By Thalif Deen UNITED NATIONS, 31 March 2023 (IDN) — The uninterrupted flow of US weapons to Ukraine—running into billions of dollars—may ultimately have a negative fallout on American military security and its fire power. So far, US economic and military aid to Ukraine, along with security assistance, is estimated at about 100 billion dollars. […]
We Don’t Have to Choose Between Nuclear Madmen
By Norman Solomon* SAN FRANCISCO, 28 March 2023 (IDN) — The announcement by Vladimir Putin over the weekend that Russia will deploy tactical nuclear weapons in Belarus marked a further escalation of potentially cataclysmic tensions over the war in neighbouring Ukraine. As the Associated Press reported, “Putin said the move was triggered by Britain’s decision […]
A Tripartite Deal That Could Trigger Proliferation of Nuclear Submarines
By Thalif Deen UNITED NATIONS, 22 March 2023 (IDN) —The tripartite deal between the UK and the US to provide nuclear submarines (SSNs) to Australia—announced March 13—is threatening to have repercussions worldwide A joint statement by the three countries (AUKUS) described it as a trilaterally-developed submarine based on the UK’s next-generation design that incorporates technology […]
US Will Finally Have Envoy in Delhi as India’s Diplomatic Value Rises
By Arul Louis The writer is a New York-based non-resident senior fellow of the Society for Policy Studies, a New Delhi-based think tank. He can be contacted @arulouis. UNITED NATIONS, 16 March 2023 (IDN) — After an almost two-year delay during which India’s importance rose for US diplomacy, Washington will finally have an envoy in […]
Will Iran & Saudi Arabia Join Israel and Get the Bomb?
By Thalif Deen UNITED NATIONS, 15 March 2023 (IDN) — Saudi Arabia and Iran— two archrivals in the Middle East who severed links seven years ago—re-established diplomatic, political and economic relations last week in a historic deal brokered by China, one of the world’s major nuclear powers. Described as a victory for Chinese diplomacy in […]
The Road from Iraq to Ukraine Was Not So Winding
By Medea Benjamin and Nicolas J. S. Davies* NEW YORK, 15 March 2023 (IDN) — March 19th marks the 20th anniversary of the U.S. and British invasion of Iraq. This seminal event in the short history of the 21st century not only continues to plague Iraqi society to this day, but it also looms large […]
Nuclear Tensions Remain High on Korean Peninsula
By ICAN BERLIN, 14 March 2023 (IDN) — Nuclear tensions on the Korean peninsula have remained high in the early months of 2023 with North Korea continuing missile tests and the United States and South Korea mounting joint military exercises, including one practicing how to respond to a nuclear attack and others involving nuclear-capable American […]
Russia-Ukraine War: AI Has an Eight-Point Peace Plan
By Devendra Kamarajan NEW DELHI, 13 March 2023 (IDN) — As the fighting between Russia and Ukraine continues and a diplomatic solution does not seem to be on the cards, Vikas Swarup, a former foreign secretary at India’s External Affairs Minister and author of the bestselling book behind the Oscar-winning Slumdog Millionaire shared the response […]
European Parliamentarians Call for Advancing Nuclear Disarmament
By Jamshed Baruah GENEVA, 12 March 2023 (IDN) — European parliamentarians have emphasized the need for taking “concrete steps” towards nuclear disarmament so that it becomes “a priority for the year 2023”. This, they said, should be “complementary to stigmatising nuclear weapons and strengthening disarmament treaties such as the TPNW“, the United Nations Treaty on […]
Are Indian Americans Taking Over the US—Slowly but Steadily?
By Thalif Deen NEW YORK, 9 March 2023 (IDN) — When Nina Davuluri became the first Indian American woman to be crowned Miss America back in September 2013, she virtually re-wrote history The victory at the beauty pageant—traditionally considered the intellectual birthright of white and Black Americans—came amidst the achievements of a rising generation of […]