By Katsuhiro Asagiri TOKYO (IDN) – ‘Building Stable Peace in Northeast Asia: Managing and Transforming Risks on the Korean Peninsula’ was the subject of a colloquium in which regional experts on peace and security, policy makers and civil society organizations from the United States, China, South Korea and Japan participated against the backdrop of a […]
Kick Off To A Nuclear Race Threatening Doomsday
By Sergio Duarte The writer is President of the 1995 Nobel Peace Laureate Pugwash Conferences on Science and World Affairs and a former Ambassador of Brazil who served in key posts. He was President of the 2005 Seventh Review Conference of the Parties to the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT), and UN […]
Why ‘Nuclear Weapons – An Absolute Evil’ Is A ‘Must-Read’
By Anne Baring* Anne Baring is a Jungian Analyst, author and co-author of the books listed on her website, including her latest one, The Dream of the Cosmos: a Quest for the Soul. She can be contacted at anne@annebaring.com. Prof. Avery’s ‘Nuclear Weapons: An Absolute Evil’ can be downloaded here. – The Editor. LONDON – […]
‘New START’ Milestone Could Help Halt Nuclear Arms Race
By J C Suresh TORONTO | WASHINGTON, D.C. (IDN) – The Arms Control Association has called for extending the 2010 New Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (New START) set to expire on February 5, 2021. The plea follows on the heels of an announcement each by the United States and Russia that they have met their […]
Nuclear Posture Review ‘Recipe for a Disaster’, Warns Pugwash
By J Nastranis NEW YORK (IDN) – The Nobel Peace laureate ‘Pugwash Conferences on Science and World Affairs’ has warned that the latest development of U.S. nuclear weapons policy “will serve only to increase the saliency and attractiveness of nuclear weapons, and will certainly not enhance international security.” Commenting on the United States 2018 Nuclear […]
Trump Awaits a ‘Magical Moment’ to Ban Nuclear Weapons
By Shanta Roy UNITED NATIONS (IDN) – The 2018 Nuclear Posture Review (NPR), released February 2, is a dangerous departure from the past, and appears to reflect a firm U.S. commitment to readily use the world’s deadliest weapons of mass destruction – even if the United States is only a target of “significant non-nuclear strategic […]
US Tax Reforms Affect 50% of Global Foreign Direct Investment
By Jaya Ramachandran GENEVA (IDN) – Almost half of global investment stock is either located in the United States or owned by American multinationals abroad. The United States ‘Tax Cuts and Jobs Act’, adopted in December 2017, will therefore significantly affect both investment into the U.S. and the investment positions of U.S. firms abroad, according […]
What Prosperity for Central America Under US Hegemony?
Viewpoint by Marcelo Colussi* GUATEMALA CITY (IDN) – Between 50 and 60 percent of the inhabitants of the three countries of the so-called Northern Triangle of Central America (El Salvador, Guatemala and Honduras) live below the poverty line, and this structural and chronic poverty is compounded by alarming rates of delinquent violence (largely a product […]
Two Minutes to Midnight on Doomsday Clock
By the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists WASHINGTON, D.C. (IDN-INPS) – Citing growing nuclear risks and unchecked climate dangers, the iconic Doomsday Clock is now 30 seconds closer to midnight, the closest to the symbolic point of annihilation that the Clock has been since 1953 at the height of the Cold War. The decision announced […]
Security Council Focuses on Afghanistan, Central Asian States
By J Nastranis UNITED NATIONS (IDN) – The 15-nation United Nations Security Council has reiterated its commitment to the sovereignty, independence and territorial integrity of Afghanistan and the Central Asian States. Before debating the pressing challenges ahead, the Council adopted a presidential statement on January 19, expressing its continued support to the UN Secretary‑General’s call […]