By Daniel Strain * BOULDER, Colorado, USA (IDN) – A nuclear war between India and Pakistan could, over the span of less than a week, kill 50-125 million people—more than the death toll during all six years of World War II, according to new research. A new study conducted by researchers from CU Boulder and […]
Portugal an Oasis of Social Democracy
Viewpoint by Reinhard Naumann LISBON (IDN-INPS) – Until recently, polls indicated a clear victory for the Socialist Party (PS) in parliamentary elections in Portugal on October 6. Even the absolute majority seemed within reach for the PS under the leadership of current Prime Minister António Costa. At the same time, the liberal-conservative parties, the PSD […]
DPRK Blames U.S. For ‘Little Progress’ in Achieving Peace on The Korean Peninsula
By UN News NEW YORK (IDN-INPS) – Lack of progress in achieving peace on the Korean Peninsula is “entirely attributable” to the United States, a senior official from the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) told the UN General Assembly on September 30. Kim Song, head of the country’s delegation, observed that more than a […]
The Climate Crisis Cannot Be Solved by Capitalism
To Fulfil the Paris Agreement, Germany’s Climate Policies Need to Look Beyond Market-Based Strategies Viewpoint by Kai Niebert* ZURICH (IDN-INPS) – It’s time to get tough – that’s how Chancellor Angela Merkel set the tone for Germany’s climate policies in 2019. But the question remains: will the federal government manage to reduce emissions in line […]
Nobel Peace Laureates Call for Abolition of Nuclear Weapons
By J Nastranis NEW YORK (IDN) – Ten Nobel Peace Laureates and 30 organisations bestowed that honour have expressed profound concern that 74 years after the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, nuclear weapons “continue to pose an existential threat to humankind”, reiterated the warning of “the catastrophic consequences of nuclear war”, and accentuated the […]
UN Chief Warns of Nuclear Disarmament Going Reverse
By Shanta Roy NEW YORK (IDN) – As the United Nations commemorated its annual International Day for the Total Elimination of Nuclear Weapons September 26, Secretary-General António Guterres underlined two political realities facing the world community. Firstly, not only has progress on nuclear disarmament come to a halt, but “it is going in reverse,” he […]
12 States Join the Nuclear Ban Treaty at Signature Ceremony
By Santo D. Banerjee NEW YORK (IDN | UNODA) – For the second year in a row, the “core group” of States supporting the Treaty for Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons (TPNW) convened a signature and ratification ceremony on the International Day for the Total Elimination of Nuclear Weapons, September 26. At the ceremony, Botswana, Dominica, […]
Corruption a Cause for Citizen Concern in Latin America and the Caribbean
By Kwame Buist BERLIN (IDN) – In the last five years, momentum has been building against corruption in Latin America and the Caribbean. High-level politicians have been found guilty of corruption in Guatemala and Brazil, and a wave of legal action against the perpetrators of grand corruption has swept across the continent, including the Lava […]
Military Confrontation with Russia in Kaliningrad Is Dangerous
Viewpoint by Jonathan Power LUND, Sweden (IDN-INPS) – “What idiocy”, exclaims Jack Matlock on Facebook. Matlock is one of my “Facebook Friends” because I judge his knowledge of Russia as second to none, having been under President Ronald Reagan the White House’s senior advisor on the Soviet Union and, later, his ambassador to Moscow. The […]
India, Russia Synergize and Leverage Mutual Strengths
By Shastri Ramachandaran* NEW DELHI (IDN) –The Modi-Putin relationship is, perhaps, the most fascinating of India’s external “affairs”. The reasons for their diplomatic bonding and evolving personal chemistry may be many. And, the dazzle of events and optics, as is the wont in any political romance, take the focus away from tangible outcomes. This is […]