Behind Water Stresses Around the World

By John P. Ruehl Around the world, significant issues are negatively impacting water security. While the situation appears dire, cooperation initiatives show some signs of relief. This article was produced by Globetrotter. John P. Ruehl is an Australian-American journalist living in Washington, D.C. He is a contributing editor to Strategic Policy and a contributor to […]

Reversing Child Labour is Possible

By Simone Galimberti* KATHMANDU, Nepal, 9 June 2023 (IDN) — A little more than an year ago the international community gathered in Durban, South Africa to chalk out a way forward in the fight against child labour. The gathering, officially the 5th Global Conference on the Elimination of Child Labour, did indeed provide a roadmap, […]

Nuclear Clouds Over the 38th Parallel

Viewpoint by Herbert Wulf This article was issued by the Toda Peace Institute and is being republished with their permission. BONN, Germany, 8 June 2023 (IDN) — North Korea has continued to advance its nuclear weapons program and has launched more than 100 missiles since the beginning of 2022, some with intercontinental range. In South […]

The Rise of Popular Protests Around the World

By Ramesh Jaura BERLIN, 7 June 2023 (IDN) — Over 400 significant anti-government protests have erupted worldwide since 2017. More than 132 countries were directly affected. Of these, 135 were significant economic anti-government protests. 23 percent of major protests lasted more than three months, according to the Global Protest Tracker of the Carnegie Endowment for […]

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