Viewpoint by Jonathan Power* LUND, Sweden (IDN) – If Donald Trump wins re-election as president, is Europe going to bellyache about him for another four years without, as now, having any firm, cohesive, strategy for dealing with him and his foreign policies? There is a chance that Trump will surprise the political establishment, as he […]
Beijing +25: Overcoming 21st Century Challenges to Deliver for Africa’s Women
Beyond legislation, countries must tackle negative social norms and rising bias. Viewpoint by Angela Lusigi* NEW YORK (IDN) – The Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action signed in 1995 committed the world to end discrimination, promoting women’s rights and advancing gender equality and women’s empowerment. This Platform for Action remains a guiding framework for realizing […]
Call For “Another ‘Paris’ Moment to Mobilise Action on Biodiversity for Sustainable Development”
Viewpoint by Georges Rebelo Pinto Chikoti The writer is Secretary-General of the Organisation of African, Caribbean and Pacific States (OACPS) BRUSSELS (IDN) – 2020 marks the end of the Strategic Plan for Biodiversity (2011 – 2020) and the 20 global biodiversity targets (Aichi targets). The mission of the Strategic Plan was to “take effective and […]
UN Chief Concerned About Standstill in Arms Control Talks
By Jamshed Baruah GENEVA (IDN) – “We need a strengthened, inclusive and renewed multilateralism built on trust and based on international law that can guide us to our shared goal of a world free of nuclear weapons,” said UN Secretary-General António Guterres, commemorating the International Day for the Total Elimination of Nuclear Weapons on September […]
A Tilt to Far-Right Looming Over the U.S. Supreme Court
Viewpoint by Sonali Kolhatkar This article was produced by Economy for All, a project of the Independent Media Institute. Sonali Kolhatkar is the founder, host and executive producer of “Rising Up With Sonali,” a television and radio show that airs on Free Speech TV and Pacifica stations. LOS ANGELES (IDN) – In the hours after […]
Colonialism Is Not Dead, it has Acquired A New Face
Sri Lankan Author of a New Book Warns By Kalinga Seneviratne SYDNEY (IDN) – In the 19th century, European powers came to Asia and used gunboats and gunpowder along with doublespeak to intimidate and coerce local rulers to accede their land for the European mercantile elites to establish plantations. Sri Lankan born American sociology professor […]
The Boons and Banes of Technology – Is It Really Making Things Better?
Viewpoints by John K. Davis and Jason Crawford NEW YORK (IDN) – Technology and science have played a key role in human history. Many successive civilizations have contributed to the world’s advancement. Often the development of technology also helped these societies to dominate militarily, politically, and economically their neighbours, as well as increase the welfare […]
Is Technology Really Making Things Better?
Viewpoints by John K. Davis and Jason Crawford NEW YORK (IDN) – Technology and science have played a key role in human history. Many successive civilizations have contributed to the world’s advancement. Often the development of technology also helped these societies to dominate militarily, politically, and economically their neighbours, as well as increase the welfare […]
Mobilizing Decentralized, Participatory Energy Transition in Morocco
Viewpoint by Kerstin Opfer, Yossef Ben-Meir, Imane Akhezzane & Marine Pouget Kerstin Opfer is a Policy Advisor with Germanwatch. Dr. Yossef Ben-Meir is President of the High Atlas Foundation (HAF) in Morocco. Imane Akhezzane is a Program Director at HAF. Marine Pouget is a Project Manager at the Climate Action Network in France. MARRAKECH (IDN) […]
The Virality of Hate Is the Lifeline of Facebook
Viewpoint by Prabir Purkayastha The writer is the founding editor of Newsclick.in, a digital media platform. He is an activist for science and the free software movement. This article was produced in partnership by Newsclick and Globetrotter, a project of the Independent Media Institute. NEW DELHI (IDN) – A recent Wall Street Journal (WSJ) article, […]