Viewpoint by Azu Ishiekwene The writer is the Managing Director/Editor-In-Chief of The Interview magazine based in Abuja, Nigeria. ABUJA (IDN) – Three years ago, it was a war spiced with condiments and paste over a dish of grain. Nigeria’s Information Minister Lai Mohammed was answering a question by CNN’s Richard Quest about who makes the […]
Somalia Remains the Epicentre of Global Geopolitical and Geo-Economic Competition
Kester Kenn Klomegah* talks to a Former Somali Diplomat Abukar Arman MOSCOW (IDN) – Though Somalia is coveted for its strategic location and huge marine resources, it remains one of the largely unstable and underdeveloped countries in Africa. With its longest coastline, bordering Ethiopia to the west, Kenya to the southwest and the Gulf of […]
A New Alliance Will Likely Shape U.S. Foreign Policy for Years to Come
Viewpoint by Marshall Auerback and James Carden* This article was produced by Economy for All, a project of the Independent Media Institute. NEW YORK (IDN) – In early June, a group of former officials from the George W. Bush administration launched a PAC in support of Joe Biden’s candidacy. The group, 43 Alumni for Biden, […]
UN Chief Concerned Over Deepening Existing Inequalities
By António Guterres The following are excerpts from UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ remarks at Town Hall with Young Women from Civil Society Organizations on August 31. on the sidelines of the Commission on the Status of Women. NEW YORK (IDN) – The COVID-19 pandemic has in the past six months turned our world upside down. […]
The Rich Countries Should Help Contain the Effect of Coronavirus in the Third World
Viewpoint by Jonathan Power* LUND, Sweden (IDN) – There was a great piece of news announced on August 25 by the World Health Organisation (WHO). Wild-polio has been wiped out of Africa, thanks to a vaccine. It only remains in some isolated parts of Pakistan and Afghanistan where public health officials fight the poliovirus against […]
Top Civil Rights Lawyer Questions Whether USA Gov can contain Trump and GOP Power Grabs
Burt Neuborne Shows 20 Ways Trump Is Copying Hitler’s Early Rhetoric and Policies By Steven Rosenfeld * The writer is a senior writing fellow and the editor and chief correspondent of Voting Booth, a project of the Independent Media Institute. SAN FRANCISCO, CA, USA (IDN) – A new book by one of the nation’s foremost […]
The Press Freedom Climate in Algeria Has Changed for The Worse Under New President
Viewpoint by M ElHaies The writer is a consultant in CPJ’s Middle East and North Africa program. This article is being republished courtesy of CPJ which first carried it on its Website on August 26. NEW YORK (IDN) – Two weeks after the imprisonment of a high-profile Algerian journalist, a former reporter has been sentenced […]
Message to Joe Biden and Kamala Harris on Afghanistan
Viewpoint by Saber Azam The writer is a former official of the United Nations and author of the recently released book, “SORAYA: The Other Princess”, a historical fiction that overflies the recent seven decades of Afghan history. GENEVA (IDN) – The US internal serenity is essential to the political and economic stability of the planet. […]
Trump’s Strength Lies in Extraordinary Loyalty He Commands from His Base
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 last four years […]
Voters Are the Limit to Democracy
Viewpoint by Roberto Savio* ROME (IDN) – On August 23, a respected Brazilian polling institute found that the country’s president, Jair Bolsonaro, enjoys an approval rating of 51 per cent, the highest since he was elected. Brazil ranks second as the country with the highest number of coronavirus deaths (116,000), according to Wikipedia, after the […]