By Secretary-General António Guterres In a letter to Permanent Representatives of 193 member states, the Secretary-General details his plan for a revitalization of the UN system. UNITED NATIONS, May 31 2017 (IPS) – Through a series of recent global agreements… Continue Reading
By MARK LANDLER – The New York Times WASHINGTON — The last time relations between the United States and Europe were this bad — in the spring of 2003, during the buildup to the invasion of Iraq — the administration… Continue Reading
Joseph Robertson* – The Guardian A 21st-century American infrastructure agenda depends on the Paris Agreement Tuesday 30 May 2017 – There is only one part of President Trump’s agenda with real opportunity for a big win, right now, and that… Continue Reading
by Paul R. Pillar – lobelog.comt/ In his speech in Riyadh, President Trump said his administration was adopting “Principled Realism”—capitalized in the official White House version of the speech, as if to make a statement that there is a distinct doctrine being… Continue Reading
Paul Krugman – The New York Times Donald Trump has two false beliefs about energy, one personal, one political. And the latter may send the world on a path to disaster. On the personal side, Trump reportedly disdains exercise of… Continue Reading
Johan Galtung – TRANSCEND Media Service, EDITORIAL A lot is happening. As in “Trump’s First Hundred Days of War Crimes” (CouterPunch 19 May 2017), breaking international law as if it did not exist, killing in Yemen-Pakistan-Somalia with drones-bombing-assaults in spite of… Continue Reading
by John Feffer* – lobelog.com Conservatives used to love to lambaste Barack Obama for traveling abroad and “apologizing” for U.S. conduct. Mitt Romney popularized the argument during one of the presidential debates in 2012. The “apology tour” became an oft-repeated meme among… Continue Reading
By Bev Postma* WASHINGTON DC, May 26 2017 (IPS) – As World Hunger Day May 28 approaches, it is time for us all to redouble our efforts to reach the goal of Zero Hunger by prioritizing the battle against micronutrient… Continue Reading
Analysis by Kalinga Seneviratne BANGKOK (IDN) – When China hosted a two-day conference in May to help revive the ancient trade routes from Asia to Europe and Africa it was greeted with scepticism by most of the western media. But… Continue Reading
BY ALEXANDER NAZARYAN – Newsweek TRUMP’S WAR ON THE PRESS REACHES DANGEROUS LEVELS AS REPUBLICAN CANDIDATE CHARGED WITH ASSAULTING REPORTER The demonization of the free press by the right did not begin with Donald Trump. Richard Nixon once called the… Continue Reading
Editoral Board – Los Angeles Times President Trump has set one goal that all Americans can get behind, and that’s making the sluggish U.S. economy grow faster. Yet key parts of the $3.8-trillion budget he proposed Tuesday abandon that goal,… Continue Reading
By Baher Kamal ROME, May 24 2017 (IPS) – Conflict and insecurity remain the key barriers to development progress in the Middle East and North Africa. In Iraq, Libya, Syria, and Yemen, about half the population—around 40 million people—require humanitarian assistance.… Continue Reading
Harrison Rudolph – The Guardian The Senate must ensure that Donald Trump’s nominee is independent from the White House – and doesn’t pledge loyalty to the president The country is still reeling after the bombshell report that Donald Trump asked… Continue Reading
By Tharanga Yakupitiyage UNITED NATIONS, May 23 2017 (IPS) – Over 30 million people were newly internally displaced in 2016 by conflict and disasters, according to a new report. In examining trends around the world for its annual Global Report… Continue Reading
By Trita Parsi – Lobelog The Iranian population’s political sophistication continues to impress. Despite a highly flawed political system where the elections are neither fair nor free, they overwhelmingly majority chose a non-violent path to bring about progress. They massively… Continue Reading
Robert Fisk – The Independent Despite claiming he wouldn’t give a lecture, the President did just that, displaying a blatant anti-Iran bias intended to appease the nation with whom he’d just signed a multi-billion dollar arms deal at the expense… Continue Reading
BY NINA BURLEIGH – Newsweek It’s time to admit that Washington is Baghdad on the Potomac. The branches of government are at war with one another, and no one knows where the Green Zone is. On Monday night, a reporter… Continue Reading
By Baher Kamal This is the second of a two-part series on how humankind has been systematically destroying world’s forests—the real lungs of Mother Earth. Part I dealt with the relentless destruction of forests. ROME, May 19 2017 (IPS) –… Continue Reading
By Baher Kamal This is the first of a two-part series on how humankind has been systematically destroying world’s forests—the real lungs of Mother Earth. Part II will deal with forest depletion for wood-fuel. ROME, May 18 2017 (IPS) –… Continue Reading
By Ramesh Jaura Interview with Soka Gakkai International (SGI) President Dr. Daisaku Ikeda BERLIN | TOKYO (IDN-INPS) – Why is it important to highlight the role of young people in ushering in a New Era of Hope? Will the landmark… Continue Reading
