By Lisa Vives, Global Information Network NEW YORK (IDN) — There were high hopes for a one-billion-dollar clean-up of Nigeria’s most polluted region of Ogoniland in Nigeria’s Niger Delta region, the third largest mangrove ecosystem in the world when it got off the ground in 2019. It would address the greasy rainbow sheen over the […]
South Africa’s Nature Preserve Saved from Risky Oil Drilling
By Lisa Vives, Global Information Network NEW YORK | PRETORIA (IDN) — Energy giant Shell Global suffered a major setback in its fight for prospecting rights, overstepping the needs of rural communities seeking to protect whales and other marine life and keeping their coastline safe from oil spills and other dangers. A panel of South […]
Russian Mercenaries May Have Also Killed Hundreds of Africans
By Lisa Vives, Global Information Network NEW YORK (IDN) — The Wagner Group, a Kremlin-affiliated private military contractor, is playing a central role in the rising levels of violence against civilians across Africa, especially in the Central African Republic and Mali, according to records newly seen by The New York Times. The Wagner Group, which […]
Japan Doubles Down on Defending The Post-War Order
By Sheila A Smith The writer, Sheila A. Smith, is John E. Merow, Senior Fellow for Asia Pacific Studies at the Council on Foreign Relations. WASHINGTON, D.C. (IDN) — Japan has gone all-in with the Western response to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. The strategic consequences for Tokyo are considerable. Japan’s long-running efforts to conclude a […]
The War in Ukraine Continues to Be A Conflict Between The West And Russia
Viewpoint by John P. Ruehl 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 several other foreign affairs publications. He is currently finishing a book on Russia to be published in 2022. WASHINGTON, D.C. (IDN) […]
On Gorbachev, The World’s Last Great Statesman
Viewpoint by Roberto Savio* This article was issued by Meer and is being re-published with the author’s permission. ROME (IDN) — With the death of Mikhail Gorbachev, the last great statesman, an entire epoch has ended. I had the privilege of working with him as deputy director of the World Political Forum, which ‘Gorbi’ had […]
UN Talks Fail to Finalise High Seas Biodiversity Treaty
By Fermín Koop This article was originally published on China Dialogue under the Creative Commons BY NC ND licence. BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (IDN) — While many had hoped this would be the session to do it, after two weeks of talks at the UN headquarters in New York, from August 15 to August 26, member […]
‘How the West Brought War to Ukraine’
Viewpoint by David C. Speedie This article was produced by Globetrotter in partnership with the American Committee for U.S.-Russia Accord. David C. Speedie, a board member of ACURA, was the former chair of International Peace and Security at Carnegie Corporation. MONTCLAIR, New Jersey, US (IDN) — The seven-month war in Ukraine, and the role of […]
UN Honours the Contributions of the African Diaspora
By J Nastranis NEW YORK (IDN) — The murder of George Floyd, a 46-year-old black man, on May 25, 2020, in the US city of Minneapolis, galvanized people worldwide to protest racism and racial discrimination and prompted important global discussions on racial justice. 2020 marked a turning point in how these issues are being addressed […]
The First Anniversary Issue of Sustainable Development Observer Is Out Now!
By Kalinga Seneviratne SYDNEY (IDN) — The 12th and the first anniversary issue of Sustainable Development Observer started by IDN-InDepthNews Southeast Asia with no funding and a lot of passion is out now. The situation has not changed, and it is your feedback and encouragement that keeps us going.