By J C Suresh TORONTO | WASHINGTON, DC (IDN) —In yet another move to reverse former President Barack Obama’s strategies for a more humane world, the Trump administration is poised to rescind his predecessor’s 2014 directive to no longer “produce or otherwise acquire any anti-personnel landmines,” known as APLs, according to several media reports. APLs […]
A Renowned Russian University Celebrates 60th Anniversary
Viewpoint by Somar Wijayadasa* MOSCOW (IDN) – If education is the ultimate gift one can give a child, then, the Peoples’ Friendship University of Russia has given that gift to more than 150,000 deserving young men and women from many countries around the world – who otherwise would never have had the opportunity to receive […]
Climate and Nuclear Weapons Are the Focus of Buddhist Leader’s Peace Proposals
By Taro Ichikawa TOKYO (IDN) – Climate action and nuclear weapons abolition, with a focus on the individual lives and suffering often hidden behind macroeconomic indices, is the main theme of the 38th annual peace proposal by Daisaku Ikeda, president of the Soka Gakkai International (SGI) Buddhist network. Titled ‘Toward Our Shared Future: Constructing an […]
Russia Exhorts US to Extend New START Without Preconditions
By Kingston Reif and Shannon Bugos WASHINGTON, DC (IDN | Arms Control Association) – Russian officials repeated in late December and early January President Vladimir Putin’s call for extending the New Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (New START) as soon as possible, though Washington continues to remain silent on the future of the accord, which is […]
New Research Pleads for Recognizing Contribution of African Migrants To Sustainable Development
By Reinhard Jacobsen BRUSSELS (IDN) – A new set of European Commissioners has taken office in Brussels. The main migration focus of the previous cabinet of Commissioners was halting migration – which led to deals with third countries on stopping and returning refugees and migrants. People evacuated from Libya, for example, are brought to Niger […]
Putin Promises Incentives to Boost Russia’s Population
By Kester Kenn Klomegah MOSCOW (IDN) – “We need to address large-scale social, economic and technological tasks facing the country more quickly and, without delay. Our society is clearly calling for change. People want development,” President Vladimir Putin said in his wide-ranging address on January 15 to the Federal Assembly at the Manezh Central Exhibition […]
Experts Plead for Foiling Collapse of the Iran Nuclear Deal
By Radwan Jakeem NEW YORK (IDN) – Since U.S. President Donald Trump abandoned the JCPOA, also known as the “Iran nuclear deal”, in May 2018, a widespread view is that the regime in Tehran is yearning for an atomic bomb. Washington experts, however, maintain that while Iran’s violations of the JCPOA “are serious, they are […]
IPPNW and Pugwash Slam the Killing of Gen. Suleimani
By Jamshed Baruah GENEVA (IDN) – Two Nobel Peace laureates – IPPNW and Pugwash – have vehemently censured the killing of Gen. Qassem Suleimani on January 3. Suleimani was Iranian major general in the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps and, from 1998 until his death, commander of its Quds Force, a division primarily responsible for extraterritorial […]
UN Concerned About Haiti 10 Years Since Disastrous Earthquake
By J Nastranis NEW YORK (IDN) – Hundreds of thousands of Haitians lost their lives, including 102 UN personnel, and millions were gravely affected by the devastating earthquake that struck the Caribbean nation ten years ago on January 12. The incident ranks among the top 10 deadliest earthquakes in human history, according to a recent […]
The Future of New START and NPT Hangs in the Balance
Viewpoint by Daryl G. Kimball The writer is Executive Director of the Arms Control Association. The following is the text of his article published in January/February 2020 issue of Arms Control Today. WASHINGTON, DC (IDN) – This year, the world will mark the 75th anniversary of the catastrophic atomic bombings of the cities of Hiroshima […]