By Thalif Deen UNITED NATIONS (IDN) — U.S. President Joe Biden’s off-the-cuff remark, describing the nuclear deal with Iran as “dead”, has led to widespread speculation about the future of the landmark agreement—and of the potential emergence of new nuclear powers in the horizon. “It is dead, but we’re not going to announce it,” Biden […]
The Dismal State of Nuclear Disarmament
Viewpoint by Jacqueline Cabasso The writer is the Executive Director of the Western States Legal Foundation. OAKLAND, California (IDN) — The year 2022 has been a nightmare for nuclear disarmament. The year started out with a mildly reassuring Joint Statement by the five original nuclear-armed states, issued on January 3, 2022, declaring:
Winter Stalemate of Russia-Ukraine Conflict ‘Not Sign of Peace’
Neither Side is Willing to Compromise By Global Times Staff Reporters BEIJING (IDN) — In the 10th month of the Russia-Ukraine conflict when military operations are scaling down in the freezing winter, observers see a slim chance of negotiations for peace in the near future as neither side is ready to compromise to figure out […]
New Report Warns of Pervasive Financial Fraud in the Caribbean
By J C Suresh TORONTO (IDN) — A new report has warned that fraud in the Caribbean region is widespread and generates hundreds of millions of dollars in criminal proceeds yearly. The report entitled Financial Fraud in the Caribbean draws on interviews with subject matter experts from law enforcement, financial intelligence units (FIUs), financial services […]
The G20 & Beyond: Nuclear Threats vs. a Growing Norm Against Nukes
By Alyn Ware The writer is the Director of the Basel Peace Office, Global Coordinator of the Parliamentarians for Nuclear Non-proliferation and Disarmament, Peace and Disarmament Program Director of the World Future Council. PRAGUE | WELLINGTON (IDN) — In January 2022, the Bulletin of Atomic Scientists set the Doomsday Clock to 100 Seconds to Midnight, […]
EU Cracks a Gentle Whip at Iran
By M.K. Bhadrakumar* This article was produced in partnership with Indian Punchline and Globetrotter. NEW DELHI (IDN) — The European Union has returned to the ritual of sanctioning Iran to leverage its foreign and security policies. The highlight of the EU Foreign Affairs Council ministerial meeting in Brussels on December 12 was the imposition of […]
How India’s Enormous Solar Park Left the Landless Stricken
By Gareth Bryant, Devleena Ghosh, Jake Morcom, and Priya P Pillai* This article is republished from The Conversation under a Creative Commons license. MELBOURNE, Australia (IDN) — India, like many other countries, is looking to renewables as an antidote to soaring fossil fuel prices and to tackle climate change. Prime Minister Narendra Modi sees renewables […]
China May Have Surpassed US in Number of Nuclear Warheads on ICBMs
By Bryant Harris* WASHINGTON (IDN) — The U.S. may no longer enjoy a numerical advantage against China in certain elements of its Intercontinental Ballistic Missile program, according to Strategic Command (STRATCOM), which oversees the U.S. nuclear arsenal. STRATCOM recently sent a classified determination to Congress pursuant to a clause in the fiscal 2022 National Defense […]
Global Arms Trade Survives the Pandemic Lockdown
By Thalif Deen UNITED NATIONS (IDN) — As the global economy came to a virtual standstill during the height of the 2020-2021 Covid-19 pandemic, the world’s arms trade remained relatively unscathed. Sales of arms and military services by the 100 largest companies in the industry reached $592 billion in 2021, a 1.9 per cent increase […]
“Most People Have No Idea What’s Going On” – Jeffrey Sachs
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