Viewpoint by Asoka N.I. Ekanayaka Prof. Asoka N.I. Ekanayaka is an Emeritus Professor of Community Dentistry and former Dean of the Faculty of Dental Science University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka. COLOMBO (IDN) — This article is not primarily about the woeful record of the present government. Nor is it about the abomination of governance by […]
Multi-Religious Nigeria’s Ruling Party Picks 2 Muslims as Top Candidates
Viewpoint by Azu Ishiekwene The writer is the Managing Director/Editor-in-Chief of LEADERSHIP newspaper based in Abuja, Nigeria. ABUJA (IDN) — If the flag bearer of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) in next year’s presidential election, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, thought a “placeholder” would be a lightning rod and maybe soften the blow of his final […]
Lessons to be Learnt from Sri Lankan Crisis
Viewpoint by Dr Ram Puniyani This article is the 22nd in a series of joint productions of South Asian Outlook and IDN-InDepthNews, the flagship of the International Press Syndicate. The writer is a former professor of biomedical engineering and former senior medical officer affiliated with the Indian Institute of Technology Bombay (now Mumbai) and, meanwhile, […]
Hong Kong: China Never Expected the British to Capitulate So Easily
Viewpoint by Jonathan Power LUND, Sweden (IDN) — The British emissary to Hong Kong who seriously misread the situation got recalled to London by fast clipper and reposted as consul-general to Texas. Charles Elliot became unstuck because, as Queen Victoria put it, “all we wanted might have been obtained if it had not been for […]
Dark Clouds Over North Korea
Viewpoint by Herbert Wulf This article was issued by the Toda Peace Institute and is being republished with their permission. BONN (IDN) — In the shadow of the Ukraine war and far from international attention, three problematic developments can be observed in North Korea: COVID-19 infections are a cause for concern, the election of the […]
Can Millions of Lives be Saved by a Plastic Box? We think so.
By Susie Schaefer, CEO, Smile Train and Kris Torgeson, CEO, Lifebox NEW YORK (IDN) — If you’ve ever needed to undergo surgery in your life, chances are you’ve encountered a small but ultimately forgettable device that, unbeknownst to you, played an outsized role in your survival. That tool, which costs less than a pair of […]
Safeguards — Brazilian Nuclear Submarine
Viewpoint by Sergio Duarte The writer is an Ambassador, former United Nations High Representative for Disarmament Affair, and President of Pugwash Conferences on Science and World Affairs. NEW YORK (IDN) — The public curiosity about the Brazilian nuclear-powered submarine, named “Alvaro Alberto” in honour of a nuclear research pioneer in Brazil, has raised interest in […]
It’s High Time for Turkey’s Accession to the EU
Viewpoint by Jonathan Power LUND, Sweden (IDN) — Once again in the European Union, thanks to the conflict between Ukraine and Russia, the discussion about admitting new members is coming to the boil and, once again Turkey, promised membership of the Union over 30 years ago, is not on the list.
Two Infamous Rulings by the US Supreme Court Put America to Shame
Viewpoint by Alon Ben-Meir Dr Alon Ben-Meir is a retired professor of international relations at the ‘Center for Global Affairs’ at New York University (NYU). He taught courses on international negotiation and Middle Eastern studies for over 20 years. NEW YORK (IDN) — Recently the US Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, which granted women […]
Open Letter to The President of Sri Lanka
By A patriotic group of Los Angeles-based Sri Lankans It’s not too late! LOS ANGELES, USA (IDN) — The current state of our beloved nation could be broadly described as a story, a story that is excruciatingly painful to hear, watch and read. The current tragic drama seems to have only villains.