By Lisa Vives, Global Information Network NEW YORK (IDN) — At least 1,700 foreign students were still trapped in the north-eastern Ukrainian city of Sumy, as shelling from the Russian army continued for the tenth day. Promised humanitarian corridors failed to materialize. “We are really demoralized, everybody wants to go home,” Precious Ogunbayo, a 21-year-old […]
NATO’s Echo Is Reverberating Across Our Globe
Viewpoint by Bill Dahl QUERETARO, Mexico (IDN) — Can you hear it? Listen carefully. It’s Everywhere…Cooperation, Harmony & Outrage directed toward the murdering menace of Moscow, his military might, and his minions. It is an echo reverberating across our globe. It is fascinating how the reality of a tangible, viable threat to the ongoing survival […]
COVID-Recovery: Fault Lines Expose Migrant Workers to Higher Health and Safety Risks
Viewpoint by Mahinda Seneviratne SYDNEY (IDN) — Disruptions from war, impacts of climate, and the growing inequities in wealth distribution are some main factors that drive over 160 million international migrant workers to seek work for a living in overseas countries. The COVID-19 pandemic has magnified the 3-D jobs (dirty, dangerous, and difficult) that migrant […]
University of Central Asia: Going Online and Quarantine Upsets Students
By Sharofat Shafieva* NARYN, Kyrgyzstan (IDN) — The University of Central Asia (UCA) is a unique institution that brings together students from across Central Asia and Afghanistan building bonds between young people in the region. But, the pandemic has disturbed this process and disappointed many new students who were looking forward to this unique experience.
New Report Calls for Shifting Perceptions About Business in Africa
Viewpoint by Moky Makura The writer is Executive Director of Africa No Filter, a not-for-profit international organisation that supports the development of nuanced and contemporary stories that shift stereotypical and harmful narratives within and about Africa. The following is the executive summary of The Business in Africa Narrative Report, launched recently. JOHANNESBURG, South Africa (IDN) […]
Anti-Vax and ‘Freedom’ Movements Threaten to Hijack Legitimate Criticism of the ‘Mainstream’ Media
Analysis by Sean Phelan This article was issued by The Conversation and is being republished under Creative Commons licence. WELLINGTON (IDN) — One striking feature of the “freedom convoy” protests in Ottawa, Wellington and elsewhere has been the intense antagonism towards “mainstream media” (MSM). These antagonisms are expressed not only in now familiar descriptions of […]
The Ukrainians & Their President Have Shown the World the True Meaning of Heroism & Valour
Viewpoint by Alon Ben-Meir Dr Alon Ben-Meir is a retired professor of international relations at the Center for Global Affairs at New York University (NYU). He taught courses on international negotiation and Middle Eastern studies for over 20 years. NEW YORK (IDN) — The mounting resistance of Ukrainian men, women, and teenagers to repel the […]
Help Immediately Stop the Russian War in Ukraine, Mr Secretary-General
Viewpoint by Inge Kaul, Senior Fellow, Hertie School BERLIN (IDN) — The majority of the world wants peace. This is clear by now. Just consider the many large-scale anti-war demonstrations taking place around the world; and the outpour of solidarity and support for the people in Ukraine and the more than one million Ukrainians who […]
What Russian Invasion of Ukraine Means for Africa
Viewpoint by Azu Ishiekwene The writer is the Managing Director/Editor-in-Chief of LEADERSHIP newspaper based in Abuja, Nigeria. ABUJA (IDN) — War is messy and never fails to spread responsive misery. When Adolf Hitler asked for safe passage to East Prussia through the Polish corridor and for the occupied port of Danzig, not many could have […]
Russian Assault on Ukraine: India’s Tough Call
Viewpoint by Sugeeswara Senadhira COLOMBO (IDN) — Sri Lanka announced its neutrality in the Russia-Ukraine conflict and urged the parties to solve their issue through negotiations. India, though considered to be the best peace broker to intervene to solve the Russia-Ukraine conflict due to its strong relationship with the two countries, is in a dilemma […]