By Kester Kenn Klomegah* MOSCOW | HARARE (IDN) — Humanitarian aid issues are increasingly dominating the foreign policy priorities of the Russian Federation, but such charitable supplies are only reaching Soviet-era allied countries where top-level Russian delegations frequently visit in Africa. Early June, the Speaker of the Federation Council of the Russian Federation, Valentina Matviyenko, […]
India: Modi Government and the Vision of Gandhi-Patel
Viewpoint by Dr Ram Puniyani This article is the 20th in a series of joint productions of South Asian Outlook and IDN-InDepthNews, the flagship of the International Press Syndicate. The writer is a former professor of biomedical engineering and former senior medical officer affiliated with the Indian Institute of Technology Bombay (now Mumbai) and meanwhile […]
From Limits to Growth to Regeneration 2030
Viewpoint by Jeffrey D. Sachs This article was published in Il Sole 24 Ore for the Trento Festival of Economics, June 4, 2022, and is being republished with the author’s permission. NEW YORK (IDN) — Fifty years ago, Italian business leaders in the Club of Rome gave a jolt to the world in their path-breaking […]
Looking for Alicia: The Unfinished Life of an Argentinian Rebel
By Marc Raboy Marc Raboy (http://www.marcraboy.org/) is a writer, journalist, and emeritus professor at McGill University in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. This article is based on his latest book, “Looking for Alicia: The Unfinished Life of an Argentinian Rebel”, published in April 2022 by Oxford University Press. MONTREAL, CANADA — June 17, 1976, was a brisk […]
Cultivating The Flowers of Hope
Viewpoint by Anabella Rosemberg The writer is International Programme Director at Greenpeace International. AMSTERDAM (IDN) — On days like World Environment Day, intriguing, outraging and surprising data about the damage being done to the environment are often shared and spoken of. Too often these stories about our ailing planet only further eco-anxiety and stunt rather […]
Swiss Firm Fined Billion Dollar for Massive Bribery in Africa
By Lisa Vives, Global Information Network NEW YORK (IDN) — Illicit payments, multiple counts of bribery and market manipulation were among the many misdeeds of Glencore International and Glencore Ltd, a Swiss-based commodity trading and mining company according to numerous reports in the press. Over a 10-year period, bribes worth millions were lavished on government […]
Wole Soyinka Wants Nigeria to End Killings of Women and Children
By Lisa Vives, Global Information Network NEW YORK (IDN) — As Americans grapple with the proliferation of guns used against minorities, elders, children, immigrants and victims chosen randomly, Nigerian Professor Wole Soyinka has launched a similar campaign against the rising rate of intentional homicides that the Nigerian government has failed to reverse.
Southern Nigeria’s Hypocrisy Will Produce Another Northern President
Viewpoint by Azu Ishiekwene The writer is the Managing Director/Editor-in-Chief of LEADERSHIP newspaper based in Abuja, Nigeria. ABUJA (IDN) — After the primary by Nigeria’s opposition People’s Democratic Party (PDP) which produced former Vice President Atiku Abubakar as the party’s candidate for next year’s presidential election, political leaders in the South of the country have […]
Sri Lanka: A Lifeless Revival
Viewpoint by Neville de Silva This article was issued by Asian Affairs (London) and is being republished with the author’s permission. LONDON (IDN) — In resurrecting old political stalwarts and refusing to relinquish power, Sri Lanka’s president looks set to further betray the people. There is a saying in Sinhala, the language of Sri Lanka’s […]
SGI Supports Launch of “Immoral Code” Film
Call for New International Law on Autonomy in Weapons Systems By Kyodo JBN This press release was issued by Soka Gakkai International (SGI) on May 25, 2022, and is being re-published with their permission. TOKYO — Immoral Code, a 23-minute documentary that raises important questions about how far we are prepared to let machines make […]