International Intrigue desk The US State Department issued a ‘Statement of Concern’ on Monday, warning that critical minerals bought from the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and Rwanda are fuelling the ongoing conflict in Central Africa. This isn’t the first…
Arshin Adib-Moghaddam* – The Conversation Good news for democracy in Iran – words which in recent times, particularly in western news reports, are rarely seen in the same sentence. But the election of Masoud Pezeshkian as president of Iran must be seen as a positive development.
By Vijay Prashad* – Globetrotter/Independent Media Institute On July 6 and 7, the leaders of the three main countries in Africa’s Sahel region—just south of the Sahara Desert—met in Niamey, Niger, to deepen their Alliance of Sahel States (AES). This was the first summit of the…
By Sonali Kolhatkar*- Independent Media Institute The New York Times, long considered the “newspaper of record” in the United States, has in recent weeks made no secret about its chief concern: President Joe Biden’s ability to defeat Donald Trump in November 2024. And, it has…
By Nikita Triandafillidis* . Modern Diplomacy On June 30th, 2024, Viktor Orbán, Herbert Kickl and Andrej Babiš met together in Vienna Austria to announce the creation of a new political group called Patriots for Europe, in an effort to challenge the current bureaucratic elite of…
Jennings* – InDepthNews ATLANTA, Georgia | 5 July 2024 (IDN) — July 4, US Independence Day— the day MAGA guru Steve Bannon finally went to prison, the US Supreme Court voted along party lines 6-3 that a president could not be held liable for any act considered within the scope…
Martin Kettle*- The Guardian The Tories are in denial about the crisis in politics. Labour seems to get it.
Jennings* – InDepthNews ATLANTA, Georgia | 5 July 2024 (IDN) — July 4, US Independence Day— the day MAGA guru Steve Bannon finally went to prison, the US Supreme Court voted along party lines 6-3 that a president could not be held liable for any act considered within the scope…
By Anis Chowdhury SYDNEY, Jul 2024 (IPS) – Fifty years ago on 1 May 1974, the Sixth Special Session of the General Assembly (April–May) adopted a revolutionary declaration and programme of action on the establishment of a New International Economic Order (NIEO) “based on…
By Sam Levin – The Guardian President meets with Democratic governors for ‘candid’ talks as he seeks to reassure his party and the public A group of leading Democratic governors offered words of support for Joe Biden on Wednesday as pressure mounted on the president to leave the…
