By Hazel Henderson* – Ethical Markets Backing out of the U S Commitment to the 2015 UN Climate Accords signed in Paris by 195 nations, Trump himself risks derailing his own brand and Trump-branded properties worldwide. This additional unforced error, warned against by his top…
By Secretary-General António Guterres In a letter to Permanent Representatives of 193 member states, the Secretary-General details his plan for a revitalization of the UN system. UNITED NATIONS, May 31 2017 (IPS) – Through a series of recent global agreements on sustainable…
By MARK LANDLER – The New York Times WASHINGTON — The last time relations between the United States and Europe were this bad — in the spring of 2003, during the buildup to the invasion of Iraq — the administration of George W. Bush decided to “punish France, ignore Germany and…
Joseph Robertson* – The Guardian A 21st-century American infrastructure agenda depends on the Paris Agreement Tuesday 30 May 2017 – There is only one part of President Trump’s agenda with real opportunity for a big win, right now, and that is infrastructure. And the Paris…
Pillar – lobelog.comt/ In his speech in Riyadh, President Trump said his administration was adopting “Principled Realism”—capitalized in the official White House version of the speech, as if to make a statement that there is a distinct doctrine being followed, one worthy of the…
Paul Krugman – The New York Times Donald Trump has two false beliefs about energy, one personal, one political. And the latter may send the world on a path to disaster.
Johan Galtung – TRANSCEND Media Service, EDITORIAL A lot is happening. As in “Trump’s First Hundred Days of War Crimes” (CouterPunch 19 May 2017), breaking international law as if it did not exist, killing in Yemen-Pakistan-Somalia with drones-bombing-assaults in spite of…
by John Feffer* – lobelog.com Conservatives used to love to lambaste Barack Obama for traveling abroad and “apologizing” for U.S. conduct. Mitt Romney popularized the argument during one of the presidential debates in 2012.
By Bev Postma* WASHINGTON DC, May 26 2017 (IPS) – As World Hunger Day May 28 approaches, it is time for us all to redouble our efforts to reach the goal of Zero Hunger by prioritizing the battle against micronutrient deficiency. If the international community pulls together this…
Analysis by Kalinga Seneviratne BANGKOK (IDN) – When China hosted a two-day conference in May to help revive the ancient trade routes from Asia to Europe and Africa it was greeted with scepticism by most of the western media. But in much of Asia the mood was more of optimism and…
