By Eduard Cousin CAIRO, Jun 6 2018 (IPS) – Egyptian President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi, who was re-elected in March, continues the repression of regime opponents. Critics view the situation as increasingly dangerous. “There is no logic anymore,” says one. “The injustice increases……
By José Ramos-Horta* – The Hill Opinion contributor. The views expressed by contributors are their own and not the view of The Hill.
By Yilmaz Akyüz* GENEVA, Jun 5 2018 (IPS) – It is now more than a decade and a half since the last severe currency crisis in a major emerging economy ? that was in Argentina in 2001-2002 following a series of crises in Russia, Turkey and Brazil. It is now common knowledge that…
Blow* – The New York Times In one way, Donald Trump’s presidency has been a raging success: He stole a political party. Among most of the people who we used to call Republicans, among the people who like Trump or at least loathe the things that Trump loathes, Trump is not a…
By Fabiana Frayssinet This article is part of special IPS coverage for World Environment Day, on June 5, whose theme this year is “Beat Plastic Pollution”. RIO DE JANEIRO, Jun 2018 (IPS) – Although Latin America produces just five percent of the world’s plastic, it imports…
Sam Jones – The Guardian Victory comes just two years after he was forced out as leader of socialist party over refusal to back Rajoy government Pedro Sánchez made history on Friday by becoming the first Spanish politician to unseat a prime minister through a motion of…
Ece Temelkuran* – The Guardian Our two nations can feel solidarity in how our revolutions turned into authoritarianism. Is there hope for us?
Sophie Pinkham* – The Guardian This irresponsible stunt has severely undermined both Ukraine’s credibility and that of honest journalism On Tuesday, the news spread quickly: Russian dissident journalist Arkady Babchenko had been shot three times just outside his apartment in…
By Phillip Orchard – Geopolitical Futures The Chinese Communist Party may finally be getting out of the family planning business. Three years ago, the party scrapped its infamous one-child policy.
By Saleemul Huq * – The Daily Star, Bangladesh May 30 2018 – The Green Climate Fund (GCF) was set up under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) to channel much of the USD 100 billion a year starting from 2020 onwards that the developed countries…
