By Jeffrey D. Sachs* This article was published in Other News and is being republished with the author’s permission. NEW YORK | 13 April 2025 (IDN) — Writing in his cell as political prisoner in fascist Italy after World War I, the philosopher Antonio Gramsci famously declared: “The crisis consists precisely in the fact that […]
Trump Is Ushering in a National Disaster
Dr Alon Ben-Meir* NEW YORK | 11 April 2025 (IDN) — Trump’s shortsightedness and ruthlessness have damaged the US at home, and abroad more than all his predecessors combined. The Republican Party has lost its moral compass and its spine, and it will pay dearly for empowering Trump, who brought America to the precipice of […]
NATO’s Forgotten Promise to Gorbachev
Breaking a Promise to Russia By Jonathan Power LUND, Sweden | 1 April 2025 (IDN) — History and events have not been kind to Russia. Napoleon’s invasion, revolution, two world wars, Hitler’s invasion, Stalin’s communism, and, most recently, the expansion of Nato, have shattered the Russian people’s equilibrium and self-regard time and time again. At […]
What If Russia, Ukraine, US Negotiations Collapse?
By Stephen Bryen* This article was issued by Weapons and Strategy and is being republished with their permission. WASHINGTON, D.C. | 31 March 2025 (IDN) — It may be that the US-Russia and US-Ukraine negotiations are going off the rails. Meanwhile, the US is anxious for Europe to take over responsibility for supporting Ukraine as […]
The Disability Sector Needs Bigger Voices
By Simone Galimberti* KATHMANDU, Nepal | 30 March 2025 (IDN) — If there is a realm that struggles to get attention and is always at risk of being left out of the most important conversations at the international level, it is disability. And yet, undeterred and determined to create lasting change, thousands of disabilities, experts, […]
Can Britain and France Take on America’s Role in Defending Europe Against Russian Aggression?
By Paul van Hooft* THE HAGUE, Netherlands | 28 March 2025 (IDN) — European doubts about deterrence predate the current US administration. Russia’s 2022 invasion of Ukraine, and its growing reliance on nuclear coercion to ward off Nato support, brought the importance of nuclear weapons to the foreground again for the first time since the […]
Is Climate Science the Next Power Source for Renewable Energy?
By Laura Quinones NEW YORK | 27 March 2025 (IDN) — As solar, wind, and hydropower expand, scientists say integrating climate data and forecasting is key to making renewable systems stronger. The race toward renewable energy is accelerating. And for all the looming challenges of the climate crisis, signs of progress are clear: Solar panels […]
Mind Your Language: The Battle for Linguistic Diversity in AI
By Fabrice Robinet NEW YORK | 27 March 2025 (IDN) — For two years, one international organization under the umbrella of the UN has been leading a relentless campaign in the corridors of global digital diplomacy. Its mission? To bring linguistic diversity to English-dominated artificial intelligence. With his signature geeky glasses and TED-Talk-style headset, Sundar […]
Beyond ‘If It Bleeds It Leads’
By Jonathan Power LUND, Sweden | 26 March 2025 (IDN) — If it bleeds it leads! The mantra of many a newsroom. In their book, “Pax Ethnica” two great journalists, Karl Meyer and Shareen Brysac, argue that day-in and day-out ethnic conflict and tension along religious and cultural lines make for reliable, if dispiriting, headlines. […]
Rasool Is Africa’s Missed Opportunity to Tackle the Bully
By Azu Ishiekwene The writer is Editor-In-Chief of LEADERSHIP and author of the new book Writing for Media and Monetising It. ABUJA, Nigeria | 26 Mach 2025 (IDN) — The question is not where US President Donald Trump has not touched in less than 100 days in office. It is how the world is coping […]