By Joel H. Rosenthal (New York) – Against the bleak backdrop of war in Ukraine, climate emergency, food and energy shortages, and multiple refugee crises—true north on anyone’s moral compass is especially hard to find. In 2022, the power of ethics as a force for good is needed more than ever. Combined…

By Thalif Deen – UNITED NATIONS – The Russian invasion of Ukraine in February 2022 has resulted in a never-ending flow of arms to the battle-scarred country— elevating the besieged nation to the ranks of one of the major recipients of US weapons and American security assistance. As of last week,…

WebPublicaPress (United Nations / New York) -All together 143 UN Member-States voted to condemn Russia’s illegal referenda and attempts to annex parts of Ukraine. Only four countries voted with Russia: Belarus, North Korea, Syria, Nicaragua. It was the highest number of votes against Russia since start of their illegal invasion on Ukraine on February…

By Zulfikar Abbany (DW) - Back in the 60s, the Outer Space Treaty provided us with an assurance of peace and security in the Cold War space race. So much has changed since then — so, why hasn’t the Treaty? Each time the USA planted a flag on the moon, it…

By Thalif Deen – UNITED NATIONS - The United Nations has singled out 42 countries (out of 193 member states) for condemnation– virtually blacklisting them– for retaliating against human rights activists and journalists If you cooperate with the United Nations and complain about human rights abuses in your home country, chances are…

By John J. Metzler - Massive and spreading protests have rocked Iran in the wake of widening social discontent following the death of a woman Mahsa Amini, who died in police custody.  Her crime?  Not wearing the obligatory headscarf properly. Demonstrations across the country have jolted the Islamic Republic to its core as thousands of…

Viewpoint by John Feffer (Foreign Policy in Focus (FPIF), a project of the Institute for Policy Studies, has published this article on September 28, 2022.) WASHINGTON, D.C. (IDN) — When a country starts casting around for 60-year-old veterans to send to the front, you know something’s wrong. All hands don’t go on deck…