By Jonathan Power LUND, Sweden | 1 April 2026 (IDN) — Is Islam violent? ISIS in Syria. Iraq and West Africa. In Pakistan, there is Lashkar-e-Taiba and the attempted murderer of the schoolgirl, Malala Yousafzai. Immigrant Moroccan men roughly pushing women and fondling them in the crowd in Cologne. Murderous bombs in Paris and Manchester. […]
Life in a Lawless Nuclear World
Radiological Consequences of Military Attacks on Bushehr and Barakah Atomic Power Plants By Tariq Rauf The writer is a former Head of Verification and Security Policy at the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA). VIENNA | 30 March 2026 (IDN) — In 1975, the US-based RAND Corporation published a seminal report entitled “Moving Toward Life in […]
SHAHED 136 – The Cheap Drone that Changed Warfare
By Seevali Abeysekera* LONDON | 28 March 2026 (IDN) — The Cold War between America and the Soviet Union existed in an era where their joint strategies were to show each other the enormous destructive capabilities of their respective arsenal of weapons, which in turn acted as the ultimate deterrent to both sides. Mutually Assured […]
How AIPAC’s Betrayal of Its Own Cause Fueled the Iran War
By Alon Ben-Meir* NEW YORK | 26 March 2026 (IDN) — By reinforcing Israel’s hardline positions and narrowing the scope of American diplomacy, AIPAC’s advocacy has done enduring harm to Israel’s prospects for peace and to the United States’ global credibility and moral standing. The American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC), as a self-described bipartisan […]
Situation report: RSF captures strategic town of Kurmuk; Surge in migration from Ethiopia; EU and Nigeria sign migrant returns agreement
No. 715 – 26 March 2026 Europe External Programme with Africa is a Belgium-based Centre of Expertise with in-depth knowledge, publications, and networks, specialised in issues of peacebuilding, refugee protection, and resilience in the Horn of Africa. EEPA has published extensively on issues related to the movement and/or human trafficking of refugees in the Horn […]
From ‘Epic Fury’ to a Trap of Trump’s Own Making: Finding the Way Out
By Alon Ben-Meir NEW YORK | 25 March 2026 (IDN) — Trump never tested serious, sustained diplomacy to resolve the wide-ranging, conflicting issues with Iran; instead, he defaulted to the illusion that enough bombs could “end” a conflict that has spanned nearly five decades. This war with Iran is a war of choice—and a reckless […]
Brute Force Prevails The Global Order
The UN is sidelined as U.S.-backed Israel strikes deep into Iran By Ramesh Jaura This article was first published on https://rjaura.substack.com BERLIN | 25 March 2026 (IDN) — Wars no longer announce themselves with official proclamations. They creep forward, strike by strike, each retaliation erasing another line once thought uncrossable. In April 2024, Israel’s unprecedented […]
DNC Approach to Israel Is Political Malpractices and Moral Failure
By Norman Solomon* SAN FRANCISCO | 22 March 2026 (IDN) — When the governing body of the Democratic Party convenes next month, it will face a growing challenge to its support for Israel. The Democratic National Committee (DNC) has largely evaded the fact that substantial majorities of Democrats oppose continuing military aid to Israel and […]
The Role of Imported Arms in the Iran War
By Zain Hussain and Pieter Wezeman* STOCKHOLM | 20 March 2026 (IDN) — Imported arms have significantly shaped developments in the Middle East since Israel and the United States launched coordinated attacks on Iran last month. In this Q&A, Zain Hussain (ZH) and Pieter Wezeman (PW) of the SIPRI Arms Transfers Programme discuss what the […]
SITUATION REPORT – HORN OF AFRICA & NEWS HIGHLIGHTS No. 713 – 19 March 2026
Europe External Programme with Africa is a Belgium-based Centre of Expertise with in-depth knowledge, publications, and networks, specialised in issues of peacebuilding, refugee protection, and resilience in the Horn of Africa. EEPA has published extensively on issues related to the movement and/or human trafficking of refugees in the Horn of Africa and on the Central […]