Halt the Endless and Futile Condemnation of the DPRK By Alice Slater* NEW YORK, 21 April 2023 (IDN) — It is far beyond hypocrisy for the US and its allies to condemn North Korea for testing a long-range missile when the US boasts about its Air Force Global Strike Command of more than 33,700 Airmen […]
An Open Letter to Prime Minister Netanyahu
You Can Still Be Hero If Only You Muster the Courage By Alon Ben-Meir NEW YORK, 21 April 2023 (IDN) — I can’t imagine how you must feel. Perhaps never throughout your political career have you faced a more fateful test in your life. You have placed yourself in an untenable state. If you win […]
Thailand: Pensions and Farmers’ Subsidies Top Election Agenda
By Pattama Vilailert BANGKOK, 20 April 2023 (IDN) — With the kingdom’s population ageing and the debt-ridden farmers becoming restless, Thailand’s political parties are gearing up for the May 14 elections offering populist policies to woo the votes of both sectors of the population.
Nuclear War or Negotiations with North Korea?
By Jonathan Power* LUND, Sweden, 20 April 2023 (IDN) — Of all the rogues, there is no question that Kim Jong-Un and his odious regime in North Korea are the furthest advanced in threatening the outside world with nuclear weapons. Yet an honest administration in Washington has to ask itself how much the U.S. has […]
The Reality Behind U.S. Propaganda in Ukraine
Leaks reveal that neither side is likely to win By Medea Benjamin and Nicolas J. S. Davies* NEW YORK, 20 April 2023 (IDN) — The U.S. corporate media’s first response to the leaking of secret documents about the war in Ukraine was to throw some mud in the water, declare “nothing to see here,” and […]
Experts Study Ways Out of the Food Crisis in Sahel West Africa
By Jaya Ramachandran PARIS, 19 April 2023 (IDN) — The Sahel and West Africa region is facing a chronic food and nutrition crisis, with 29.5 million people currently needing immediate food and nutrition assistance. This number could reach 42.5 million people by June-August 2023 if appropriate measures are not taken. Furthermore, 107.5 million people currently […]
The Global South’s Rising Power Prods Japan to Signal an Attitude Shift
By Vijay Prashad* This article was produced by Globetrotter. NORTHAMPTON, Massachusetts | USA, 18 April 2023 (IDN) — In mid-April, the Japanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs released its Diplomatic Bluebook 2023, its most important guidebook on international affairs. Japan’s foreign minister, Yoshimasa Hayashi, wrote the foreword, which begins: “The world is now at a turning […]
Is Climate Change a Threat to Australia’s National Security?
By Tobias Ide* This article was issued by the Toda Peace Institute and is being republished with their permission. PERTH, Australia, 18 April 2023 (IDN) — From climate protestors to the new Teal political movement to leading intelligence experts, Australians are increasingly expressing concerns about the security implications of climate change. This might not be surprising […]
A Civil War in Sudan Threatens Another Humanitarian Disaster
By Thalif Deen UNITED NATIONS, 17 April 2023 (IDN) — The four-day-old military conflict in Sudan—between two factions of the country’s armed forces—is threatening to unleash a civil war reminiscent of two other nations in the Middle East: Yemen and Syria The conflict in both countries has resulted in two of the worst humanitarian disasters […]
Divesting from the US Military: “War Tax Resisters” Protest with Their Money
By Lincoln Rice* MILWAUKEE, USA, 17 April 2023 (IDN) — Since the beginning of 2022, the US has dedicated over $30 billion of military aid for war in Ukraine. Most of these funds will be used by the Department of Defense to replenish the military equipment and weapons that have been sent to Ukraine. Essentially, […]