By Jonathan Power* LUND, Sweden | 2 February 2025 (IDN) — The great flaw in ex-president Barack Obama’s record was his policy towards Russia. Going against everything he had said and written about before he became president, one action after another antagonised the Russians—his early proclamation that he wanted Georgia and Ukraine in Nato, his […]
Why the World Needs to Listen to Mahatma Gandhi More Than Ever
By Sachin Pilot The writer is former Union Minister of Corporate Affairs and current president of Rajasthan a Congress Committee in the Indian State of Rajasthan. TONK, Rajasthan, India | 31 January 2025 (IDN) — Why should we remember Mahatma Gandhi 77 years after he was assassinated? Because more than ever, his legacy is of […]
Musk’s Nazi Salute Is a Shameless Display of Antisemitism
By Dr Alon Ben-Meir* NEW YORK | 30 January 2025 (IDN) — No riches can obscure the ugliest manifestation of antisemitism and bigotry that Elon Musk displayed with his Nazi salute following Trump’s inauguration. Musk can send a spaceship to Mars with his fortune, but no money or social platform will erase the well-deserved shame […]
What’s UNDOF? Why UN Peacekeepers Patrol the Israel-Syria Border
By Eileen Travers NEW YORK | 29 January 2025 (IDN) — More than 1,100 UN peacekeepers are currently deployed in the Golan, a demilitarised zone along the Israel-Syria border at what is a tense and dangerous time in the history of the region. But why are the Blue Helmets there? One of the UN’s longest-standing […]
Russia’s Acclaimed University Celebrates Eventful 65 Years of Existence
By Somar Wijayadasa* NEW YORK | 28 January 2025 (IDN) — Russia’s People’s Friendship University in Moscow—widely known as the RUDN—an acronym derived from its Russian name (Российский Университет Дружбы Народов) celebrates its 65th Anniversary on 5 February 2025. Just three years after he opened the former Soviet Union (USSR) to the world with the […]
Kenya Deploys 200 More Police Officers to Haiti as Crisis Escalates
By Nicholas Mwangi* NAIROBI | 27 January 2025 (IDN) — Kenya has deployed another batch of 217 police officers to Haiti, adding to the 400 sent last year as part of a “multinational mission” aimed at addressing the country’s deepening crisis of gang violence. The intervention aims to protect critical infrastructure and conduct “targeted operations” […]
The Killing of General Cirimwami Escalates Conflict in DR Congo
Geopolitical scramble for the country’s vast mineral wealth By Kambale Musavuli* ACCRA, Ghana | 26 January 2025 (IDN) — Major General Peter Cirimwami, the military governor of North Kivu province, was shot near Kasengezi this past Thursday and later succumbed to his injuries. The incident occurred as he visited the frontline to assess the deteriorating […]
Global Education Must Integrate AI, Centred on Humanity
By J Nastranis NEW YORK | 26 January 2025 (IDN) — Education is a human right, a public good and a public responsibility and the right to education is enshrined in article 26 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. The United Nations General Assembly, therefore, proclaimed 24 January as International Day of Education, in […]
President Trump’s Interest in “Denuclearization” with Russia and China Greeted
WASHINGTON, D.C. | 25 January 2025 (IDN) — The Arms Control Association (ACA) has welcomed President Donald J. Trump’s comments on 23 January at the Davos World Economic Forum on the potential for nuclear arms control talks with Russia and China. ACA executive director Daryl Kimball highlighted in a media release what President Trump said […]
From Vietnam to Today: Lessons in Resistance as Trump Takes Office
By Bruce Jay Wasser* CHICAGO, USA | 25 January 2025 (IDN) — The return of Donald Trump to the presidency promises to be a time of significant national division and turmoil. He undoubtedly will pursue policies that reflect international bellicosity and a frightening dedication to xenophobia, misogyny, and intolerance. I take him seriously when he […]