By Jessica Henn & Channe Lindstrom Oguzhan, ESCAP* BANGKOK, Thailand | 7 January 2025 (IDN) — Imagine a world where cooking, cleaning and grocery shopping are no longer all-consuming recurrent chores. This vision is fast becoming a reality as the rapid evolution of automation and artificial intelligence transforms households across the Asia-Pacific region. These advancements […]
In War-Ravaged South Sudan, Conservation Is Being Used to Bring Peace
By Ngala Killian Chimtom YAOUNDÉ, Cameroon | 7 January 2025 (IDN) — Conflict in South Sudan has historically had a negative impact on wildlife, but the conservation of the area’s wildlife is now being used to catalyze the move towards reconciliation and peace. Michelle Moeller, South Sudan Country Manager of conservation charity, Fauna & Flora […]
A Renewed Ukrainian Kursk Offensive as Talk of Negotiations Swirls
By Stephen Bryen* This article was issued by Weapons and Strategy and is being republished with their permission. WASHINGTON, D.C. | 6 January 2025 (IDN) — A so-called Ramstein Format Meeting will take place in Germany on January 9. The meeting format addresses Ukraine’s defense needs. Ukrainian President Zelensky will attend, and the US side […]
US Fails to Block South American Countries’ Economic Partnerships with China
By Vijay Prashad* NORTHAMPTON, Massachusetts, USA | 6 January 2024 (IDN) — In November, Álvaro Noboa, the father of Ecuador’s president Daniel Noboa, had a heart attack. He was hastily taken to a clinic in Guayaquil, his hometown, and then after he was stabilized, flown to a hospital in New York. Álvaro Noboa unsuccessfully ran […]
Book Review: Saving the World from Nuclear War
By Eric Ross, University of Massachusetts Amherst* AMHERST, Massachusetts, USA | 6 January 2025 (IDN) — In Saving the World from Nuclear War, Vincent J. Intondi offers a concise yet comprehensive examination of the context and legacy of the June 12, 1982, Nuclear Disarmament Rally. Against the backdrop of a period of heightened nuclear anxiety […]
Liberal Democracy Shrinks in India, Turkey and the US
By Rahul Mukherji and Berk Esen* HEIDELBERG, ISTANBIL | 5 January 2025 (IDN) — The elections in India, Turkey and the US in 2024 point to the rapidly shrinking liberal political space in democracies. Despite the enormity of the threat to a secular and inclusive vision of politics, the elections in India and Turkey, however, […]
Israel’s Attacks Have Devastating Impact on Gaza’s Hospitals
By Volker Türk* GENEVA | 4 January 2025 (IDN) — A human rights catastrophe continues to unfold in Gaza before the eyes of the world. Israel’s means and methods of warfare have killed tens of thousands of people, inflicted vast displacement, and laid waste to the territory. This has raised utmost concerns about compliance with […]
U.S. Congress Members Face a Lawsuit for Funding Israel’s War on Gaza
By Norman Solomon* SAN FRANCISCO, USA | 4 January 2025 (IDN) — On the last day of 2024, the deputy general counsel for the House of Representatives formally accepted delivery of a civil summons for two congressmembers from Northern California. More than 600 constituents of Jared Huffman and Mike Thompson have signed on as plaintiffs […]
How Prosecutors Work Against Human Trafficking and Migrant Smuggling
UNODC Report VIENNA | 4 January 2025 (IDN) — “If countries do not cooperate, we will never be able to effectively combat human trafficking and migrant smuggling,” said Patrick Gomez, Prosecutor and Principal State Counsel in Gambia. Gomez was speaking on the sidelines of the first International Forum of Prosecutors countering human trafficking and migrant […]
Sustainable Clean Energy Remains a Distant Dream
By Ramesh Jaura BERLIN | 3 January 2025 (IDN) — The world continues to advance towards sustainable energy targets, but not fast enough. About 685 million people still live in the dark. Four in five are in Sub-Saharan Africa. 2.1 billion people are cooking with dirty fuels that create unhealthy indoor smoke, causing over 3.2 […]