Category: MIL OSI
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Israel’s attacks on Gaza are putting people with disabilities at extreme risk
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – Global Perspectives – By Aleta Moriarty, PhD student, economic opportunities for people with autism, The University of Melbourne Recent images of an emaciated Gazan child, Muhammad Zakariya Ayyoub al-Matouq, provoked global outrage. Some sought to minimise this harm, attributing it instead to pre-existing conditions or disability. But framing starvation…
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Ancient shells and pottery reveal the vast 3,200-years-old trade routes of Oceania’s Indigenous peoples
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – Global Perspectives – By Bryce Barker, Professor in Archaeology, University of Southern Queensland Shutterstock New research conducted at Walufeni Cave, an important archaeological site in Papua New Guinea, reveals new evidence of long-distance interactions between Oceania’s Indigenous societies, as far back as 3,200 years ago. Our new study, published…
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The triumph of the Oasis reunion: Resilience rules the day as the Gallaghers end their feud
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – Canada – By Ramona Alaggia, Professor, Social Work, University of Toronto Noel and Liam Gallagher are seen on the jumbo screen at a recent concert in Edinburgh. (Lee-Anne Goodman) The long-awaited Oasis reunion tour is a rousing success. Since launching in Wales in July, the band has been selling…
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Until Haiti tackles systemic corruption and bad governance, its people will remain impoverished
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – Canada – By Ruolz Ariste, Adjunct Professor, School of Public Policy and Administration, Carleton University Haiti’s Patriotic Congress for National Rescue, launched by the academic community and civil society organizations, recently held a nearly month-long period of consultations across Haiti and its diaspora over the worsening crisis in the…
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What, exactly, is space-time?
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – Canada – By Daryl Janzen, Observatory Manager and Instructor, Astronomy, University of Saskatchewan Few ideas in modern science have reshaped our understanding of reality more profoundly than space-time — the interwoven fabric of space and time at the heart of Albert Einstein’s theory of relativity. Space-time is frequently described…
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Is your diet influencing your dreams? Here’s what our research says about food and nightmares
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – Canada – By Jade Radke, PhD Student, Behavioral Sustainability Lab, University of British Columbia Have you ever wondered if a bizarre dream was caused by something you ate the night before? If so, you’re not alone. We all have strange or unsettling dreams now and then, and when we…
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How businesses deflect responsibilities for addressing modern slavery in their supply chains
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – Canada – By Kam Phung, Assistant Professor of Business & Society, Beedie School of Business, Simon Fraser University Despite growing awareness and legislation aimed at eradicating modern slavery — including forced labour, bonded labour and other extreme forms of human exploitation — efforts to combat the issue remain largely…
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250,000 Ethiopians migrate every year: what drives them and what needs to change
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – Africa – By Girmachew Adugna, Advisory Board Member, Research Center for Forced Displacement and Migration Studies, Addis Ababa University Migration is increasingly replacing the traditional, education-focused life paths that shaped previous generations in Ethiopia. In the past, becoming a civil servant after completing secondary and tertiary education was seen…
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Data that is stored and not used has a carbon footprint. How companies can manage dark data better
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – Africa (2) – By Hanlie Smuts, Professor and Head of Department, University of Pretoria In today’s world, huge amounts of data are being created all the time, yet more than half of it is never used. It stays in silos, or isn’t managed, or can’t be accessed because systems…
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The Gambia’s new constitution has stalled again – 5 reasons why and what that means for democracy
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – Africa (2) – By Satang Nabaneh, Director of Programs, Human Rights Center; Research Professor of Law, University of Dayton School of Law, University of Dayton The Gambia’s post-dictatorship democratic transition recently suffered a setback. The Constitution of the Republic of The Gambia (Promulgation) Bill, 2024 failed to pass its…