By Hemali Wijerathna COLOMBO, 11 May 2023 (IDN) — In the face of the current economic crisis, Sri Lanka’s free healthcare system, which was the envy of South Asia not long ago, is now at the brink of collapse. It is facing multiple problems with a lack of drugs, doctors migrating and the government strictly […]
Should We Fear Nuclear Submarine Proliferation?
Evil is in the eye of the beholder By Leonam dos Santos Guimarães Capt. (ret.) Brazilian Navy* RIO DE JANEIRO, 11 May 2023 (IDN) — The potential cause-effect relationship between nuclear attack submarine development and nuclear weapons production by Non-Proliferation Treaty/nonnuclear-weapons states is a subject that has been scarcely discussed in unclassified sources until the […]
Arab States Discuss Developments in Nuclear Disarmament
By Bernhard Schell CAIRO, 10 May 2023 (IDN) — Recent developments in the field of disarmament and non-proliferation, with a focus on the Middle East region, has been the centerpiece of a diplomatic forum in Qatar, which has been joined by high-level officials representing 20 Arab League. One topic of discussion was the landmark Treaty […]
The Climate Emergency and Urgency of System Change
By Dr Asoka Bandarage The writer, a scholar and practitioner, has taught at Yale, Brandeis, Mount Holyoke (where she received tenure), Georgetown, American and other universities, and colleges in the U.S. and abroad. Her latest book, Crisis in Sri Lanka and the World: Colonial and Neoliberal Origins: Ecological and Collective Alternatives will be released by […]
Turkish Voters Must Not Forget Erdogan’s Evil Deeds
By Alon Ben-Meir and Arbana Xharra* NEW YORK, 10 May 2023 (IDN) — Whether or not Erdogan wins the May 14 presidential election, his legacy will be marred by his authoritarianism, corruption, and ruthlessness. The Turkish people have now a historic opportunity to oust him and begin a process of healing the nation under the […]
‘Settle the Ukraine Crisis, Avoid a Nuclear Confrontation’
Japanese Buddhist Leader’s Urgent Appeal to G7 Hiroshima Summit Viewpoint by Daisaku Ikeda* TOKYO, 10 May 2023 (IDN) — The Ukraine crisis, which in addition to bringing devastation to the people of that country has had severe impacts on a global scale—even giving rise to the specter of nuclear weapons use—has entered its second year. […]
There Is More to Immigration Than Cheap Labour and Racism
By Jonathan Power* LUND, Sweden, 9 May 2023 (IDN) — Every developed country is importing cheap labour, yet all too rarely are the pro and con arguments discussed with real profundity. The path-breaking book “The British Dream” by David Goodhart, the founder of the intellectual magazine, “Prospect”, dared to deal with the shibboleths. There are […]
Is Peace Possible in Ukraine?
By Sergio Duarte The writer is a former UN High Representative for Disarmament. NEW YORK, 9 May 2023 (IDN) — Under the inspiration of the five powers that won World War II, the United Nations Charter was adopted in 1945 with the objective of regulating international relations and preventing war. Its Preamble expresses “the determination […]
UN Humanitarian Aid Subverted by Large-Scale Looting in Sudan
By Thalif Deen UNITED NATIONS, 8 May 2023 (IDN) — As the civil war in Sudan continues into its fourth week—with more than 19 million people facing hunger and severe shortages of food—the country’s fighting forces have been left with only one choice: starve or steal. Last week the World Food Programme (WFP) reported the […]
Threats to Press Freedom Grow in Eastern and Southern Africa
By Lisa Vives, Global Information Network NEW YORK, 8 May 2023 (IDN) — With a blindfold, a sword in one hand and scales in another, Lady Justice is one of the most recognized legal symbols around the world. Today, however, questionable actions cloud this moral force—from the Supreme Court of the U.S. to the Supreme […]