It’s High Time the US Stopped Threatening China

By John Scales Avery* COPENHAGEN, 15 March 2023 (IDN) — It appears that the military-industrial complex has complete control of the government of the United States, which recently voted to give the Pentagon roughly a trillion dollars of the taxpayer’s money. This was done by cutting back on social programs which would have helped poor […]

Historically, Ukraine WAS Russian

By Jonathan Power* LUND, Sweden, 15 March 2023 (IDN) — “George, you have to understand that Ukraine is not even a country. Part of its territory is in Eastern Europe and the greater part was given to us.” These were the ominous words of President Vladimir Putin of Russia to President George W. Bush in […]

Satire: Trump-Netanyahu Duologue Behind Prison Bars

By Alon Ben-Meir* Trump and Netanyahu are behind bars reminiscing about their political misadventures and personal lives and how justice has finally caught up with them. NEW YORK, 13 March 2023 (IDN) — We are living in a time of extraordinary political chaos and instability here in the US and in Israel precipitated by two […]

Xi Jinping: The Most Powerful Man in The World

By Jan Servaes* BRUSSELS, 12 March 2023 (IDN) — As expected, China’s National People’s Congress (NPC) clapped hands to confirm Xi Jinping’s third term as president. In March 2018, Xi Jinping had already shaken up the Chinese political system through a constitutional amendment allowing him to remain in office indefinitely.

Atoll Futures — Defining Habitability

By Carol Farbotko and John Campbell* This article was issued by the Toda Peace Institute and is being republished with their permission. QUEENSLAND, Australia | HAMILTON, New Zealand, 10 March 2023 (IDN) — The risk of atoll uninhabitability in the context of sea level rise is a well-known issue, often simplified to assume an inevitable […]

Why Sabotage Is a Growing Form of Warfare in Ukraine

By John P. Ruehl This article was produced by Globetrotter. John P. Ruehl is an Australian-American journalist living in Washington, D.C. He is a contributing editor to Strategic Policy and a contributor to several other foreign affairs publications. His book, Budget Superpower: How Russia Challenges the West With an Economy Smaller Than Texas’, was published […]

Jimmy Carter’s Ups and Downs Through Life

By Jonathan Power* LUND, Sweden, 7 March 2023 (IDN) — “The lives of all politicians end in failure”. So said Enoch Powell, a maverick former cabinet minister in the British government. Of recent US presidents, Jimmy Carter has not been alone in being considered “a failure”.

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