Viewpoint by Franz Baumann This article was issued by Meer and is being republished with the author’s permission. NEW YORK (IDN) — The “special military operation,” launched on 24th February by the Russian dictator Vladimir Putin, did not go as planned. It also had unexpected consequences. For instance, Ukraine defended itself fiercely, indeed heroically, against […]
Gun Violence is a Fact of Life in America
Viewpoint by Somar Wijayadasa* NEW YORK (IDN) — Once again, for the umpteenth time, another massacre of young school children shocked the United States of America (US), and the heart-breaking news reverberated across the world. On Tuesday (5/24) in a deadly rampage, an 18-year-old shooter slaughtered 19 children and two teachers at the Robb Elementary […]
Asia-Pacific Will Attain Development Goals Only in 2065
Viewpoint by Armida Salsiah Alisjahbana The writer is the United Nations Under-Secretary-General and Executive Secretary of the Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific. BANGKOK (IDN) — The Asia-Pacific region is at a crossroads today—to further breakdown or breakthrough to a greener, better, safer future.
Is It Time for Austria to Re-Evaluate Its Neutrality?
Viewpoint by Robert Misik Robert Misik is a writer and essayist. He publishes in many German-language newspapers and magazines, including Die Zeit and Die Tageszeitung. This article was issued by International Politics and Society (IPS) and is being republished courtesy of the Brussels-based journal. VIENNA (IDN) — ‘Black Thursday’—February 24—the day Putin’s army fell upon […]
Did US Biotechnology Help to Create COVID-19?
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 […]