Caribbean waters, alongside over 2,000 marines. A guided missile cruiser, the USS Erie, and a nuclear-powered fast attack…
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Parks are public spaces – but private event organisers are muscling in
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – UK – By Ian Mell, Professor in Environmental & Landscape Planning, University of Manchester Tens of thousands of fans streamed into Manchester’s Heaton Park this summer to see Oasis return home. Over 400,000 people attended across five nights of the much-hyped reunion tour. But the joy came at a…
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Adding more green space to a campus is a simple, cheap and healthy way to help millions of stressed and depressed college students
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – USA (3) – By Chanam Lee, Professor of Landscape Architecture and Urban Planning, Texas A&M University Green space at schools can benefit generations of students. AzmanL/E+ via Getty Images Stress on college students can be palpable, and it hits them from every direction: academic challenges, social pressures and financial…