By Michelle Bentley* This article was published on The Conversation under Creative Commons licence. LONDON | 6 October 2024 (IDN) — The US president, Joe Biden, is pursuing a last-minute attempt to shore up American support for Ukraine—ahead of a possible victory for Donald Trump in the US election on November 5. Biden feels that […]
Latin America: The Tug of War Between Global Gateway and Belt-and-Road
By Javier Lewkowicz* BUENOS AIRES, Argentina | 6 October 2023 (IDN) — Last year, the European Union renewed its economic and strategic interest in Latin America by announcing investments of EUR 45 billion (USD 48.7 billion), seen by many as a way to regain influence in the face of China’s growing presence in the region. […]
Israel Has Invaded Lebanon Six Times in The Past 50 Years – A Timeline of Events
By Vanessa Newby* This article was published on The Conversation under Creative Commons licence. THE HAGUE | 04 October 2024 (IDN) — Israel has launched its sixth incursion into Lebanese territory since 1978. Here’s a timeline of how this seemingly unending conflict has evolved. 1970s: PLO occupation of south Lebanon The conflict in south Lebanon […]
Championing a Supportive Culture for Women’s Political Leadership in Sri Lanka
By Shihana Mohamed NEW YORK | 3 October 2024 (IDN) — On September 23, 2024, Sri Lanka witnessed a historic moment as Anura Kumara Dissanayake (AKD) was sworn in as the nation’s president. This marked the first time since Sri Lanka gained independence in 1948 that voters elected a candidate outside the country’s traditional ruling […]
The U.S. Israel Policy Has Led Us to the Brink of War on Iran
By Medea Benjamin and Nicolas J.S. Davies* NEW YORK | 3 October 2024 (IDN) — On October 1, Iran fired about 180 missiles at Israel in response to Israel’s recent assassinations of leaders of its Revolutionary Guard (IRGC), Hezbollah and Hamas. There are conflicting reports about how many of the missiles struck their targets and if […]
DR Congo: The Price of War and Extraction
By Soleil-Chandni Mousseau* OAKLAND, California | 2 October 2024 (IDN) — With the largest population of internally displaced persons (IDPs) in Africa—nearly 7 million people—the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) is ravaged by decades of conflict. Since late 2023, the security situation has deteriorated drastically resulting in widespread displacement with almost one million IDPs in […]
Middle East: Oxygen Has Been Taken Out of The Air
By Jonathan Power* LUND, Sweden | 1 October 2024 (IDN) — American Middle East interventionists used to chide President Barack Obama for not doing more. Why was the US running away from Yemen, why didn’t the US go into Syria and depose President Bashar al-Assad, why did Obama pull troops out of Iraq prematurely, why […]
Iran’s Predicaments in The Wake of Nasrallah’s Assassination
Dr Alon Ben-Meir*- NEW YORK | 1 October 2024 (IDN) — As Iran is currently weighing whether or not to retaliate against Israel for the assassination of Hezbollah’s chief Hassan Nasrallah, the US and Israel should make it possible for Tehran not to retaliate without losing face and potentially avert further escalation of the conflict […]
Brazil and China Could Lead the Way on South-South Climate Cooperation
By Leo Horn-Phathanothai and Rogerio Studart* BANGKOK | NEW YORK | 30 September 2024 (IDN) — This August marked the fiftieth anniversary of diplomatic ties between China and Brazil—two of the most consequential countries for global efforts to avert climate chaos. Their celebrations came against the backdrop of improved relations and strengthening climate cooperation. As […]
From the Bullet to the Ballot — Can AKD become the Sri Lankan Lee Kuan Yew?
By Seevali Abeysekera* LONDON | 27 September 2024 (IDN) — All my previous posts pertaining to Sri Lankan politics written over the last decade or so have had one primary theme, namely that Sri Lankan politics was merely an extension of a culture based on false values which had created and promoted inept, incompetent and […]