By Marcy Winograd* SANTA BARBARA, California | 4 September 2024 (IDN) — In Norman Solomon’s new Afterword in the paperback edition of his book War Made Invisible: How America Hides the Human Toll of Its Military Machine, the author excoriates the White House for arming a genocide with assistance from a negligent press. Solomon tracks […]
Baloch Liberation Army Leaves Pakistani Army Without Many Options
By Manish Rai The author is a columnist and geopolitical analyst for Middle-East and Af-Pak region and can be reached at manishraiva@gmail.com NEW DELHI | 3 September 2024 (IDN) — Bold attacks carried out by Baloch Liberation Army (BLA) on August 27 rocked Pakistan. A large number of people and security personnel were killed in […]
Global Heating Threat Calls for Warlike Measures
By Franz Baumann The writer is President, Academic Council on the United Nations System and Adjunct Professor, Department of Government, Georgetown University, Washington DC. The following text is adaptation of an article from Global Governance Journal. WASHINGTON, DC | 3 September 2024 (IDN) — For nearly half a century, negotiations in the context of the […]
Beyond the Numbers: How is Ageism Impacting Workplaces?
By Bisma Qamar* NEW YORK | 2 September 2024 (IDN)— The United Nations has been relentlessly advocating a significant role for youth in daily lives—and more importantly in implementing some of UN’s socio-economic goals. But in reality, there are roadblocks. When you graduate, eager and armed with full of ideas and apply for a role, […]
Ukraine Policy Could Break the European Union
By Michael von der Schulenburg and Ruth Firmenich* BRUSSELS | 2 September 2024 (IDN) — On 1 September, we commemorated the beginning of the Second World War 85 years ago with Nazi Germany’s attack on Poland. It developed into the cruellest and bloodiest wars in modern history, costing the lives of around 75 million people […]
Restoration Of the Aral Sea Requires Concerted Efforts
By Marat Bisengaliev* This article was issued by IPS-Journal. ALMATY, Kazakhstan | 1 September 2024 (IDN) — As a violinist, I have witnessed how music can bridge divides and inspire collective action. It is imperative that the global community harnesses this same spirit of unity and creativity to address a dire and unprecedented environmental catastrophe […]
El Niño Forecasts Can Give Early Warning of Crop Failures
By Dr Weston Anderson The writer is assistant research professor at the University of Maryland. This guest post was issued by Carbon Brief MARYLAND, USA | 31 August 2024 (IDN) — Extreme weather is one of the primary drivers of crop failures around the world. Crop failures—the total or near-total loss of a farm or […]
In CNN Interview, Harris Dodged Gaza Genocide and Damaged Her Election Prospects
By Norman Solomon* SAN FRANCISCO | 30 August 2024 (IDN) — Time is running out for Kamala Harris to distance herself from U.S. policies that enable Israel to continue with mass murder and genocide in Gaza. Polling shows that a pivot toward moral decency would improve her chances of defeating Donald Trump. But during her CNN interview […]
Anxious Polar Bears Watch their Icy Home Slowly Melt Away
By Dr Palitha Kohona* COLOMBO, Sri Lanka | 30 August 2024 (IDN) — The expedition ship, (Seabourn Venture) powers its way through icy waves and freezing winds further into the cold north, well past the Arctic Circle. Svalbard, with its stark landscape, discovered by accident by a Dutch expedition commanded by Willem Barentz searching for […]
Ukraine War: The Diplomatic Wrangling Hots Up With Modi Visit To Kyiv
By Stefan Wolff The writer is Professor of International Security, University of Birmingham. This article was issued by The Conversation under Creative Commons license. BIRMINGHAM | 29 August 2024 (IDN) — Ukraine’s three-week incursion has been countered recently by an intensifying Russian drone campaign against Ukrainian infrastructure. Russian troops have also made steady gains in […]