Viewpoint by Jonathan Power* LUND, Sweden (IDN-INPS) – Recall Shakespeare’s great work of dramatic art, the Merchant of Venice, where Shylock was treated as an unpleasant Jew (with a lovely, self-effacing daughter) who dealt mainly in shady usury. His speech to the court is one of Shakespeare’s most remembered: “Hath not a Jew eyes? / Hath […]
The Philippines Cautiously Support U.S. Indo-Pacific Strategy to Counter China
Viewpoint by Christian Vicedo The writer is Senior Defense Research Officer in the Research and Special Studies Division, National Defense College of the Philippines (NDCP). The views expressed are the author’s own and do not reflect the official position of the NDCP. EastAsiaForum first carried this article on 2 August 2018. – The Editor MANILA (IDN-INPS) […]
Can Pakistan’s New PM Resolve The Kashmir Issue?
Viewpoint by Jonathan Power* LUND, Sweden (IDN-INPS) – I haven’t played cricket with Imran Khan, the newly elected prime minister of Pakistan, but I did interview him back in 2005 when only a rare foreign journalist was interested in him despite his fame as having been the world’s best cricketer. Now he has won a […]
Governments, Partners Asked To Provide Funds, Incentives For Sustainable Development Targets
By Amina Mohammed Following are extensive extracts from UN Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed’s remarks at the informal briefing on the Secretary-General’s meeting on financing the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, in New York on July 27, 2018. – The Editor UNITED NATIONS (IDN-INPS) – As we look ahead together, our focus is clear: to advance […]
Peace as Form of Life
Viewpoint by Tito Alvarado MONTREAL (IDN) – Of the world’s more than six thousand extant languages, three thousand have little chance of continuing to be used in the next century. This tragic fact represents a terrible finding: we will lose three thousand ways to approach life and humanity from the perspective of others in their […]
The Media Is Misleading On Trump’s Remarks in Helsinki
Viewpoint by Jonathan Power* LUND, Sweden (IDN-INPS) – I don’t think I’ve ever witnessed in all my years of journalism such a hysterical outpouring against a presidential statement as I’ve seen in the aftermath of Helsinki summit. President Donald Trump has even been accused of treason by prominent columnists and politicians. There’s barely a voice […]
Trump’s Trade War With China Prompted By Flimsy Reasons
Viewpoint by Yu Yongding* BEIJING (IDN-INPS) – No one wins in a trade war. Yet U.S. President Donald Trump seems determined to pursue one with China, which he accuses of causing the United States’ trade deficit, violating World Trade Organization (WTO) rules and using unfair practices to acquire foreign technology. While most economists marvel at […]
A U.S.-Russia Summit That Left Trump In The Hot Seat
Viewpoint by Somar Wijayadasa* NEW YORK (IDN | INPS) – In a historic bilateral summit, the United States President Donald Trump met with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Helsinki on July 16, 2018. The summit took place notwithstanding myriad objections, conjectures and apprehensions from many U.S. political leaders who oppose rapprochement with Russia over a […]
Humanitarian Hypocrisy Helps the Criminals Behind Migrant Embarkations
Viewpoint by Roberto Massari* This article and the previous one entitled ‘The Trafficking of Human Beings’ by Fred Kuwornu deal with the phenomenon of human trafficking from an Italian point of view – Editor. ROME (IDN) – I start from the premise that I am in favour of the maximum welcoming of migrant flows provided […]
The Trafficking of Human Beings
Viewpoint by Fred Kuwornu* This article and the one which follows entitled ‘Humanitarian Hypocrisy Helps the Criminals Behind Migrant Embarkations’ by Roberto Massari deal with the phenomenon of human trafficking from an Italian point of view – Editor. NEW YORK (IDN) – The trafficking of human beings worldwide produces 150 billion dollars for the various […]