By Simon Evans and Dr Verner Viisainen The following excerpts from an article, issued by Carbon Brief, and being republished under a CC license LONDON | 23 June 2024 (IDN) — In 2023, wind and solar combined added more new energy to the global mix than any other source, for the first time in history, […]
ICAN Calls for a Global Week of Action Against Suge in Nuclear Spending
By Jaya Ramachandran GENEVA | 23 June 2024 (IDN) — The nine nuclear-armed states spent a combined total of $91,393,404,739 on their arsenals—equivalent to $2,898 a second in 2023. ICAN’s latest report “Surge: 2023 Global nuclear weapons spending” shows $10.7 billion more was spent on nuclear weapons in 2023 than in 2022. “The billions of […]
We Must Act to Reduce Risk of Nuclear War
By John Carlson* This article was issued by Korea Times. SYDNEY | 22 June 2024 (IDN) — UN Secretary-General António Guterres has warned, “Humanity is on a knife’s edge. The risk of a nuclear weapon being used has reached heights not seen since the Cold War.” Urgent action is needed to reduce the risk of […]
Mr. Biden, Negotiate a Peaceful End to the War in Ukraine!
By Jeffrey D. Sachs* This article was published in Common Dreams and is being republished with the author’s permission. For goodness’ sake, negotiate! NEW YORK | 20 June 2024 (IDN) — For the fifth time since 2008, Russia has proposed to negotiate with the U.S. over security arrangements, this time in proposals made by President […]
No More Bombs for Netanyahu, says US Senator
By Thalif Deen NEW YORK | 19 June 2024 (IDN) — US Senator Bernie Sanders (Independent-Vermont), one of the most vociferous opponents of Israel’s unrestrained military attacks on civilians in Gaza, urged the Biden Administration to stop sending any additional weapons and ammunitions to the Netanyahu government. In a statement released June 18, Sanders responded […]
Climate Change: The Missing Agenda in India’s Recent Elections
By Robert Mizo* This article was issued by the Toda Peace Institute and is being republished with their permission. NEW DELHI | 18 June 2024 (IDN) — The recently concluded general election in India was shrouded in irony. The six-week long voting period coincided with one of the worst heat waves yet recorded, but there […]
The United States Is the Main Obstacle to Peace in Palestine
By Medea Benjamin and Nicolas J. S. Davies* NEW YORK | 18 June 2024 (IDN) — On June 13, Hamas responded to persistent needling by U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken over the U.S. proposal for a pause in the Israeli massacre in Gaza. The group said it has “dealt positively… with the latest proposal […]
Serbian President Warns of a Third World War
By Dr. Paul Craig Roberts* This article is being republished with the author’s permission. WASHINGTON, DC | 18 June 2024 (IDN) — “The Train has Left the Station and No One Can Stop It”. Europe Will be at War with Russia. These are the words of Serbia’s President Aleksander Vucic. He ought to know. He […]
Mutual Recognition Between Serbia and Kosovo: How Do We Get There?
By Dr Alon Ben-Meir* NEW YORK | 18 June 2024 (IDN) — The conflict between Kosovo and Serbia can only end when both sides agree to recognize the other. The question is how to resolve their conflicting issues, chief among them Serbia’s categorical refusal to recognize Kosovo’s independence The US Ambassador to Kosovo, Jeffrey Havener, […]
Nuclear Threats on the Rise as Geopolitical Relations Deteriorate
By Thalif Deen NEW YORK 17 June 2024 (IDN)—The role of nuclear weapons in world politics is taking an increasingly dangerous trend due primarily to two reasons: the ongoing military conflicts and the growing modernization of nuclear arsenals. In the ongoing war in Ukraine, the on-again, off-again nuclear threats have come from Russia and in […]