By Alon Ben-Meir NEW YORK | 7 January 2026 (IDN) — Trump’s actions in Venezuela are morally calamitous, showing a perilous disregard for human dignity and the rights of ordinary Venezuelans to be free from external forces. Although Maduro is a corrupt autocrat who has often ruled by decree, no country has the right to […]
When War Slowly Loses Its Legitimacy
By Jonathan Power* As the United States’ invasion of Venezuela dominates headlines, it obscures a quieter but significant truth: despite setbacks, the world has steadily moved away from war as a legitimate instrument of policy. LUND, Sweden | 6 January 2026 (IDN) — When it comes to war, the world does move on for the […]
Why 2026 Marks ‘The New Disorder World’
BUT IT IS NOT INEVITABLE By Ramesh Jaura This article was first published on https://rjaura.substack.com/ BERLIN | 3 January 2026 (WorldView) — There was a time when humanitarian statistics startled the world. A million displaced people made headlines. A famine declaration triggered emergency summits. Images of starving children or bombed-out cities forced leaders to respond, […]
Who’s the Real Outlaw at Sea? Trump’s Tanker Grab vs. the Houthis’ Anti-Genocide Blockade
Bz Medea Benjamin and Nicolas J. S. Davies NEW YORK | 24 December 2025 (IDN) — The United States has now intercepted multiple Venezuelan oil tankers as part of its escalating aggression against Venezuela, while also destroying dozens of small boats in the Caribbean and Pacific under the banner of “drug enforcement,” killing over 100 […]
Divine Rights of Humans
Our Everyday Essentials By Ramesh Jaura This article was first published on https://rjaura.substack.com BERLIN | 13 December 2025 (IDN) — Human Rights Day has arrived with a strange, almost jarring double exposure. In UN conference rooms and on official social feeds, the language is familiar: dignity, equality, universality. Outside those rooms, the world feels harsher—war […]
Should the UN go into Battle in Congo?
By Jonathan Power* LUND, Sweden | 10 December 2025 (IDN) — There is a new peace agreement (as there have been many) between the government of the Congo and the rebels in the east, which includes the notorious and murderous M23 rebel movement. It captured Goma, the capital of North Kivu province, and Bukavu, the capital […]
Democrats in Congress Are Out of Touch with Constituents on Israeli Genocide
By Norman Solomon* SAN FRANCISCO, USA | 5 December 2025 (IDN) — Last month, some House members publicly acknowledged that Israel has been committing genocide in Gaza. It’s a judgment that Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch unequivocally proclaimed a year ago. Israeli human-rights organizations have reached the same conclusion. But such clarity is sparse in Congress. And no wonder. Genocide […]
A Troubling Message from Guinea-Bissau
By Azu Ishiekwene The writer is the Editor-In-Chief of LEADERSHIP and the author of the new book Writing for Media and Monetising It. ABUJA, Nigeria | 4 December 2025 (IDN) —None of the three Guineas is thriving, but in Guinea-Bissau. This country sits on Africa’s map like a tongue of fire, recent events are twisting […]
“If I Were Secretary-General…”
By Stephanie Hodge* NEW YORK | 2 December 2025 (IDN) — If I were the Secretary-General, I would stop pretending that the UN is a delicate Swiss clock that needs a light polishing. It’s not a clock. It’s an old mansion with leaky pipes, faulty wiring, and a family upstairs arguing about who forgot to […]
Can Global Climate Diplomacy Still Deliver?
COP30 and the Amazon Reckoning This article was first published on https://rjaura.substack.com By Ramesh Jaura BERLIN | 28 November 2025 (IDN) — When world leaders arrived in Belém for COP30 on 10 November, the symbolism was clear. Delegates entered a city where the air is thick with humidity, the scent of river mud blends with […]