By Simone Galimberti* KATHMANDU, Nepal | 9 September 2024 (IDN) — Ending a civil conflict is always an incredibly daunting task but ensuring a permanent peace that would enable the peace dividend to trickle down can often prove to be even more challenging. The unbalanced power dynamics and the inequities at the foundation of the […]
Kazakhstan Proposes a Digital Solutions Centre for Sustainable Development
By Aar Jay BERLIN | ASTANA | 6 September 2024 (IDN) — The Central Asian republic of Kazakhstan has proposed the establishment of a Digital Solutions Centre for Sustainable Development at a high-level conference organized by the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP) and the Government of Kazakhstan. The […]
Ukraine War: A Global Diplomatic Vacuum
By Christos Katsioulis, Walter Kemp* This article was issued by IPS-Journal. VIENNA | 6 September 2024 (IDN) — The recent ‘peace missions’ undertaken by Viktor Orbán, who currently holds the rotating EU presidency, caused much consternation within the European Union. In particular, the question of who speaks for the EU and whether and to what […]
How the Neocons Chose Hegemony Over Peace Beginning in the Early 1990s
By Jeffrey D. Sachs* The following text is from Racket News (plus online discussion) and is being republished with the author’s permission. NEW YORK | 5 September 2024 (IDN) — In 1989 I served as an advisor to the first post-communist government of Poland, and helped to devise a strategy of financial stabilization and economic […]
Who Wants to Kill and Die for the American Empire?
By Nicolas J. S Davies* NEW YORK | 5 September 2024 (IDN) — The Associated Press reports that many of the recruits drafted under Ukraine’s new conscription law lack the motivation and military indoctrination required to actually aim their weapons and fire at Russian soldiers. “Some people don’t want to shoot. They see the enemy in the […]
Baloch Liberation Army Leaves Pakistani Army Without Many Options
By Manish Rai The author is a columnist and geopolitical analyst for Middle-East and Af-Pak region and can be reached at manishraiva@gmail.com NEW DELHI | 3 September 2024 (IDN) — Bold attacks carried out by Baloch Liberation Army (BLA) on August 27 rocked Pakistan. A large number of people and security personnel were killed in […]
Ukraine Policy Could Break the European Union
By Michael von der Schulenburg and Ruth Firmenich* BRUSSELS | 2 September 2024 (IDN) — On 1 September, we commemorated the beginning of the Second World War 85 years ago with Nazi Germany’s attack on Poland. It developed into the cruellest and bloodiest wars in modern history, costing the lives of around 75 million people […]
Restoration Of the Aral Sea Requires Concerted Efforts
By Marat Bisengaliev* This article was issued by IPS-Journal. ALMATY, Kazakhstan | 1 September 2024 (IDN) — As a violinist, I have witnessed how music can bridge divides and inspire collective action. It is imperative that the global community harnesses this same spirit of unity and creativity to address a dire and unprecedented environmental catastrophe […]
El Niño Forecasts Can Give Early Warning of Crop Failures
By Dr Weston Anderson The writer is assistant research professor at the University of Maryland. This guest post was issued by Carbon Brief MARYLAND, USA | 31 August 2024 (IDN) — Extreme weather is one of the primary drivers of crop failures around the world. Crop failures—the total or near-total loss of a farm or […]
In CNN Interview, Harris Dodged Gaza Genocide and Damaged Her Election Prospects
By Norman Solomon* SAN FRANCISCO | 30 August 2024 (IDN) — Time is running out for Kamala Harris to distance herself from U.S. policies that enable Israel to continue with mass murder and genocide in Gaza. Polling shows that a pivot toward moral decency would improve her chances of defeating Donald Trump. But during her CNN interview […]