By Georgii Sandul The writer is a lawyer and the director of the NGO Labour Initiatives. International Politics and Society, the Global and European Policy Unit of the Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung in Berlin, published this article. KYIV (IDN) — We, Ukrainians, are all living in a state of war. Along with Russia’s full-scale invasion in February 2022, […]
Diplomacy Challenges: Sri Lanka at 75 (Part 2)
By H.M.G.S. Palihakkara The writer is a former Foreign Secretary during Foreign Minister Lakshman Kadirgamar’s tenure in office and one-time Sri Lankan Ambassador to the United Nations in Geneva and New York. COLOMBO (IDN) — The proposed reforms in Sri Lanka cannot be ‘unleashed’ on a crisis-ridden people in a rapid-fire single burst like what […]
Diplomacy Challenges: Sri Lanka at 75 (Part 1)
By H.M.G.S. Palihakkara The writer is a former Foreign Secretary during Foreign Minister Lakshman Kadirgamar’s tenure in office, and one-time Ambassador to the United Nations in Geneva and New York. COLOMBO (IDN) — Sri Lanka at 75 is hopefully on course to a stable transition to recovery from a crippling crisis, and then to a […]
Why Kazakhstan is Hosting the Astana International Forum This Year
By Kassym-Jomart Tokayev The author is the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan. The Astana Times published this OpEd, which is being republished with their permission. ASTANA (IDN) — In an increasingly polarized world, Kazakhstan often plays the role of a bridge between East and West, North and South. This is a product of our […]
It’s Just a Sojourn
A Poem by H.A. Azeez in Colombo I feel you’ll be excited by the show of opulence today With tens of jets and helicopters in the air on display. + + + + + + + + + +
US Re-Launches Military Alliance with Philippines
By Thalif Deen NEW YORK (IDN) — When Ferdinand Marcos Sr. was presiding over a right-wing authoritarian regime in the Philippines (1965-1986), the United States was one of his closest political and military allies. After a long break of successive regimes, where the US was cold-shouldered, the Biden administration re-launched in January 2023 its military […]
The NPT Review Cycle in Wartime
Viewpoint by Sergio Duarte The writer is Ambassador and former UN High Representative for Disarmament Affairs. President of Pugwash Conferences on Science and World Affairs. “Recalling that States must refrain in their international relations from the threat or use of force against the territorial integrity or political independence of any State and that the establishment and maintenance of […]
New START Noncompliance Highlights Need for Nuclear Abolition
By Ariana Smith The writer is the Executive Director of the Lawyers Committee on Nuclear Policy NEW YORK (IDN) — The recent US allegation of Russian noncompliance with the New Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (New START) cannot be adequately understood outside of the context of Russia’s ongoing war of aggression against Ukraine. The Russian invasion, […]
Of Love, Of Selfishness and a World
By Ramu Damodaran The author is the first Director of UN Academic Impact and a Senior Fellow at the New Delhi-based Centre for Social and Economic Progress (CSEP). NEW YORK (IDN) — It was in the final weeks of 2020, during the annually familiar, even at times festive, reaffirmation and celebration of faith, from Eid-e-Milad […]
New Evidence Against the War on Civilizations
Viewpoint by Jonathan Power* LUND, Sweden (IDN) — War of civilizations? Violence-prone Muslims living out the inheritance of their prophet, Mohammed who, in marked contrast to Jesus Christ, established his creed on earth by a vigorous use of the sword. It’s all there in Princeton professor Bernard Lewis’ book, “From Babel to Dragomans”.