The Imperative for Nuclear Disarmament — Is Putin the Puppet-Master?

By Jonathan Power* LUND, Sweden | 26 August 2025 (IDN) — Everything gets said, nothing gets done. When President Donald Trump met with President Vladimir Putin in Alaska, we were promised all sorts of goodies — progress in reconciliation in Ukraine and Syria, and, not least, nuclear disarmament. If there is progress behind the scenes, […]

“Software on the Front Line”: How Palantir Is Aiding Ukraine in Its War with Russia

Impact on the Future of Security Guarantees By Ramesh Jaura This article was first published on https://rjaura.substack.com/ BERLIN | 24 August 2025 (IDN) — On a grey October morning, in a nondescript office tucked behind sandbagged checkpoints, Ukrainian officers clustered around a wall of screens, recalls a colleague in Kyiv. Drones drifted above a treeline […]

Crackdown in Quatit: Arrests and Isolation Deepen Tensions in Southern Eritrea

By Daniel Tesfa and Mirjam van Reisen 22 August 2025 (IDN) — A new wave of arrests in Quatit has heightened unease in Eritrea’s southern region, with locals reporting that dozens of residents have been detained in recent weeks. Among those arrested is the father of Shishay Tesfalem, the owner of the YouTube-based media outlet […]

Pashinyan Apologies For Insulting The Armenian Apostolic Church

By Benoit Lannoo* YEREVAN, Armenia | ANTWERP, Belgium | 21 August 2025 (IDN) — There is little chance that the Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan will congratulate the Armenian Apostolic Catholicos on his birthday today. This is a U-turn from five or six years ago, when a praising press release was issued every year by […]

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