The restoration of peace and international law is necessary By Alyn Ware and Julius Brede HAMBURG, 23 Feb 2023 (IDN) — The World Future Council is shocked and deeply saddened by Russia’s continuing invasion of Ukraine, which commenced one year ago, and by Russia’s grievous violations of international law in the war and their illegal […]
War in Ukraine and ICBMs: The Untold Story of How They Could Blow Up the World
By Norman Solomon* SAN FRANCISCO, 22 Feb 2023 (IDN) — Ever since Russia invaded Ukraine a year ago, media coverage of the war hasn’t included even the slightest mention of intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBMs). Yet the war has boosted the chances that ICBMs will set off a global holocaust.
Environment, Peace and Conflict Research: The Need for Constructive Dialogue
By Tobias Ide* This article was issued by the Toda Peace Institute and is being republished with their permission. PERTH, Australia, 22 Feb 2023 (IDN) — Environmental factors play an increasingly important role for the dynamics of peace and conflict. There is widespread agreement that climate change is a risk multiplier for armed violence, even […]
About The Morality of Going to War
By Jonathan Power* LUND, Sweden, 21 Feb 2023 (IDN) — Do you wonder how the operatives of ISIS sleep at night? No problem, I think. After swallowing the double narcotic of killing unbelievers and promised sensuality they sleep the peace of the just, despite the lack of approval for such beliefs in Islamic theology.
Ukraine Needs to Learn About US-Russia Proxy Wars
By Jeffrey D. Sachs This article was published in JDS and is being republished with the author’s permission. NEW YORK, 19 Feb 2023 (IDN) — The greatest enemy of economic development is war. If the world slips further into global conflict, our economic hopes and our very survival could go up in flames. The Bulletin […]
China’s COVID-19 Data Flawed: 82,238 ‘Official’ to 1.5 million ‘Estimated’ Deaths
By Jan Servaes* BRUSSELS, 19 Feb 2023 (IDN) — “China has created a miracle in human history, in which a highly populous nation has successfully pulled through a pandemic.” The above quote can be read in the report published by the state news agency Xinhua of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the […]
How The Palestinians Lost Their Way
By Dr Alon Ben-Meir* The following is the second instalment in a series of three articles. The first addressed how Israel lost its way; the third will demonstrate certain realities on the ground that are not subject to change short of a catastrophe. In that context, since Israeli-Palestinian coexistence is inevitable, both sides must choose […]
The Crude Instinct of Solving Problems by Warfare
Viewpoint by Jonathan Power* LUND, Sweden (IDN) — “We showed weakness and weak people are beaten,” said President Vladimir Putin in September 2004, surveying the wreckage of the battle-scarred school in Beslan in Russia after Chechnyan terrorists had tried to hold children hostage and the army was sent in. Hundreds of children died, probably unnecessarily.
Diplomacy Challenges: Sri Lanka at 75 (Part 1)
By H.M.G.S. Palihakkara The writer is a former Foreign Secretary during Foreign Minister Lakshman Kadirgamar’s tenure in office, and one-time Ambassador to the United Nations in Geneva and New York. COLOMBO (IDN) — Sri Lanka at 75 is hopefully on course to a stable transition to recovery from a crippling crisis, and then to a […]
Why Kazakhstan is Hosting the Astana International Forum This Year
By Kassym-Jomart Tokayev The author is the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan. The Astana Times published this OpEd, which is being republished with their permission. ASTANA (IDN) — In an increasingly polarized world, Kazakhstan often plays the role of a bridge between East and West, North and South. This is a product of our […]