Diplomacy Challenges: Sri Lanka at 75 (Part 1)

By H.M.G.S. Palihakkara The writer is a former Foreign Secretary during Foreign Minister Lakshman Kadirgamar’s tenure in office, and one-time Ambassador to the United Nations in Geneva and New York. COLOMBO (IDN) — Sri Lanka at 75 is hopefully on course to a stable transition to recovery from a crippling crisis, and then to a […]

New Evidence Against the War on Civilizations

Viewpoint by Jonathan Power* LUND, Sweden (IDN) — War of civilizations? Violence-prone Muslims living out the inheritance of their prophet, Mohammed who, in marked contrast to Jesus Christ, established his creed on earth by a vigorous use of the sword. It’s all there in Princeton professor Bernard Lewis’ book, “From Babel to Dragomans”.

ASEAN Unity Continues to Crumble on Myanmar

By Jan Servaes* BRUSSELS (IDN) — On December 22, 2022, Thailand hosted a meeting in Bangkok to discuss the Myanmar crisis. This meeting was attended by the foreign ministers of the Myanmar junta, Laos and Cambodia, as well as the deputy foreign minister of Vietnam. Significantly, Malaysia, the Philippines, Indonesia and Singapore did not attend. […]

Biden Wielding DNC to Guard Against Progressive Challenge

By Norman Solomon* SAN FRANCISCO (IDN) — When the Democratic National Committee convenes its winter meeting on February 2 in Philadelphia, a key agenda item will be rubber-stamping Joe Biden’s manipulation of next year’s presidential primaries. There’ll be speeches galore, including one by Biden as a prelude to his expected announcement that he’ll seek a […]

The Man Who Saved the World from a Nuclear War

By Glen Milner and Leonard Eiger The man who saved the world from thermonuclear annihilation in 1962 was born on January 30, 1926. Ground Zero Center published this article. POULSBO | WASHINGTON, USA (IDN) — At a time when the probability of nuclear war is as nearly as high as it was during the Cuban […]

At the Global Top Table. Will 2023 Be India’s Year?

Viewpoint by Herbert Wulf This article was issued by the Toda Peace Institute and is being republished with their permission. Three developments contribute to the fact that 2023 could indeed become India’s global political year: India’s chairmanship of the G20 countries, interestingly its role in the war in Ukraine, and the increasingly widespread critical view […]

Sri Lankan Americans’ IMPACT ON Life in America

By Nandasiri Jasentuliyana The writer is former Deputy Director-General of the United Nations. LOS ANGELES (IDN) — The earliest Sri Lankans to enter the United States were classified as “other Asians.” Immigration records show that between 1881 and 1890, 1,910 “other Asians” were admitted to the United States. It is unlikely that many of these […]

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