By Thalif Deen UNITED NATIONS (IDN) — The devastating war in Ukraine—now moving towards the third month—has triggered several threats of the “nuclear option”. The battle, which began with the Russian invasion of Ukraine on February 24, is between one of the world’s major nuclear powers and a neighboring non-nuclear country.
Implications of Delisting Iran’s Revolutionary Guard Corps from Terror List
By Ghazal Vaisi The author is an Iranian-born international affairs analyst focusing on the evolution of authoritarianism in the modern world. Her writings have appeared in the Middle East Institute, Independent Farsi, and Iran International. NEW YORK (IDN) — Nuclear talks between Iran and the West have stalled as the US continues to refuse Iran’s […]
Nero Is Fiddling in Milan: Sri Lanka’s Neglected Crisis of Diplomatic Representation – Part Two
This is the second in a series of two articles. Please click here for Part One. Viewpoint by ALA Azeez ROME (IDN) — In a further measure aimed to reduce the pressure on the declining foreign reserves, the foreign ministry announced over the past months, plans to close down some of Sri Lanka’s missions abroad. […]
Nero Is Fiddling in Milan: Sri Lanka’s Neglected Crisis of Diplomatic Representation – Part One
This is the first in a series of two articles. Viewpoint by ALA Azeez ROME (IDN) — In a series of political appointments made by the Sri Lankan government in the past few months even as the economic crisis was looming large, the latest one pertains to the diplomatic position of Consul General at Milan, […]
Crisis-Ridden Sri Lanka Negotiates for an IMF Bailout
Viewpoint by Nandi Jasentuliyana The writer is a former Deputy Director-General, United Nations. LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA (IDN) — Sri Lanka is experiencing a severe foreign exchange and debt crisis resulting in a shortage of food, fuel, power, and every other commodity to be purchased at exorbitant prices that the suffering masses cannot afford, forcing them […]
Military Support to Ukraine Not Affecting U.S. Readiness
By C. Todd Lopez , U.S: Department of Defence (DOD) News WASHINGTON (IDN) — Since the beginning of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, February 24, the U.S. government has provided $2.6 billion in security assistance to the Ukrainians to help them regain and defend their sovereignty. Much of what has been sent has come straight […]
Russia Concerned About Finland, Sweden and Moldova Joining NATO
By Kester Kenn Klomegah* MOSCOW | HELSINKI (IDN) — Further expansion of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) toward Russia’s territorial backyard is nothing new. As a prestigious security alliance, it consistently seeks consolidated development in terms of tasks and membership strength. The collapse of the Soviet Union marked the end of Mikhail Gorbachev and […]
A Staggering Array of US Arms to Ukraine Pales in Comparison with Russia’s Nuclear Weapons
By Thalif Deen NEW YORK (IDN) — As the devastating war in Ukraine continues—with thousands of civilian killings and entire cities reduced to rubble—the United States has accelerated an unprecedented flow of weapons to the besieged nation. If Ukraine loses the ongoing war, battling one of the world’s major military and nuclear powers, it is […]
Ukraine War Hits Russia’s Tourism Industry
By Kester Kenn Klomegah MOSCOW (IDN) — Russia’s tourism, both in-bound and out-bound, is severely hit by the war-ravaged crisis that unfolded in the former Soviet republic of Ukraine late February. For more than two years, the tourism industry was affected due to the widespread Covid-19 that shattered the world. Industry operators say that the […]
Racial Bias Against Blacks Fleeing Ukraine
By Lisa Vives, Global Information Network NEW YORK (IDN) — As the US prepares to welcome tens of thousands of Ukrainians fleeing war, scores of African and Caribbean refugees are being sent back to unstable and violent homelands where they face rape, torture, arbitrary arrest and other abuses. Racial bias? An African refugee thinks so.