By Drago Bosnic The writer is an independent geopolitical and military analyst. This article was first published in InfoBRICS. LJUBLJANA, Slovenia | 21 March 2025 (IDN) — Earlier this month, French President Emmanuel Macron proposed his country take over America’s role as the “nuclear protector” of the “old continent”. The French nuclear umbrella would encompass the […]
Urgent Need to Avert Sinking into a Debt-Driven Development Crisis
By Rebeca Grynspan The writer is the Secretary-General of UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD). The following are extensive excerpts from her Statement to 14th session of the three-day International Debt Management Conference on 17 March 2025. GENEVA, Switzerland | 21 March 2025 (IDN) — The Romans had a god named Janus—the deity of thresholds, beginnings, […]
Call for Debt Reforms to Prevent ‘Defaults on Development’
By J Nastranis NEW YORK | 19 March 2025 (IDN) — UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD) Secretary-General Rebeca Grynspan has urged reforms to prevent the current debt crisis from derailing progress. “Behind us lies a system that needs reform; before us, the chance to build one that serves people and stability, long-term development, not recurring […]
Trump’s Betrayal of America’s Social Contract and Global Standing
By Alon Ben-Meir* NEW YORK | 19 March 2025 (IDN) — Trump’s betrayal of the ideals and values that America has embraced and which made it an unrivaled nation is tragic. Every Republican with a conscience should rise and put America first, above a felon and a party, before it is too late From its […]
Time Overdue to Slow Immigration and Take the Consequences
By Jonathan Power LUND, Sweden | 18 March 2025 (IDN) — Was the cultured and sophisticated Italian writer, Oriani Fallaci, speaking for the large numbers of working class people who end up being the ones who usually play host to immigrants, when she wrote in a leading liberal Italian newspaper, Corriere della Sera, of her […]
Rethinking Climate Finance to Work for Women in Nepal’s Coffee & Pashmina Value Chains
By Elena Mayer-Besting, Duygu Cinar, and Darshni Nagaria* KATHMANDU, Nepal 18 March 2025 (IDN) — Women in Nepal, who are the backbone of the agriculture sector, are faced with an escalating challenge: the climate crisis. For rural farmers like Gnaga Maya Adhikari, the impacts of climate change are already a harsh reality: “Over the past […]
Is NATO Prepared for Modern Drone Warfare?
By Ahmed Adel* CAIRO | 13 March 2025 (IDN) — NATO is not ready for modern drone warfare, a Ukrainian military commander warned, drawing attention to the technological lag of the alliance. Except for the United States, NATO lags behind Russia, which is why European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen announced an €800 billion […]
The Impact of the Digital Revolution on Culture and Communication
By Jan Servaes* BRUSSELS, Belgium | 12 March 2025 (IDN) — The digital revolution has undeniably transformed the way we communicate and interact. In just under 50 years, we have evolved from a system of basic linear communication to one of complex and intertwined interactions. This digital media ecosystem has diluted structures and contexts, blurred […]
Why South Asian Militaries Need to Reduce Their Carbon Footprint
By Mahmud Hussain* DHAKA, Bangladesh | 12 March 2025 (IDN) — Militaries, which are among the biggest consumers of fuel, account for 5.5 per cent of global greenhouse gas emissions. If the world’s militaries were a country, they would have the fourth-highest carbon footprint China, the USA and India. The US Air Force’s F-35 fighter […]
Criticism Of Israel Is Misrepresented as Anti-Semitism
By Jonathan Power LUND, Sweden | 11 March 2025 (IDN) — In the New York Times, columnist Roger Cohen argued that anyone who queries the Jewish right to Israel is anti-Semitic. More than that, he accuses us of being racist, even though many of us fought against South African apartheid. He accuses us of “pursuing […]