By Thalif Deen* STOCKHOLM, Sweden, May 2018 (IPS) – The underlying message at the fifth annual Stockholm Forum on Peace and Development was summed up in its telling title “The politics of peace.” But the task ahead was overwhelmingly difficult: How do you advance peace and…
Saeed Kamali Dehghan * – The Guardian US president has until 12 May to make a decision on 2015 Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action What is the Iran nuclear deal? Iran and a six-nation negotiating group reached a landmark agreement known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action…
PETER SINGER* – Project Syndicate On the 200th anniversary of Karl Marx’s birth on May 5, 1818, it isn’t far-fetched to suggest that his predictions have been falsified, his theories discredited, and his ideas rendered obsolete. So why should we care about his legacy in the…
By Atossa Araxia Abrahamian* – The Nation The idea of a unified Europe didn’t always elicit the current mixture of exasperation, boredom, and rage, in politicians and ordinary people alike. In fact, there was a time when the European Union seemed like a great initiative…
Galbraith* Of course, there were exceptions to these trends: a few economists challenged the assumption of rational behavior, questioned the belief that financial markets can be trusted and pointed to the long history of financial crises that had devastating economic…
Rajeev Syal and agencies – The Guardian Preparations for EU exit curbed by ‘pervasive uncertainty’ warns parliament’s spending watchdog The departments run by Michael Gove and Liam Fox are facing an “impossible challenge” as they prepare for Brexit, parliament’s spending…
By Somini Sengupta* – The New York Times UNITED NATIONS — Victoria Tauli-Corpuz is a tiny woman who’s used to standing up to power. A lifelong rights activist who is now the United Nations special rapporteur for the rights of indigenous peoples, her job is to hold governments…
The Geneva Centre for Human Rights GENEVA, May 3 2018 – On the occasion of the 2018 World Press Freedom Day commemorated on 3 May 2018, the Chairman of the Geneva Centre for Human Rights Advancement and Global Dialogue, Dr. Hanif Hassan Ali Al Qassim (*), highlighted the…
The Conversation* We examined 885 European cities’ plans to tackle climate change – here’s what we found Around the world, cities endeavour to cut greenhouse gas emissions, while adapting to the threats – and opportunities – presented by climate change. It’s no easy task, but…
Boaventura de Sousa Santos* The bombing of Syrian sites where chemical weapons are allegedly being manufactured or stocked, allegedly to be used by the Bashar al-Assad government against the rebels, has left citizens all over the world in a state of confusion, filled with a…
