By Jonathan Power* LUND, Sweden, 2 May 2023 (IDN) — Traditionally, old men have sent young men to fight the wars they have started. Today, if we look at the world-wide picture, it may be somewhat different. Old men may be shying away from war while young men are still beholden to it. The number […]
An Occupying Power Cannot Be a Beacon of Democracy
By Alon Ben-Meir* This article was originally published in CNN Arabic [https://arabic.cnn.com/middle-east/article/2023/04/14/israel-democracy-occupation-alon-ben-meir-oped] NEW YORK, 30 April 2023 (IDN) — As Israel celebrates its 75th anniversary, every Israeli should remember that the occupation stains the country’s independence day and that Israel is not and will not be a true democracy as long as it remains an […]
Youths at the Centre of the Multilateral System
By Simone Galimberti* The author is the co-founder of ENGAGE and The Good Leadership. He writes about youths’ involvement in the UN, social development and human rights. KATHMANDU, Nepal, 29 April 2023 (IDN) — Reimagining how the world will be in a few decades from now can be daunting, overwhelming and worrisome at the same […]
The G7 Hiroshima Summit, the Ukraine Crisis and No First Use of Nuclear Weapons
By Daisaku Ikeda The following is the text of the statement by peacebuilder and Buddhist leader Daisaku Ikeda, who is president of the Soka Gakkai International (SGI). Source: Soka Gakkai. TOKYO, 27 April 2023 (IDN) — The Ukraine crisis, which in addition to bringing devastation to the people of that country has had severe impacts […]
Daniel Ellsberg—A Profound Voice Against the Doomsday Machine
By Judith Ehrlich* BERKELEY, California, USA, 27 April 2023 (IDN) — The current Daniel Ellsberg Week celebrates the achievements and inspirational spirit of the most significant whistleblower of the 20th century. Daniel Ellsberg’s recent announcement of a terminal diagnosis broke my heart, but his remarkable response gave me great hope.
The Global Buddhist Summit Exhibits India’s “Soft Power”
Viewpoint by Lim Kooi Fong* This Lotus News Feature, produced in association with the Buddhist Channel, is the 53rd in a series of joint productions with IDN-InDepthNews, the flagship agency of the Non-profit International Press Syndicate. Click here for previous reports. NEW DELHI, 26 April 2023 (IDN | Buddhist Channel) — The recently concluded Global […]
The Missing Link—Indigenous Pasifika Climate Knowledge
By Tafue Lusama* This article was issued by the Toda Peace Institute and is being republished with their permission. SUVA, Fiji, 25 April 2023 (IDN) — The global climate narrative has been largely shaped by Eurocentric philosophies, frameworks, and concepts. In most cases, adaptation and mitigation measures are formulated outside of the Pacific region, trialed, […]
Guatemala Needs Peace and Justice
By Jonathan Power* LUND, Sweden, 25 April 2023 (IDN) — Twenty years after 200,000 unnecessary deaths, 40,000 “disappearances” and 440 decimated villages, peace formally came to the last redoubt of the Central American war zone, Guatemala, in 1996. Put it up there with Rwanda, Cambodia, ex-Yugoslavia and today, the Congo as one of the great […]
Sri Lanka’s Kingdom of Ruhuna, Home of a World Heritage Site
Authored by Suriya Jayalath Perera Reviewed by Nandasiri (Nandi) Jasentuliyana, Former Deputy Director-General of the United Nations. LOS ANGELES, 24 April 2023 (IDN) — The launch of an important new book took place during the opening ceremony of the ‘Sri Lanka in Focus’ Photographic Exhibition at the Art Gallery of the University of California Los […]
An Open Letter to Prime Minister Netanyahu
You Can Still Be Hero If Only You Muster the Courage By Alon Ben-Meir NEW YORK, 21 April 2023 (IDN) — I can’t imagine how you must feel. Perhaps never throughout your political career have you faced a more fateful test in your life. You have placed yourself in an untenable state. If you win […]