Category: MIL OSI
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The dangers of romanticising Britain’s 1976 heatwave
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – UK – By Stephanie Brown, Lecturer in Criminology, University of Hull As I scrolled through social media on a hot afternoon in late June, a meme caught my attention. A black and white photo. A smiling young woman with water up to her knees. She appeared to be in…
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Could England and Wales introduce jury-free trials? Here’s how they work in other countries
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – UK – By Natalie Hodgson, Assistant Professor in Law, University of Nottingham The right to trial by jury is a fundamental part of the criminal justice system in England and Wales. But under new proposals to address a record backlog of almost 77,000 Crown Court cases, some cases could…
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How tea, chocolate and apples could help lower your blood pressure
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – UK – By Christian Heiss, Professor of Cardiovascular Medicine, Head of Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Surrey Pixel-Shot/Shutterstock We’re constantly told to “eat healthy” – but what does that actually mean? Even doctors sometimes struggle to offer clear, practical advice on which specific foods support health,…
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‘Big Beautiful Bill’ will have Americans paying higher prices for dirtier energy
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – USA (2) – By Daniel Cohan, Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Rice University Congress passed Donald Trump’s tax and spending bill on July 3, 2025. Kevin Carter/Getty Images When congressional Republicans decided to cut some Biden-era energy subsidies to help fund their One Big Beautiful Bill Act, they…
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How the Catholic Church helped change the conversation about capital punishment in the United States
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – USA (3) – By Austin Sarat, William Nelson Cromwell Professor of Jurisprudence and Political Science, Amherst College Helen Prejean has been one of the most high-profile opponents of the death penalty for decades. Brooks Kraft LLC/Sygma via Getty Images Thirty years ago, the film “Dead Man Walking” had its…
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Exploring questions of meaning, ethics and belief through Japanese anime
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – USA (2) – By Ronald S. Green, Professor and Chair of the Department of Philosophy and Religious Studies, Coastal Carolina University A still from the Japanese anime ‘Spirited Away.’ Choo Yut Shing via Flickr, CC BY Uncommon Courses is an occasional series from The Conversation U.S. highlighting unconventional approaches…
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My city was one of hundreds expecting federal funds to help manage rising heat wave risk – then EPA terminated the grants
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – USA – By Brian G. Henning, Professor of Philosophy and Environmental Studies and Science, Gonzaga University The Pacific Northwest heat wave of 2021 left cities across Washington state sweltering in dangerous temperatures. AP Photo/Ted S. Warren In June 2021, a deadly heat wave pushed temperatures to 109 degrees Fahrenheit…
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Trump administration’s lie detector campaign against leakers is unlikely to succeed and could divert energy from national security priorities
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – USA – By Brian O’Neill, Professor of Practice, International Affairs, Georgia Institute of Technology The Department of Homeland Security and FBI are reportedly using polygraphs aggressively to identify dissenters. standret/Getty Images The Trump administration has recently directed that a new wave of polygraphs be administered across the executive branch,…
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AI and art collide in this engineering course that puts human creativity first
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – USA (2) – By Francesco Fedele, Associate Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology A Georgia Tech University course links art and artificial intelligence. Yuichiro Chino/Moment via Getty Images Uncommon Courses is an occasional series from The Conversation U.S. highlighting unconventional approaches to teaching. Title of…
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Doing business in conflict zones: what companies can learn from Lafarge’s exit from Syria
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – France – By Nathalie Belhoste, Associate professor, EM Lyon Business School The world experienced over 60 armed conflicts in 2024, a “historically high” number according to scholars in the Department of Peace and Conflict Research at Uppsala University. Consequently, the risks faced by multinational companies (MNCs) operating in conflict-torn…