By Alon Ben-Meir* NEW YORK | 26 May 2026 (IDN) — Turkey’s human rights record has crossed from troubling to indefensible. Behind the language of counterterrorism and national security lies a systematic campaign that has dismantled the rule of law, criminalised dissent, and stripped hundreds of thousands of their most basic rights. In the aftermath […]
Trump’s War on Iran Is a Symptom of Unchecked US Military Power
By George Yancy This article was originally published by Truthout. NEW YORK | 26 May 2026 (IDN) — Perhaps some things should never be spoken — for, when they are, they leave us aghast, in a state of horror. Think here of the ghostly figure in Edvard Munch’s “The Scream.” During the height of the […]
Trump’s China War Leads Nowhere
By Jonathan Power LUND, Sweden | 20 May 2026 (IDN) — Both the US and China over the last few decades have messed things up. President Donald Trump has been vicious in his attacks, over trade and, in his first term, over the Coronavirus, which he blamed on China. Last week, during his visit to […]
Does it Matter to Africa if Nigel Farage Comes to Number 10?
By Azu Ishiekwene The writer is the Editor-In-Chief of LEADERSHIP and the author of the new book Writing for Media and Monetising It. ABUJA, Nigeria | 14 May 2026 (IDN) — The next British general election is in 2029, but you could already feel the tremor from the Council election of May 7. The surge of […]
Why the World Looks Darker Than It Really Is
By Jonathan Power LUND, Sweden | 13 May 2026 (IDN) — Do we, especially our politicians and media, focus more on threats than on opportunities, dwell on losses more than on gains, and insist on learning more from past failures than from successes? When we are children, we are frightened of bogeymen. When we are […]
Child Poverty in America
By Alon Ben-Meir* NEW YORK | 11 May 2026 (IDN) — One of the gravest injustices in America today persists not because it is hidden, but because it has been normalized—absorbed into daily life, tolerated in silence, and sustained by indifference where outrage should prevail. How can the United States—still the richest nation on earth—tolerate one […]
How to Restore America’s Lost Honour
By James E. Jennings* ATLANTA, USA | 7 May 2026 (IDN) — The proud chants USA! USA! USA! have quieted down a bit in recent weeks following the ugly, over-the-top rants against Iran by former game show host and failed casino owner Donald John Trump and his acolyte, former Fox News commentator Pete Hegseth. Their […]
Is Immigration a Good Thing?
By Jonathan Power LUND, Sweden | 6 May 2026 (IDN) — Every developed country is importing cheap labour, although much less so during this time of near recession, yet all too rarely are the pro and con arguments discussed with real profundity. In his incisive book, “The British Dream”, David Goodhart, the founder of the […]
What Dispute Tribunal Reveals About the UN Internal Justice System
By Naïma Abdellaoui* GENEVA | 5 April 2026 (IDN) — The recent judgment of the United Nations Dispute Tribunal (UNDT/2026/042) marks a pivotal moment in the ongoing crisis of confidence in the UN’s internal justice system. At its core, the case involved an unprecedented collective action by 438 staff members challenging the retroactive expiration of roster memberships—a […]
The Shattered Covenant
As Israel celebrates its 78th anniversary By Alon Ben-Meir* Israel! I speak not in anger, but in mourning. What unfolds here is not prophecy— It is a confession. A lament for a nation that lost its way. A reckoning with faith betrayed, with justice undone. The dream of Israel, once radiant, redemptive, now stands fractured— […]