By James E. Jennings* ATLANTA, Georgia, USA | 15 April 2026 (IDN) — An Arab proverb says, “A fool threw a stone into a well—a hundred wise men could not get it out.” By thumbing his nose at the Constitution, bypassing Congress, and zeroing out 349 million US citizens kept in the dark about launching […]
Trump and Netanyahu: Twin Autocrats Leading the War on Iran
By Alon Ben-Meir* Donald Trump and Benjamin Netanyahu—mirror images of arrogance and deceit—have subverted democratic norms in pursuit of personal power. Their malignant narcissism, contempt for law, and appetite for conflict led to the horrific war with Iran NEW YORK | 14 April 2026 (IDN) — Donald Trump and Benjamin Netanyahu are criminal leaders whose […]
Emperor’s Epic Fury: The Cycle of Debt, War, and Imperial Decline
By Jayasri Priyalal The author is currently a Director Asia-Pacific at UNI Global Union. SINGAPORE | 13 April 2026. (IDN) — The trajectory of human civilization is often defined by the rise and fall of great empires, each following a strikingly similar pattern of expansion, overreach, and eventual collapse. Historical evidence suggests that the demise […]
Situation Report: International conference on Sudan to take place in Berlin
Situation in Sudan (per 13 April) The International Ministerial Conference on Sudan will take place on 15 April in Berlin, Germany. The conference is hosted by the German government together with France, UK, US, EU and AU, on the day which marks the 3rd anniversary of the outbreak of Sudan’s conflict. Foreign ministers from key […]
Imposing Tariffs Declared a Sham
By Goh Chien Yen The writer is a trade and investment lawyer at Third World Network. KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia | 11 April 2026 (IDN) — Richard Woldenberg, CEO of Learning Resources, Inc., the educational toy company whose Supreme Court victory struck down President Trump’s IEEPA tariffs six weeks earlier, has filed a four-page submission to […]
Situation Report: Alleged human trafficker arrested in Ethiopia
Situation in Ethiopia (per 9 April) Ethiopian police arrested Yetbarek Dawit in Shire, Tigray region, accused of running a multi-million-dollar human trafficking network since 2018, along with nine alleged accomplices, following a cross-border investigation. The network allegedly operated five detention warehouses in Libya where victims were tortured and forced to call their relatives to pay […]
While Distancing from AIPAC, Most 2028 Democratic Hopefuls Are Still Embracing Israel
By Norman Solomon* SAN FRANCISCO, USA | 9 April 2026 (IDN) — After decades of bipartisan deference to the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC), the likely contenders for the next Democratic presidential nomination have been distancing themselves from the powerful organization. The shift is significant. But disavowing AIPAC has become a box-checking exercise, useful […]
Bluster Without Strategy: Trump’s Ill-Fated Iran War
By Alon Ben-Meir* Trump’s address to the nation on the Iran war was intended to project control and resolve. Instead, it revealed indecision and disarray, marked by contradictions, self-praise, and shifting objectives. What was billed as a declaration of strength became a striking exposé of confusion and faltering leadership—both at home and abroad. NEW YORK […]
After Recognition: The UN’s Next Reckoning on Slavery
Will global powers act—or stall—on reparative justice? By Ramesh Jaura This article first appeared on https://rjaura.substack.com BERLIN | 2 April 2026 (IDN) — The United Nations’ declaration of the transatlantic slave trade as the “gravest crime against humanity” marked a moment of moral clarity on March 25, 2026. Yet, almost immediately, geopolitical tensions and diverging […]
Situation Report: Sexual violence used as “weapon of war” in Sudan
Situation in Sudan (per 01 April) At least 3,396 survivors of sexual violence, out of which 97% are women and girls, have been registered at the health facilities run by Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) in North and South Darfur between January 2024 and November 2025. MSF warned the figure represents only a fraction of actual […]