By John Scales Avery* COPENHAGEN, 15 March 2023 (IDN) — It appears that the military-industrial complex has complete control of the government of the United States, which recently voted to give the Pentagon roughly a trillion dollars of the taxpayer’s money. This was done by cutting back on social programs which would have helped poor […]
Historically, Ukraine WAS Russian
By Jonathan Power* LUND, Sweden, 15 March 2023 (IDN) — “George, you have to understand that Ukraine is not even a country. Part of its territory is in Eastern Europe and the greater part was given to us.” These were the ominous words of President Vladimir Putin of Russia to President George W. Bush in […]
Satire: Trump-Netanyahu Duologue Behind Prison Bars
By Alon Ben-Meir* Trump and Netanyahu are behind bars reminiscing about their political misadventures and personal lives and how justice has finally caught up with them. NEW YORK, 13 March 2023 (IDN) — We are living in a time of extraordinary political chaos and instability here in the US and in Israel precipitated by two […]
Xi Jinping: The Most Powerful Man in The World
By Jan Servaes* BRUSSELS, 12 March 2023 (IDN) — As expected, China’s National People’s Congress (NPC) clapped hands to confirm Xi Jinping’s third term as president. In March 2018, Xi Jinping had already shaken up the Chinese political system through a constitutional amendment allowing him to remain in office indefinitely.
Traditional Institutions as Springboards for Forms of Co-Governance
By Saisha Shrestha and Simone Galimberti KATHMANDU, 12 March 2023 (IDN) — Guthi, an ancient social institution of the Newari community in Nepal, if made more inclusive, could herald new ways of people-centred decision-making. Can traditional forms of community decision-making herald a new way of decision-making and therefore pave the way for a different form […]
Atoll Futures — Defining Habitability
By Carol Farbotko and John Campbell* This article was issued by the Toda Peace Institute and is being republished with their permission. QUEENSLAND, Australia | HAMILTON, New Zealand, 10 March 2023 (IDN) — The risk of atoll uninhabitability in the context of sea level rise is a well-known issue, often simplified to assume an inevitable […]
Israel’s Liberal Supporters Are Taking Their Denial to a New Level
By Norman Solomon* SAN FRANCISCO, 9 March 2023 (IDN) — This week, when the New York Times featured an opinion piece by billionaire Michael Bloomberg, it harmonized with a crescendo of other recent pleas from prominent American supporters of Israel.
Why Sabotage Is a Growing Form of Warfare in Ukraine
By John P. Ruehl This article was produced by Globetrotter. John P. Ruehl is an Australian-American journalist living in Washington, D.C. He is a contributing editor to Strategic Policy and a contributor to several other foreign affairs publications. His book, Budget Superpower: How Russia Challenges the West With an Economy Smaller Than Texas’, was published […]
Jimmy Carter’s Ups and Downs Through Life
By Jonathan Power* LUND, Sweden, 7 March 2023 (IDN) — “The lives of all politicians end in failure”. So said Enoch Powell, a maverick former cabinet minister in the British government. Of recent US presidents, Jimmy Carter has not been alone in being considered “a failure”.
Run Silent! Run Deep! Sink IAEA Safeguards?
By Tariq Rauf* VIENNA, 7 March 2023 (IDN) — Coming up to the eighteen-month mark following the announcement of the AUKUS agreement on the supply of nuclear-powered submarines (SSNs) to the Royal Australian Navy (RAN), the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) continues to struggle to deal with the challenge put up by naval nuclear propulsion […]