Viewpoint by James W. Carden This article was produced by Globetrotter in partnership with the American Committee for U.S.-Russia Accord. James W. Carden is a writing fellow at Globetrotter and a former adviser to the U.S. State Department. Previously, he was a contributing writer on foreign affairs at the Nation, and his work has also […]
About the First Islamic Bomb and Its Father
Viewpoint by Jonathan Power LUND, Sweden (IDN) — Whenever I introduced Munir Khan to a friend I would say light-heartedly “and this is the father of Pakistan’s nuclear bomb,” just to enjoy the pleasure of watching the reaction. Khan himself would give a self-deprecatory smile. As Hans Blix, the former director of the International Atomic […]
A Senior Kenyan Ambassador Stresses the Need to Tackle Illicit Weapons, Ammunition
By Franck Kuwonu, UN Information Officer NEW YORK (IDN | Africa Renewal) — BMS7 took place in New York, in July. In this interview with Africa Renewal’s Franck Kuwonu, Ambassador Kimani, chair of the Seventh Biennial Meeting of States (BMS7) to consider the Programme of Action to Prevent, Combat and Eradicate the Illicit Trade in […]
The Afghan Paradox: China, India and The Future of Eurasia After the Fall of Kabul
Viewpoint by Jorge Heine This article was issued by Toda Peace Institute and is being republished with their permission. WATERLOO, ON Canada (IDN) — One joke making the rounds in Kabul’s diplomatic circles these days is that the power transition in Kabul from the Ghani government to that of the Taliban was smoother than the […]
China Resolute to Establish Geostrategic Foothold In A New Afghanistan
Viewpoint by BM Jain The writer is a Professor of Political Science and the Editor-in-Chief of the Indian Journal of Asian Affairs. NEW DELHI (IDN) — China is determined to establish a geostrategic foothold in the new Taliban-led Afghanistan. A decade ago, China forayed into Afghanistan’s strategic space by inking deals with the Afghan government […]
Women’s Empowerment and Yoga in Rural Morocco and in Your Life
Viewpoint by Catrin Waters The writer is a student at University of Virginia in the U.S. and a volunteer with the High Atlas Foundation, a U.S./Moroccan non-profit organization focused on sustainable development. VIRGINIA, USA (IDN) — Before you read this, I challenge you to pause and ask your body the question: how do you like […]
What Mark Zuckerberg’s Trial Says About Us
Viewpoint by Azu Ishiekwene The writer is the Managing Director/Editor-in-Chief of LEADERSHIP newspaper based in Abuja, Nigeria. ABUJA (IDN) — The founder of Facebook, Mark Zuckerberg, is having a torrid time. One by one, his worst fears are coming true. According to Sheera Frenkel and Cecilia Kang, authors of An Ugly Truth, a scathing tell-all […]
Why Does Congress Fight Over Childcare but Not F-35s?
Viewpoint by Medea Benjamin and Nicolas J. S. Davies* NEW YORK (IDN) — President Biden and the Democratic Congress are facing a crisis as the popular domestic agenda they ran on in the 2020 election is held hostage by two corporate Democratic Senators, fossil-fuel consigliere Joe Manchin and payday-lender favorite Kyrsten Sinema. But the very […]
Joe Biden Acclaimed for Transparency on Nuclear Arsenal
Viewpoint by Daryl G. Kimball The following statement by Daryl G. Kimball, Executive Director of The Arms Control Association, was issued on October 6, 2021. WASHINGTON, DC (IDN) — The Biden administration’s decision to declassify updated information on the number of nuclear warheads in the U.S. nuclear weapons arsenal is a welcome step that reverses […]
Despite Brexit Europe Will Continue to Come Together
Viewpoint by Jonathan Power LUND, Sweden (IDN) — The lorries have no drivers. The supermarket shelves are emptying. The poor are having their subsidies cut. The British government ties itself in knots trying to square what is a circle in Northern Ireland. Brexit—the leaving of the EU—is failing the nation. But Europe itself is not […]