By Kelsey Davenport The author is Director for Non-Proliferation Policy at the Arms Control Association (ACA). This analysis is being reproduced from ACA’s Special Newsletter of August 24, 2018. – The Editor. WASHINGON. D.C. (IDN-INPS) – During an August 19-22 trip to Israel, National Security Advisor John Bolton said U.S. sanctions reimposed on Iran are […]
Kofi Annan Was the United Nations, Says UN Chief Guterres
By Shanta Roy NEW YORK (IDN) – Kofi Annan, the seventh Secretary-General of the United Nations, and the first from sub-Saharan Africa, was the only UN chief who rose from the mid-level ranks of the professional staff to the 38th floor of the Secretariat. At a wreath-laying ceremony in the UN precincts on August 21, […]
UN’s Fallen Chief Kofi Annan ‘A Voice for the Voiceless’
By António Guterres Following are UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ remarks, as delivered, at the wreath-laying for Kofi Annan at United Nations Headquarters, in New York on August 22, 2018. Read also Kofi Annan: A Life of Service to People Across the World. – The Editor NEW YORK (IDN-INPS) – We are here to pay tribute […]
The Elders Call for Restraint and Justice in Zimbabwe to Honour Kofi Annan’s Legacy
By The Elders LONDON (IDN-INPS) – The Elders today urged Zimbabweans at every level in society to uphold the democratic rights to justice and peaceful protest, and refrain from words or actions that could incite violence, drawing on the counsel of their late Chair, Kofi Annan (1938-2018). Ahead of the ruling by Zimbabwe’s Constitutional Court […]
‘2030 SDGs Game’ Arouses Growing Interest in Japan
By Ramesh Jaura and Katsuhiro Asagiri BERLIN | TOKYO (IDN) – Reports have it that when Albert Einstein was some five years old and confined to bed, his father gave him a magnetic pocket compass to play with. He twisted and turned it, wondering how the needle always knew to point towards the north. Takeo […]
A Glimmer of Hope for Zanzibar Seaweed Farmers
By Kizito Makoye PAJE, Zanzibar (IDN) – As the morning breeze sweeps Mwanamkasi Jumbe wade through knee-deep water, her gown flapping in the wind as she drags a pile of seaweed seedlings to her farm before it is too hot. Armed with a bundle of sticks, she hangs pieces of fresh seaweed haphazardly hooked on […]
Guevara and Marx: Critical Remake of an Old Film – 6
By Roberto Massari* This is the sixth of a nine-part series. Read Parts 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5. BOLSENA, Italy (IDN) – With regard to the “Marxism” of Marx there is not much more, because the rest of the article launches itself into a very imaginative analysis of the progress of the Cuban revolution […]
A Tribute to Kofi Annan, From His Family
By (Grandson) Kojo, on behalf of the Annan family Kofi Annan Foundation GENEVA | ACCRA (IDN-INPS) – On August 18, the world lost a leader and a statesman: Kofi Atta Annan. And we lost a brother, a husband, a father, a grandfather, and an uncle – a man of deep conviction who was as committed […]
U.S. Goes for ‘Space Force All the Way’
Viewpoint by Alice Slater*, The Hill NEW YORK (IDN-INPS) – […] Vice-President Mike Pence announced the Trump administration’s plan for a new military command, the U.S. Space Force, emphasizing President Donald Trump’s urging that “It is not enough to merely have an American presence in space: we must have American dominance in space.” Pence’s announcement was greeted […]
Little Progress in Nuclear Disarmament Since Helsinki Summit
Viewpoint by Jonathan Power* LUND, Sweden (IDN-INPS) – Everything gets said, nothing gets done. When President Donald Trump met President Vladimir Putin in Helsinki on July 16, 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 it’s […]