Viewpoint by Jonathan Power* LUND, Sweden (IDN) — To be blunt, there is no Israel and no Palestine. At least not in a continuous historical sense, as there is a France or an Egypt, a China or a Thailand or an Ethiopia. Without the British there would be neither a modern Israel nor Palestine. The […]
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 […]
A Unique Leader Quits Prime Minister’s Chair in New Zealand
Viewpoint by Azu Ishiekwene The writer is the Managing Director/Editor-in-Chief of LEADERSHIP newspaper based in Abuja, Nigeria. ABUJA (IDN) — A leader like Jacinda Ardern of New Zealand doesn’t come in tens. Not even in twos. And so, it was such a bright day on October 26, 2017, when she took office as New Zealand’s […]
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 […]
Is China Really a Threat?
Viewpoint by Jonathan Power* LUND, Sweden (IDN) — Exactly five years ago, the American secretary of defence, Jim Mattis, declared a new era: “There has been a return of great power competition……great power competition—not terrorism—is now the primary focus of US security”. In the new national defence strategy document, China and Russia were singled out […]
India Going Down Path of Pakistan, Sri Lanka
Viewpoint by Dr Ram Puniyani* NEW DELHI (IDN) — Pakistan is in the grip of a massive economic crisis. Wheat flour costs Rs (PKR) 150 per kg. Staple diet roti (type of bread) costs Rs 30 in a country where the average daily earning is Rs 500 with an average household needing around 10 rotis […]
Should South Korea Go Nuclear?
By Rebecca Johnson Dr Rebecca Eleanor Johnson is the Executive Director of the Acronym Institute for Disarmament Diplomacy (AIDD). LONDON (IDN) — In just the few weeks between the West’s New Year and the East’s Year of the Rabbit South Korea’s President Yoon Suk-yeol has been making some very worrying remarks about getting nuclear weapons. […]