By Paul Krugman*, Opinion Columnist- The New York Times China can pay him off; places with rule of law can’t There’s been some good news on global trade lately: A full-scale U.S.-China trade war appears to be on hold, and may… Continue Reading
Ariel Cohen* – Newsweek Watching Vladimir Putin threaten to wipe out your hometown of Washington, D.C. in a national address is an unnerving experience; especially when viewing it in Moscow. Lately, Putin has not been shy about flaunting his shiny… Continue Reading
By Ana Swanson and Alan Rappeport (*) –The New York Times WASHINGTON — As President Trump dangles the possibility of extending a March deadline to reach a trade deal with China, his advisers are trying to secure firm commitments from… Continue Reading
By Roberto Savio* Rome, Feb., 2019 – I have been a member of the first international party: the Transnational Radical Party, founded in 1956 by Marco Pannella and Emma Bonino. Then in 1988, I was a wetness of the large… Continue Reading
By Keith Bradsher* – The New York Times BEIJING — Talks between the United States and China to end their trade war will continue in Washington next week, officials from both countries said on Friday, hours after high-level negotiations between… Continue Reading
By Federico Mayor Zaragoza* Suddenly -said Leonardo Da Vinci- there are no poor and rich, no young and old, no white and black on board… only a bunch of passengers toiling, working together to survive, to avoid a shipwreck. This… Continue Reading
By Thalif Deen* UNITED NATIONS, Jan 2019 (IPS) – The steady decline in multilateralism—accompanied by a rise in unilateralism– is beginning to threaten democratic norms, including press freedom, global governance, civic participation and human rights across Asia, Africa, South America… Continue Reading
Fernando Ayala* – Wall Street International Magazine To democratize the international system for a governance that can save the planet Developed countries presume that in their societies the rule of law which guarantees the separation of powers, respect for the… Continue Reading
By Stephan Richter and Richard Phillips(*) – The Globalist Whether intentional or not, Donald Trump serves the Kremlin’s interests — from NATO to the global economy and the Middle East to democracy As Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation into Russia’s… Continue Reading
By Phillip Orchard – Geopolitical Futures The new trade agreement has the same goals as its predecessor – but it’s missing one key member The Trans-Pacific Partnership may have life in it yet. On his first day in office, nearly… Continue Reading
By Thalif Deen UNITED NATIONS, Dec 19 2018 (IPS) – The UN’s major donors – led by the United States – have long been accused of influence-peddling and misusing their financial clout not only to grab some of the high… Continue Reading
By Aline Robert – EURACTIV.fr / Distributed by Human Wrongs Watch Poland is hosting lobbying for coal and fossil fuels of a scale that has rarely been seen during an annual UN conference on climate (COP). The EU is turning… Continue Reading
By José Ramos-Horta* Regional and Multilateral Systems Inadequate As I stared at the picture of seven-year-old Amal Hussain dying of hunger I couldn’t contain my anguish, tears flooding my eyes. Some hours earlier I was wining and dining with friends… Continue Reading
Jon Sharman* – The Independent Migrants ‘will be at greater risk from traffickers and other criminal groups’ if new security decree is implemented, say special rapporteurs A rise in hate attacks in Italy cannot be separated from politicians “unashamedly embracing racist and… Continue Reading
Richard Dalton* – The Guardian With demand for Iranian oil holding firm and no international support for sanctions, the US’s harsh approach has no future The US has declared economic war on Iran: after having pulled out of the UN… Continue Reading
By Thalif Deen* UNITED NATIONS, Nov 14 2018 (IPS) – A former French president once remarked: Never pick a fight with a little kid or the press. The kid will throw the last stone at you and the press will… Continue Reading
By James Carden* – The Nation Three new books make the case against a failed grand strategy In the nearly two years since President Donald J. Trump took office there has been an outpouring of commentary decrying the end of… Continue Reading
Anonymous Op-Ed essay – The New York Times I work for the president but like-minded colleagues and I have vowed to thwart parts of his agenda and his worst inclinations. The Times today is taking the rare step of publishing… Continue Reading
AL JAZEERA AND NEWS AGENCIES UN’s Martin Griffiths says ‘going to make it happen’ at Geneva talks despite rebel no-show. The UN’s special envoy to Yemen expressed confidence even though the first day of peace talks between rebels and the… Continue Reading
Al Jazeera Laser-guided missile transfer to Saudi Arabia stopped amid increasing concerns for slain Yemeni civilians. Spain put the brakes on a sale of hundreds of missiles to Saudi Arabia amid concerns about their use against civilians in the war… Continue Reading
