Viewpoint by Darini Rajasingham-Senanayake* “But to watch cricket, there has to be a country left for us to watch it in, no?” A fan at the Galle Test Match that ended with an innings victory for Sri Lanka. July 11, 2022. COLOMBO (IDN) — Spirits were high on July 11 when the Sri Lankan cricket […]
Sri Lanka Faces Uncertain Future Amid Unmitigated ‘People Power’
Viewpoint by Alan Keenan Alan Keenan is Senior Consultant, Sri Lanka, at the International Crisis Group. LONDON (IDN) — In a stunning display of “people power”, massive crowds overcame large deployments of police and soldiers and other obstacles to storm the official residence and offices of Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa and Prime Minister Ranil […]
Keynesianism Might Help Tackle the Gathering Economic Crisis
Viewpoint by Jonathan Power The writer is the author of “Development Economics” (Pearson Longmans). For 17 years he was a foreign affairs columnist for the International Herald Tribune. See his website for more information: jonathanpowerjournalist.com LUND, Sweden (IDN) — The most peculiar aspect of the gathering economic crisis so far is that no one has […]
Can Businesses Fill in The Gaps Left by WHO?
Viewpoint by Christian Jahn The writer is Executive Director of the Inclusive Business Action Network (iBAN). BONN (IDN) — In September 1978, the member states of the World Health Organization adopted the Alma-Ata Declaration, officially establishing the goal of ‘health for all’ by the year 2000. The declaration was the first to recognise the need […]
Global Trade Hits Record $7.7 Trillion in First Quarter of 2022
This article was issued by UNCTAD and is being republished courtesy of them. GENEVA (IDN) — The value of global trade rose to a record $7.7 trillion in Q1 2022, an increase of about $1 trillion relative to Q1 2021, according to UNCTAD’s Global Trade Update published on 7 July. The growth, which represents a […]
“Weaponizing Trade” Has Gained New Impetus and Focus
This article was issued by COUNTERCURRENTS and is being republished courtesy of them. Viewpoint by Anis Chowdhury* SYDNEY (IDN) — “Weaponising trade”, i.e., using trade as a tool of foreign policy aspirations and marginalising rivals instead of as an opportunity for economic growth, is not new. It is well known that “the United States bears […]
The World is in Deep Trouble—& the Sustainable Development Goals in Jeopardy
By Thalif Deen UNITED NATIONS (IDN) — The warnings came from the highest echelons of the United Nations, from UN Secretary-General António Guterres and President of the 193-member General Assembly Abdulla Shahid. The message was clear: the UN’s 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) desperately need help for their very survival, eight years ahead of their […]
New Film Shows Eminent Somali Runner Forced into Slavery in the UK
By Lisa Vives, Global Information Network NEW YORK (IDN) — Somalia-born runner Mohamed Abdi Jama Farah, known as Mo Farah, won 10 gold medals (four Olympic and six World titles) for being the second man in history to win long-distance doubles at successive Olympics and World Championships. But he won much more than that. He […]
Rwandan ‘Genocidaire’ Finally Convicted in French Court
By Lisa Vives, Global Information Network NEW YORK (IDN) — A former senior Rwandan official linked to the deaths of 800,000 Tutsis and moderate Hutus has been found guilty of complicity in that nation’s genocide, 20 years after the horrific crime occurred. Laurent Bucyibaruta is the highest-ranking Rwandan to face trial in France over the […]
Sharp Rise in Gun Violence Triggers Debate
By Lisa Vives, Global Information Network NEW YORK | PRETORIA (IDN) — An outbreak of shootings at three different bars over one weekend has rocked the nation. Illegally obtained weapons were blamed for the violence in which 22 people died. According to police, the gunmen in the Soweto shooting used high-calibre rifles, including AK-47s, leaving […]