By Razeena Raheem NEW YORK (IDN) — In a highly-competitive profession dominated largely by men, three young Sri Lankan women in their thirties are making a name for themselves as trauma surgeons specializing in emergency surgeries on people who’ve had a critical injury or illness.
Ukraine: A Full-Scale Attack on Labour Rights
By Georgii Sandul The writer is a lawyer and the director of the NGO Labour Initiatives. International Politics and Society, the Global and European Policy Unit of the Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung in Berlin, published this article. KYIV (IDN) — We, Ukrainians, are all living in a state of war. Along with Russia’s full-scale invasion in February 2022, […]
Diplomacy Challenges: Sri Lanka at 75 (Part 2)
By H.M.G.S. Palihakkara The writer is a former Foreign Secretary during Foreign Minister Lakshman Kadirgamar’s tenure in office and one-time Sri Lankan Ambassador to the United Nations in Geneva and New York. COLOMBO (IDN) — The proposed reforms in Sri Lanka cannot be ‘unleashed’ on a crisis-ridden people in a rapid-fire single burst like what […]
Is Europe Sliding into Third World War?
By Boaventura de Sousa Santos* COIMBRA, Portugal (IDN) — A new-old ghost is hovering over Europe—war. The most violent continent in the world in terms of deaths in warfare for the last hundred years (not to go back any further and include the deaths suffered by Europe during religious wars and the deaths inflicted by […]
Crossing Russia’s Red Lines on NATO Expansion
U.S. Officials Were Aware of the Risks Viewpoint by Branko Marcetic This article is distributed by Globetrotter in partnership with the American Committee for U.S.-Russia Accord. Branko Marcetic is a Jacobin staff writer and the author of Yesterday’s Man: The Case Against Joe Biden. CHICAGO (IDN) — Nearly a year in, the war in […]
Beyond the ‘Blue Curtain of Secrecy’ in Croatia
Conversation with the Head of the Croatian Criminal Police By Aurora Weiss VIENNA (IDN) — The esprit de corps, the misunderstood sense of togetherness, means that the police officers cover for one another. In such a culture, valuing loyalty over integrity facilitates misconduct by keeping it concealed. That’s why The United Nations Convention against Corruption […]
India Seeks to Rekindle Old Ties with Egypt
By Navdeep Suri Observer Research Foundation published this article. The writer has had a 36-year-long career in the Indian Foreign Service. He served, among others, in India’s diplomatic missions in Cairo, Damascus, Washington, Dar es Salaam and London. NEW DELHI (IDN) — The decision to invite President Abdel Fattah al Sisi of Egypt as the […]
Ukrainian Troops Headed to U.S. for Patriot Missile Training
By C. Todd Lopez, DOD News This article was issued by U.S. Department of Defense. WASHINGTON, D.C. (IDN) — Weeks after announcing that the U.S. would send one Patriot air defense battery and associated munitions to Ukraine, a Pentagon official said Ukrainian soldiers will come to the U.S. to train on the Patriot system so […]
Behind India Ignoring Lula’s Inauguration as Brazil’s President
Viewpoint by M.K. Bhadrakumar This article was issued by Indian Punchline. NEW DELHI (IDN) — The Brazilian news agency reported that Lula da Silva’s inauguration as the new president on January 1 for a historic third term amidst a carnival-like backdrop was attended by over five dozen foreign delegations, composed of heads of government, vice […]
US $3 Billion US Military Package Looks to Change Battlefield Dynamics
By Jim Garamone, DOD News This article was issued by U.S. Department of Defense. WASHINGTON, D.C. (IDN) — DOD officials unveiled the more than $3 billion package of military capabilities to help Ukraine drive the Russian invaders from their soil. “The war in Ukraine is at a critical point right now, and we have to […]