Viewpoint by Neil Harrison and Jeffrey D. Sachs This article was issued by Project Syndicate and is being republished with the authors’ permission. NEW YORK (IDN) — When US President Joe Biden asked the United States Intelligence Community to determine the origin of COVID-19, its conclusion was remarkably understated but nonetheless shocking. In a one-page […]
Davos Forum: ‘Profiting from Pain’ amid ‘Inequality Pandemic’
Viewpoint by Sonali Kolhatkar This article was produced by Economy for All, a project of the Independent Media Institute. Sonali Kolhatkar is the founder, host and executive producer of “Rising Up With Sonali,” a television and radio show that airs on Free Speech TV and Pacifica stations. LOS ANGELES (IDN) — The World Economic Forum […]
US Presses India to Reassess Its Foreign Policy Options
Viewpoint by John P. Ruehl This article was produced by Globetrotter. The writer 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. He is currently finishing a book on Russia to be published in 2022. WASHINGTON, D.C. (IDN) — […]
Grave Concern for Environmental and Climate Damage Caused by Russian Invasion of Ukraine
Viewpoint by Kazuo Matsushita This article was issued by the Toda Peace Institute and is being republished with their permission. TOKYO (IDN) — War is the worst destruction of the environment and human rights. Russia’s invasion of Ukraine is truly a humanitarian crisis. In addition, the war has caused extensive damage to the environment, the effects of […]
South Africa on The Right Side of History or Captured by Cold War Allies?
Viewpoint by Professor Gerrit Olivier and Michèle Olivier Gerrit Olivier is an emeritus professor at Pretoria University and former South African Ambassador in Russia and Kazakhstan. Michèle Olivier is a consultant in international law. PRETORIA, South Africa | HULL, England (IDN) — A seemingly non-negotiable principle of South Africa’s foreign policy, is to be on […]
Looks Like Another “Bad Blue” Just Bit the Dust
By Jeff Cohen and Norman Solomon* SAN FRANCISCO, USA (IDN) — Three years ago, we helped write a report for RootsAction.org targeting 15 corporate Democrats in Congress who deserved to be “primaried.” We called the report “Bad Blues.” A common reaction back then was that those establishment pols were too strong and entrenched to be […]
The World Is on Way to Ending War, Despite Ukraine
Viewpoint by Jonathan Power LUND, Sweden (IDN) — An ugly cloud of pessimism hangs over many parts of the world. War that seemed to be in retreat, has returned with a vengeance with the second-largest military in the world, Russia’s, battling a very under-resourced neighbour, Ukraine. It’s getting a lot of people down. Yet there […]
The Latest IPCC Report: No Good News for Pacific Islands Countries
Viewpoint by Volker Boege This article was issued by the Toda Peace Institute and is being republished with their permission. QUEENSLAND, Australia (IDN) — The latest IPCC report on Impacts, Adaptation and Vulnerability shows that the effects of climate change are more severe than previously thought, that the situation will deteriorate globally faster than expected […]
Malvinas, Falklands and the Lines on the Map for the United Kingdom
Viewpoint by Manish Uprety F.R.A.S. and Jainendra Karn Manish Uprety F.R.A.S. is an ex-diplomat & ALCAP’s Special Adviser for Asia & Africa and Jainendra Karn is a senior leader of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). Any views or opinions expressed are solely those of the authors and do not necessarily represent those of IDN-InDepth News. […]
Costly Road to Nigeria’s Presidency
Viewpoint by Azu Ishiekwen The writer is the Managing Director/Editor-in-Chief of LEADERSHIP newspaper based in Abuja, Nigeria. ABUJA (IDN) — After emerging as the consensus Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in March, Abdullahi Adamu was faced with a major crisis. Healing the deep divisions in the party was urgent but it was not […]