The Creative and Destructive Aspects of Homo Sapiens

Viewpoint by Sergio Duarte The writer is Ambassador, former High Representative of the United Nations for Disarmament Affairs and current President of Pugwash Conferences on Science and World Affairs NEW YORK (IDN) — We do not know exactly how many millennia ago human beings started their ascent among other species to become dominant over the […]

The Great Game of Vaccination Diplomacy Targets Africa

By Kester Kenn Klomegah* MOSCOW (IDN) — Russia is committed to helping eradicate the rapidly increasing coronavirus infections in Africa amounting to approximately 3.8 million with its latest developed Sputnik V vaccine. Such a step will enable Russia to reassert its geopolitical influence that involves a keen competition with other foreign players on the continent. […]

Two Major Conferences Resolute in Combating COVID-19

Viewpoint by Somar Wijayadasa* NEW YORK (IDN) — The leaders of the Group of Seven (G7) and the Munich Security Conference (MSC) held two meetings virtually on February 19, 2021, as these had to be postponed due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. The G7 countries — Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the United Kingdom, and […]

Heavily US-Armed Niger Faces Electoral Violence

By Lisa Vives, Global Information Network NEW YORK (IDN) — The country that drew worldwide attention over a now-debunked U.S. theory linking Saddam Hussein with the purchase of “yellowcake” uranium powder is in the spotlight again. On February 21, unidentified attackers set off a landmine that exploded under a car full of election commissioners in […]

The Ascendency and Mainstay of Participatory Development

Viewpoint by Dr Yossef Ben-Meir The writer is President of the High Atlas Foundation, which is an implementer of the USAID Farmer-to-Farmer Program in Morocco. MARRAKECH (IDN) — Participatory community movements found a contemporary impetus in post-World War II reconstruction of Europe and decolonization, primarily in Africa. The approach of locally managed change, however, was […]

Europe Slow in Recognising Global Impact of Colonialism

Viewpoint by Michael McEachrane* LUND (IDN) – Centuries of European colonialism have had a tremendous impact on shaping inequities within and among countries, many of which are yet to be effectively addressed. This may seem like a trivial statement, but it is only recently being recognised by EU countries. In 2019, the European Parliament passed […]

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