By Anis Chowdhury and Jomo Kwame Sundaram * SYDNEY and KUALA LUMPUR, Jul 7 2017 (IPS) – The G20 leaders meeting in Hamburg, Germany, on 7-8 July comes almost a decade after the grouping’s elevation to meeting at the heads of state/government level. Previously, the G20 had been…
By YANIS VAROUFAKIS* – The New York Times ATHENS — The recent elections in France and Britain have confirmed the political establishment’s simultaneous vulnerability and vigor in the face of a nationalist insurgency. This contradiction is the motif of the moment — personified…
by Pier Francesco Zarcone We know that international legality goes no further than pious aspirations, so all that counts is force and tactical-strategic capacity of its use. THE SYRIAN CRISIS Well, the United States edged its way into Syria on its own account – that is, without…
David Bornstein* -The New York Times On Jan. 24, four days after President Trump’s inauguration, the House of Representatives passed the READ Act, which establishes a framework for American leadership on access to basic education in some of the world’s poorest countries. The…
Burrowes* In 1932, Sigmund Freud and Albert Einstein conducted a correspondence subsequently published under the title ‘Why War?’ See ‘Why War: Einstein and Freud’s Little-Known Correspondence on Violence, Peace, and Human Nature’. In many ways, this dialogue between two giants…
By SAMI MOUBAYED – Asia Times Many are doubtful about the claims that the Islamic State’s figurehead is no more. But so long as the organization’s ideology is not eradicated others will take up the cause Iran appears to be 100% certain that Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, the…
By Azza Karam* UNITED NATIONS, Jul 4 2017 (IPS) – A decade ago, it was difficult to get Western policy makers in governments to be interested in the role of religious organizations in human development. The secular mind-set was such that religion was perceived, at best, as a…
Editorial – The Guardian In a speech in Versailles, France’s centrist leader seized his moment. The contrast with Theresa May’s agenda is a sobering one Emmanuel Macron went to the Palace of Versailles on Monday and proclaimed a French revolution. For those with a feel for…
By Katrina vanden Heuvel* – The Nation Fighting for justice and equality is the most patriotic act of all. In one of his first official acts upon taking office, President Trump designated the day of his inauguration a “National Day of Patriotic Devotion.” While it’s not unusual…
Silvia Ribeiro* – ALAI The future of food is definitely not what it used to be. At least where industrial agriculture is concerned. Monsanto, the best-known villain of transgenic agriculture, could soon disappear under this name from the scenario, if their purchase by Bayer is…
