BRUSSELS. Belgium | 21 January 2026 (IDN) — “We Europeans, decide who comes to Europe and crosses our borders, and under what circumstances, and not the smugglers and traffickers” was the message in European Commission President Ursula Von Der Leyen’s speech, kicking off the Global Alliance to Counter Migrant Smuggling conference on 10 December in […]
Why World War II Analogies Are Reappearing in Debates Over ICE on America’s Streets
Originally posted here. By Piet Gotlieb* TILBURG, The Netherlands | 20 January 2026 (IDN) — On January 7 of 2026, Renée Good was shot and killed by the United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). The killing of the 37-year-old mother and author tugs at the heart strings of the American and global public, and […]
Only The Rising of The People Can Stop Trump
By Dr. Alon Ben-Meir* NEW YORK | 19 January 2026 (IDN) — When a government violates democratic principles, large-scale peaceful demonstrations can send a strong message. It’s a way for people to collectively demonstrate their commitment to democratic values and advocate for change without resorting to violence. The massive protests that followed the killing of Renee […]
Trump’s Gestapo Is Terrorizing America
By Dr. Alon Ben-Meir* NEW YORK | 17 January 2026 (IDN) — It is unfathomable that right here in America, we are witnessing how ICE (Immigration and Customs Enforcement) is operating with impunity, with utter disregard for the law and for loss of life and liberty. What is even more shocking is that US Vice […]
Human–Elephant Conflict: What Sri Lanka Can Learn from Africa
By Sydney Marcus Silva* NEW JERSEY, USA | 16 January 2026 (IDN) — Human–Elephant Conflict (HEC) has emerged as one of the most serious environmental and social challenges of our time. Across Asia and Africa, rapidly expanding human populations, shrinking forests, and intensifying climate stress are forcing people and elephants into dangerous confrontations. The results […]
Mr. Trump: Greenland Is Not for Sale
By Alon Ben-Meir* NEW YORK | 14 January 2026 (IDN) — Donald Trump’s absurdity seems to have no limits. Feeling emboldened after invading Venezuela, he now believes he can swallow another country at will. His eyes are fixed on Greenland, an autonomous territory of Denmark, under the pretext that its annexation is necessary for American […]
Britain’s Inane Attempt to Leave Europe Nears Its End
By Jonathan Power* LUND, Sweden | 13 January 2026 (IDN) — Writing in 1751, Voltaire described Europe as “a kind of great republic, divided into several states, some monarchical, the others mixed but all corresponding with one another. They all share the same religious foundation, even though they are divided into several confessions. They all […]
A World Adrift
How the U.S. Retreat Is Reshaping the Global Economy By Ramesh Jaura* This article was first published on https://rjaura.substack.com/ BERLIN | 12 January 2026 (IDN) — For most of the last eighty years, the world economy—unequal, quarrelsome, and often unfair—rested on a stubborn assumption: when the system came under strain, the United States would still […]
Situation Report: US pauses assistance to Somalia
Situation in Sudan (per 8 January) Tomorrow marks 1000 days since the start of the conflict in Sudan. Fighting continues unabated. A drone attack on a house in El-Obeid, North Kordofan, has killed 13 people, including children, on Tuesday. Fighting in the Kordofan region has displaced 65.000 people in the span of three months. The […]
Americans Love Watching TV Wars
By James E. Jennings* ATLANTA, USA | 7 January 2026 (IDN) — On January 3, key figures of the American government lined up in front of TV cameras at Florida’s Mar-a-Lago White House and bragged about the latest American whiz-bang overseas war—this time against Venezuela—which included violating the U.S. Constitution, breaking a host of international […]