Category: MIL OSI
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Bribery in South Africa: law now puts a duty on companies to act
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – Africa – By Rehana Cassim, Professor in Company Law, University of South Africa Bribery is one of the most common forms of corruption in South African companies and state institutions. This has a number of harmful outcomes. Firstly, research shows that it weakens democracy and slows down economic growth.…
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Florida is fronting the $450M cost of Alligator Alcatraz – a legal scholar explains what we still don’t know about the detainees
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – USA – By Mark Schlakman, Senior Program Director, The Florida State University Center for the Advancement of Human Rights, Florida State University Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis leads a tour of the new Alligator Alcatraz immigration detention facility for President Donald Trump and U.S. Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi…
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Trump free to begin gutting Department of Education after Supreme Court ‘shadow’ ruling − 5 essential reads
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – USA (2) – By Bryan Keogh, Managing Editor Protesters gather during a demonstration at the headquarters of the Department of Education in Washington. AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein The Trump administration was given the green light by the Supreme Court on July 14, 2025, to proceed with mass layoffs at the…
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Taurine could power your energy drink – and maybe cancer cells too. Here’s what you need to know
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – UK – By Gulshanara (Rumy) Begum, Senior Lecturer in Nutrition & Exercise Science, University of Westminster shutterstock New Africa/Shutterstock Energy drinks are big business. Marketed as quick fixes for fatigue and performance dips, energy drinks are especially popular among young people, athletes, sports enthusiasts, and so-called “weekend warriors” –…
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What Trump’s decision to send more weapons to Ukraine will mean for the war
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – UK – By David Hastings Dunn, Professor of International Politics in the Department of Political Science and International Studies, University of Birmingham At face value, Donald Trump’s announcement about his plans on Russia and Ukraine look like a major policy change. Speaking from the Oval Office on July 14,…
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England’s redesigned banknotes will reveal how the country sees itself
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – UK – By Pavan Mano, Lecturer in Global Cultures, King’s College London Richard z/Shutterstock The Bank of England has announced a redesign of its banknotes and invited the public to suggest new themes that might feature on them. Victoria Cleland, the Bank of England’s chief cashier, said this was…
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Why the Nazis stole a fragment of the Bayeux tapestry
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – UK – By Millie Horton-Insch, Postdoctoral Research Fellow, History of Art Department, Trinity College Dublin There was great excitement at the news this month that the Bayeux tapestry – the 11th-century embroidered epic depicting the conquest of England by William the Conqueror in 1066 – will go on display…
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Why the Sycamore Gap tree provoked such strong emotional reactions – a psychologist explains
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – UK – By Samuel Fairlamb, Senior Lecturer, Department of Psychology, Royal Holloway University of London Joe Rey Photography/Shutterstock In September 2023, so many people were shocked when the famous Sycamore Gap tree, thriving in a dip along Hadrian’s Wall, was deliberately cut down overnight. For many, the tree symbolised…
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How to give children the freedom to play all across the city – not just in playgrounds
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – UK – By Michael Martin, Lecturer in Urban Design and Planning, University of Sheffield Co-created play space with children and the community, Via Val Lagarina Milan. Milan municipality Children play everywhere. Yet their right to play – protected by a UN convention – is constantly challenged by adults. Play…
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Why many Americans still think Darwin was wrong, yet the British don’t
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – UK – By Edward White, PhD Candidate in Psychology, Kingston University One hundred years after a Tennessee teacher named John Scopes started a legal battle over what the state’s schools can teach children, Americans are still divided over evolution. Scopes was charged with violating Tennessee law by teaching evolution,…