By Sri Krishnamurthi The author wrote this article for the IDN partner Asia-Pacific Report on October 13. WELLINGTON (IDN) — The announcement in February of a new $55 million, three-year Public Interest Journalism Fund (PIJF) by Minister for Broadcasting and Media Kris Faafoi suggested a revitalisation of tired old traditional media models. Since then it […]
We Are in a Global State of Emergency on Extreme Poverty
Viewpoint by Shameran Abed The writer is Executive Director, BRAC International. Originally founded in 1972 as the Bangladesh Rehabilitation Assistance Committee and later known as the Bangladesh Rural Advancement Committee, BRAC’s operations have grown globally and with that growth, the organization is now simply known as BRAC.
How Hyperlocal Businesses can Save Biodiversity
Viewpoint by Julia Rohe-Frydrych and Luis Ebert BERLIN (IDN) — Markets have not been kind to biodiversity. Activities up and down the economic value chain take an enormous toll on the planet’s ecological riches, and many people believe conservation and private-sector commerce are mutually opposed. In recent years, some conservationists and economists have started to […]
Alleged Killers of Pan-African Icon Thomas Sankara on Trial
By Lisa Vives, Global Information Network NEW YORK (IDN) — The trial of the accused killers of Thomas Sankara, revolutionary leader of Burkina Faso—including his former friend Blaise Compaore who succeeded him as president and went on to rule for 27 years— has now been adjourned to October 25 after defense lawyers asked for more […]
Russian Threat Perceptions in American Foreign Policy
Viewpoint by James W. Carden This article was produced by Globetrotter in partnership with the American Committee for U.S.-Russia Accord. James W. Carden is a writing fellow at Globetrotter and a former adviser to the U.S. State Department. Previously, he was a contributing writer on foreign affairs at the Nation, and his work has also […]
About the First Islamic Bomb and Its Father
Viewpoint by Jonathan Power LUND, Sweden (IDN) — Whenever I introduced Munir Khan to a friend I would say light-heartedly “and this is the father of Pakistan’s nuclear bomb,” just to enjoy the pleasure of watching the reaction. Khan himself would give a self-deprecatory smile. As Hans Blix, the former director of the International Atomic […]
A Senior Kenyan Ambassador Stresses the Need to Tackle Illicit Weapons, Ammunition
By Franck Kuwonu, UN Information Officer NEW YORK (IDN | Africa Renewal) — BMS7 took place in New York, in July. In this interview with Africa Renewal’s Franck Kuwonu, Ambassador Kimani, chair of the Seventh Biennial Meeting of States (BMS7) to consider the Programme of Action to Prevent, Combat and Eradicate the Illicit Trade in […]
The Afghan Paradox: China, India and The Future of Eurasia After the Fall of Kabul
Viewpoint by Jorge Heine This article was issued by Toda Peace Institute and is being republished with their permission. WATERLOO, ON Canada (IDN) — One joke making the rounds in Kabul’s diplomatic circles these days is that the power transition in Kabul from the Ghani government to that of the Taliban was smoother than the […]
Nobel Peace Laureate Tutu Celebrates 90 With Global Leaders
By Lisa Vives, Global Information Network NEW YORK (IDN) — Celebratory messages of love and appreciation for Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu poured in from across the world on the Nobel Peace laureate’s 90th birthday on October 7. A week’s worth of events culminated on his birthday with the 11th Desmond Tutu International Peace Lecture delivered […]
Nobel Laureate Abdulrazak Gurnah Ignites Debate in Zanzibar
By Lisa Vives, Global Information Network NEW YORK (IDN) — Out of 118 Nobel Prize laureates between 1901 and 2021, only six have gone to African writers with only two to Black Africans. So, there was a measure of celebration, excitement, and pride when this year’s prize was awarded to Zanzibar-born writer Abdulrazak Gurnah.