By Simone Galimberti* KATHMANDU, 27 February 2024 (IDN) — To help understand the abysmal state of affairs in the implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) around the world, it might be helpful to recall a major report published last year, which went primarily unnoticed by policymakers. It might also be valuable to refer to […]
Earthquake Recovery in Morocco: All “Phases” at Once
By Yossef Ben-Meir* MARRAKECH, Morocco | 27 February 2024 (IDN) — It has been more than six months since that calamitous night in the High Atlas Mountains in the Kingdom of Morocco. Devastating earthquakes are nightmarish realities, and it is only by waking and doing day after day where we slowly, but surely, hopefully recover. […]
Gaza War: Europe, Israel and the US Form the Triangle of Guilt
By Boaventura de Sousa Santos* ‘Z’ originally published this article under the Creative Commons licence. COIMBRA, Portugal | 26 February 2023 (IDN) — In 1947, Karl Jaspers published a short book entitled The Question of German Guilt (Die Schuldfrage)[1]. It was the time of a Germany devastated in body and soul, a pariah people, disgraced […]
DR Congo: Who Will Fill the Power Vacuum When Blue Helmets Leave?
By Manuel Wollschläger The Under-Secretary-General for UN Peace Operations, Jean-Pierre Lacroix (left), visited on 13 February the eastern part of DR Congo, with stops in Goma, Beni and Bukavu. Photo: MONUSCOW The IPS-Journal published the following article on 16 February. The author is the Head of the Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung’s office in the Democratic Republic of Congo. […]
Still No End in Sight to The Devastating Gaza War
By Tor Wennesland The following are extensive excerpts from the Briefing by the UN Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process, on the Situation in the Middle East. UNITED NATIONS | 22 February 2024 (IDN) — As we approach 140 days of devastating war, there is still no end in sight. No end to […]
The Missing Nexus between Foreign Policy and Domestic Policy: Overseas Sri Lankans
By A.L.A. Azeez* COLOMBO | 21 February 2024 (IDN) — During my recent visit to Australia I took a keen interest in engaging with several young persons of Sri Lankan origin in different cities. They were among the second and third generation youths from Sri Lanka’s migrant communities resident in Down Under. For me, this […]
The World Appears to Be Getting Happier
By Jonathan Power LUND, Sweden | 20 February 2024 (IDN) — Can we be happier? It is difficult to be happy when there is war in Ukraine, in Gaza, Myanmar and the Sudan. According to a new map I saw this morning, there have been over 50,000 wars since counting began, overwhelmingly concentrated in Europe. […]
Gaza War: Biden Still Has the Chance to Prevent Genocide
By Jeffrey D. Sachs* This article was published in Common Dreams and is being republished with the author’s permission. NEW YORK | 20 February 2024 (IDN) — The cabinet of Israel’s Prime Minister Bibi Netanyahu is filled with religious extremists who believe that Israel’s brutality in Gaza is at God’s command. According to the Book […]
Ending the Existential Risks of the Menace of Nuclear Weapons
By Tariq Rauf* VIENNA | 20 February 2024 (IDN) — Following the Trinity nuclear test detonation of 16 July 1945, nuclear scientist Leó Szilárd observed: “Almost without exception, all the creative physicists had misgivings about the use of the bomb” and further that “[President] Truman did not understand at all what was involved regarding nuclear […]
The Complexity of Nuclear Submarine Safeguards Impacts the Current Landscape
By Leonam dos Santos Guimarâes* RIO DE JANEIRO | 14 February 2024 (IDN) — The topic of applying safeguards to nuclear submarine fuel, focusing on ensuring security and proliferation resistance, involves a complex interplay of international regulations, agreements, and technical considerations. A pivotal aspect of this discussion centres on the application of International Atomic Energy […]