Civil Society

“Global Citizen from Gulmi: My Journey from the Hills of Nepal to the Halls of the United Nations”

by Kul Chandra Gautam (nepa-laya, Kathmandu, 2018) Book review by Valerie Julliand, UN Resident Coordinator in Nepal Kul Chandra Gautam’s extraordinary memoir resonates on so many levels, depending on one’s perspective. I trekked through its more than 500 pages as a…

5 September 2018 · 8 min read

Democracy

Trump’s anti-Palestinian agenda will ultimately hurt Israel

BY ISHAAN THAROOR* – The Washington Post The U.n. Relief and Works Agency, or UNRWA, has tended to the needs of Palestinian refugees for nearly seven decades. But if President Trump has his way, it will soon be out of business.

4 Sep 2018 · 5 min read

Democracy

A Hungarian-Italian bromance could become Europe's Trojan horse

By Angela Dewan, Erin McLaughlin and Antonia Mortensen — CNN

By Angela Dewan, Erin McLaughlin and Antonia Mortensen – CNN After their rendezvous on Tuesday in Milan, the staunchly anti-migrant Orban described Salvini as his hero for refusing to allow rescued asylum-seekers, stuck on a boat, to set foot on Italian soil unless the European…

3 Sep 2018 · 7 min read

Democracy

World War Trump: The Risks of America's New Nationalism

Reviewed by: Jonathan Power* – New York Journal of Books A speech of General George Patton, a famous World War II warrior, has an uncanny resemblance to the philosophy of Donald Trump. “All real Americans love the sting and clash of battle. Americans love a winner and will not…

3 Sep 2018 · 5 min read

Democracy

Italy: The EU’s Next Big Test

By Jacob L. Shapiro — Geopolitical Futures

Shapiro* – Geopolitical Futures If Brussels tries to treat Italy the way it did Greece, there might not be much of an EU left to govern. The recently minted Italian government has made headlines for its harder stance on migration issues – and its willingness to go toe to toe…

31 Aug 2018 · 8 min read

Climate Change

A national inquiry on climate change, a dialogue process open to the carbon majors

Ecojesuit* Divestment and re-investment is one of the key strategies in approaching the sustained use of fossil fuels. Meanwhile, significant green energy sources are emerging and decisions being made at the domestic level.

31 Aug 2018 · 7 min read

English

UN Seeks Probe into Saudi Bombing of Civilian Targets

By Thalif Deen

By Thalif Deen* UNITED NATIONS, Aug 2018 (IPS) – Saudi Arabia, which has been accused of relentlessly bombing civilian targets in strife-torn Yemen and threatening executions of human rights activists, is fast gaining notoriety as a political outcast at the United Nations. UN…

30 Aug 2018 · 6 min read

Democracy

The Guardian view on Germany’s far right: a challenge for all of Europe

Editorial It is disturbing to see a far-right mob rampage through the streets of any city but, for obvious historical reasons, the scene is uniquely distressing in Germany. In Chemnitz, in the state of Saxony, extremists this week rallied in such numbers that police seemed…

30 Aug 2018 · 2 min read