Viewpoint by Camilo Tamayo Gomez* BIRMINGHAM (IDN) – The murder of five students at a farm in Buga, in south-western Colombia, on January 24 highlights the fragility of the 2016 peace deal which brought to an end more than five decades of civil conflict between successive governments and the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC). […]
MYANMAR: The Complicated Politics & Geopolitics of the Coup
Viewpoint by Vijay Prashad* NORTHAMPTON, Massachusetts (IDN) — On February 1, 2021, Myanmar’s military — known as the Tatmadaw — invoked Article 417 of the 2008 constitution, dismissed State Counselor Aung San Suu Kyi, and arrested her and other members of her National League for Democracy (NLD) party. Condemnation of the coup was swift, although […]
President Biden Should Resurrect the Iran Nuclear Deal
Viewpoint by Jonathan Power* LUND, Sweden (IDN) — General Colin Powell should know. He was chief of staff of the US military, and later secretary of state under President George W. Bush. When the Syrian civil war broke out and there was an effort in Congress and the media to persuade President Barack Obama to […]
US and India: The Nexus Between Identity Politics and Economic Achievements
Viewpoint by Chandra Muzaffar This article is being reproduced from the Website of the International Movement for a Just World (JUST) presided over by Dr Chandra Muzaffar. KUALA LUMPUR (IDN) – According to official estimates, Donald J. Trump obtained a little more than 74 million votes in the November 2020 presidential election losing to Joseph […]
Nigerian Bandits Have Their Cake and Eat It
Viewpoint by Azu Ishiekwene The writer is the Managing Director/Editor-in-Chief of The Interview magazine based in Abuja, Nigeria. ABUJA (IDN) – The fight against terror in Nigeria has been a theatre of the absurd. What began as a tiny spark of itinerant fanatics taking a pledge against western education mutated into a full-fledged non-state army […]
Behind Amazon’s ‘Most Aggressive Anti-Union Effort’
Viewpoint by Sonali Kolhatkar Workers at one of Amazon’s warehouses are deciding whether or not to join a union. Amazon’s union-busting efforts indicate just how important the vote is, writes Sonali Kolhatkar. She is the founder, host and executive producer of “Rising Up With Sonali,” a television and radio show that airs on Free Speech […]
President Biden Vows to ‘Repair Our Alliances, Engage with The World Once Again’
Viewpoint by Somar Wijayadasa* NEW YORK (IDN) – The President of the United States of America, Joseph Biden, outlined his vision for America’s foreign policy agenda and reiterated the need for America to strengthen its global alliances after President Donald Trump disparaged those relationships during the last four years. Biden chose to unveil his foreign […]
Refugees and Pandemic: An Opportunity to be Seized?
Viewpoint by James Milner* OTTAWA (IDN) – December 2019 was a time for cautious optimism for the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR). They were celebrating the results of the first Global Refugee Forum, during which a wide range of states and other actors made pledges to enhance refugee support and […]
Biden Must Tread Carefully in the Human Rights Field
Viewpoint by Jonathan Power* LUND, Sweden (IDN) – President Joe Biden is committed to the pursuit of human rights abroad. We know this because this cause now runs through the arteries of the Democratic Party and has done since the time of President Jimmy Carter who was the first president in post World War 2 […]
Time to Negotiate for Peace in Space!
Viewpoint by Alice Slater The writer serves on the Board of ‘World Beyond War’. NEW YORK (IDN) – The US mission to dominate and control the military use of space has been, historically and at present, a major obstacle to achieving nuclear disarmament and a peaceful path to preserve all life on earth. Reagan rejected […]