By Kalinga Seneviratne SHANTINIKETAN, India | 6 March 2025 (IDN) — In the immediate aftermath of the decolonisation process in the 1960s and 1970s, led by Western scholars, development communication was seen as a top-down process where communication could be used to educate the peasants to wean them away from subsistence farming and other livelihoods […]
Ending The Second Cold War Between Russia and The West
By Jonathan Power LUND, Sweden | 4 March 2025 (IDN) — George Orwell, the author of “Animal Farm”, the satire on how a dictatorship can slowly but steadily evolve in a democratic society, and “1984”, a novel about three dystopian dictatorships always at war with each other, was the first person to use the phrase […]
From A National Initiative to A Non-Discriminatory Concept of NWFZs
Follow-Up On a Cold War Era Lesson By Enkhsaikhan Jargalsaikhan The writer is Chairman of Blue Banner NGO, Former Mongolian Permanent Representative to the United Nations. NEW YORK | 4 March 2025 (IDN) — During the Cold war years Mongolia has learned a bitter lesson of the implications of hosting military bases of a nuclear-weapon […]
Global Ocean Treaty Two Years On: A Chance for International Cooperation
By Reinhard Jacobsen BRUSSELS | 3 March 2025 (IDN) — Greenpeace deems the second anniversary of the Global Ocean Treaty being agreed on March 4 “a victory for multilateralism and a chance to protect the ocean worldwide”. Bringing it to life as soon as possible is the only way to keep the 30×30 ocean target […]
On the Brink of a New Era Where Great Powers Seize Craved Territories
By John P Ruehl* This article was produced by Economy for All, a project of the Independent Media Institute. It is republished with permission. WASHINGTON, DC | 1 March 2025 (IDN) — Amid ongoing discussions over Donald Trump’s plans for trying to resolve conflicts in Ukraine and Israel, the US president has maintained steady pressure […]
The Shoot Out at the White House and Some Guesses About What Happens Next
By Stephen Bryen* This article was issued by Weapons and Strategy and is being republished with their permission. WASHINGTON, D.C. | 28 February 2025 (IDN) — Because events at the White House with President Trump and Ukrainian President Zelensky were so dramatic, I thought it would, perhaps, be useful to take a moment to discuss […]
UN Peacekeepers and Associated Personnel Killed in 2024
By the Staff Union Standing Committee UNITED NATIONS | 27 February 2025 (IDN) — At least five United Nations personnel — including four military peacekeeping personnel — and one civilian UN security coordination officer, were killed in deliberate attacks in 2024, according to the United Nations Staff Union Standing Committee on the Security and Independence of […]
The Alarming Rise of Antisemitism
By Alon Ben-Meir* NEW YORK | 27 February 2025 (IDN) — Anyone who denies that the brutal occupation of the West Bank and war in Gaza has not fueled the rise of antisemitism is willfully naïve Antisemitism is endemic and will not be entirely eradicated at any time. It serves a different need for different […]
Ukraine War: UN Health Agency Sounds Alarm
By Ramesh Jaura BERLIN | 25 February 2025 (IDN) — While European leaders travelled to Kyiv on the third anniversary of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, assuring President Zelensky of the continued flow of money and weapons, and President Emmanuel Macron of France pleaded with President Trump in Washington not to ignore Europe while brokering a […]
US Threat to Cut Off Military Aid to Egypt & Jordan May Provoke Arms Suppliers
By Thalif Deen* UNITED NATIONS | 23 February 2025 (IDN) — President Donald Trump’s threat to cut off military aid to Egypt and Jordan—if they refuse to provide sanctuary to Palestinians removed from Gaza—is most likely to trigger protests from the US military-industrial complex, one of the most powerful lobbies in the US. Currently, Egypt […]