By Salman Rafi Sheikh LOS ANGELES, California USA | 1 November 2024 (IDN) — It has been more than a year since Israel began its war on Gaza following Hamas attacks on Israel in October, yet the Arab world – which claims the closet geographical, political, and religious proximity to Palestine – has neither a […]
Democracy Under Growing Stress—and the Need for Re-Thinking
By Simone Galimberti* KATHMANDU, Nepal | 30 October 2024 (IDN) — Slowly around the world, a new approach to democracy is spreading. Moving from academic circles, led by innovative political scientists to mainstream society, it is a dynamic that is centered on a myriad of different but equally important practices on the ground. This process […]
After Israeli Strike Iran Holds the Trump Card
By Emad Kiyaei and Sharon Dolev* Following Israel’s recent strike on Iran, Tehran finds itself in a unique position to curb the cycle of violence. The question is whether Iran and the U.S. can leverage this moment to strike an immediate freeze-for-freeze deal to steer the region towards stability. LONDON | 30 October 2024 (IDN) […]
Will America Go to War Under Trump?
By Jonathan Power* LUND, Sweden | 29 October 2024 (IDN) — A speech of General George Patton, a famous World War II warrior, has an uncanny resemblance to the philosophy of Donald Trump. “All real Americans love the sting and clash of battle. Americans love a winner and will not tolerate a loser—Americans despise cowards. […]
Sinwar’s Death Presents a New Challenge to Israel and Hamas
By Alon Ben-Meir* NEW YORK | 24 October 2024 (IDN) — The death of Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar is significant only if Netanyahu and Hamas use it to advance a ceasefire agreement and release the Israeli hostages while providing desperately needed supplies of food, fuel, and medicine to the devastated Palestinians. This should be followed […]
From Slave to Freedom Fighter
By Santosh Dahit KATHMANDU | 24 October 2024 (IDN) — Former bonded child worker and anti-slavery activist Urmila Chaudhary from Nepal is among recipients of this year’s Global Anti-Racism Champions Award given out by the US Department of State. The ceremony was on 21 October in Washington DC and the ‘Global Anti-Racism Champions Award’ was […]
A New Study Finds That Europe Cannot Be Defended Today
By Stephen Bryen* This article was issued by Weapons and Strategy and is being republished with their permission. WASHINGTON, D.C. | 23 October 2024 (IDN) — The German Kiel Institute has published a disturbing, but accurate report on German and European defense. The report suggests that the overall picture for Germany, Europe and the United […]
Sixty-Three Years on The Death of Hammarskjöld Remains a Mystery in UN History
By Vibhu Mishra, UN News NEW YORK | 20 October 2024 (IDN) — One of the most enduring mysteries in United Nations history—the 1961 plane crash that killed Secretary-General Dag Hammarskjöld and all on board as he sought to broker peace in the Congo—will linger on, with a new assessment announced on 18 October suggesting […]
Israel Seems to be at War with the Entire World
By Medea Benjamin and Nicolas J. S. Davies* NEW YORK | 17 October 2024 (IDN) — Each new week brings new calamities for people in the countries neighboring Israel, as its leaders try to bomb their way to the promised land of an ever-expanding Greater Israel. In Gaza, Israel appears to be launching its “Generals’ […]
Growing Momentum for Treaty to Address Crimes Against Humanity
By Richard Dicker and John Fisher* UNITED NATIONS | 15 October 2024 (IDN) — “We stand at a crossroads,” the delegate of Sierra Leone, speaking on behalf of 75 states from all regions of the world, told the UN General Assembly’s Sixth (or “Legal”) Committee. “The time is now to act, and we must act […]