By Medea Benjamin and Nicolas J. S. Davies* NEW YORK | 18 November 2024 (IDN) — Of all Trump’s choices for his foreign policy team, Marco Rubio is the least controversial to the neoconservative foreign policy establishment in Washington, and the most certain to provide continuity with all that is wrong with U.S. foreign policy, […]
South Korea: Best Off Balancing Deterrence and Diplomacy with The North
By Rachel Minyong Lee* WASHINGTON. D:C. | 17 November 2024 (IDN) — Unification is a perennial topic of interest among Korea watchers, but it has been particularly popular — and confusing — in recent months, with North and South Korea each sending diametrically opposed signals. South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol delivered a rare speech dedicated to unification […]
Behind a Surge in India-Russia Economic Relations
By Rajoli Siddharth Jayaprakash* NEW DELHI | 16 November 2024 (IDN) — In the past decade, the core drivers of India-Russia relations have begun shifting. The traditionally dominant military-technical partnership has declined, with India buying less Russian weapons, technology and military platforms. The economic pillar stagnated as military dealings slowed, with bilateral trade hovering around […]
A Fantasy Tale of Donald Trump-Vladimir Putin Encounter
By Jonathan Power* LUND, Sweden | 16 November 2024 (IDN) — I wrote this column just before Trump won the election for the first time on 8 November 2016. A week ago, I also wrote on Facebook that I thought Trump would win: Trump visits Putin. 25 October 2016. I have a fantasy. Donald Trump […]
USA: As Fascism Looms, Not Hope But Determination Is Needed
By Norman Solomon* SAN FRANCISCO, USA | 15 November 2024 (IDN) — When some leading thinkers at the London School of Economics saw fascism take hold in the 1930s, Oxford history professor Ben Jackson said in a recent BBC interview, they “argued that in those circumstances the people with economic power in society, the property […]
A New Report Finds Israel’s Warfare Methods in Gaza Consistent with Genocide
By J Nastranis NEW YORK |14 November 2024 (IDN) — A UN Special Committee has found that Israel’s warfare in Gaza is consistent with the characteristics of genocide, with mass civilian casualties and life-threatening conditions intentionally imposed on Palestinians there. The report of The United Nations Special Committee to Investigate Israeli Practices Affecting the Human […]
Opportunities and Challenges of AI for Journalism
By Azu Ishiekwene The writer is the Editor-In-Chief of LEADERSHIP and the author of Writing for Media and Monetising It. This modified version of AI-Generated Storytelling: Opportunities and Challenges was based on my presentation at the 20th Annual Conference of the NGE on 8 November 2024. ABUJA | 14 November 2024 (IDN) — One year […]
Will a Rogues Gallery of Saber-Rattlers under Trump Escalate Biden’s Wars?
By Medea Benjamin and Nicolas J. S. Davies* NEW YORK | 13 November 2024 (IDN) — When Donald Trump takes office on January 20, all his campaign promises to end the war in Ukraine in 24 hours and almost as quickly end Israel’s war on its neighbors will be put to the test. The choices […]
UNESCO Chairs Co-Organize Dialogue of Civilizations and Cross-Cultural Cooperation
By Dr. Yuri A. Goryachev* MOSCOW | 13 November 2024 (IDN) — The coveted International Seminar entitled Dialogue of Civilizations and Cross-Cultural Cooperation is scheduled to take place from 5 to 6 December 2024 in Moscow, Russia. This will be its XVI International Seminar. As in the past, all events of the seminar are carried […]
Ukraine War: Will Biden Succeed in Ensuring US Support?
By Stepehen Bryen* This article was issued by Weapons and Strategy and is being republished with their permission. WASHINGTON, D.C. | 13 November 2024 (IDN) — According to Jake Sullivan who heads President Biden’s National Security Council, President Biden will ask Congress for more money for Ukraine. The fate of this request, if it is […]