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A global survey of 101 countries shows that the global majority supports a world parliament elected by citizens to address global issues, reflecting widespread concerns about an outdated and undemocratic international order. Credit: Democracy without borders Opinion by Democracy Without Borders (Berlin, Germany) Tuesday January 20, 2026 Inter-Press Office BERLIN, Germany, Jan 20 (IPS) – […]
Image: AI generated / shutterstock.com Opinion by Jordan Ryan Monday January 19, 2026 Inter-Press Office The recent announcement from the Trump administration withdrawal from 66 international organizations was received with a mixture of alarm and applause. While the main issue signals a dramatic retreat from the world stage, a closer look reveals a more nuanced […]
Yamide Dagnet, Senior Vice President, International at the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC). Credit: COP30 by Joyce Chimbi (nairobi) Thursday January 15, 2026 Inter-Press Office NAIROBI, Jan 15 (IPS) – President Donald Trump has escalated efforts to further distance the United States from international organizations and entities focused on climate, environment and energy. This strategy […]
Donald Trump, President of the United States of America, addresses the general debate during the eightieth session of the General Assembly in 2025. Credit: UN Photo/Evan Schneider. by Oritro Karim (united nations) Thursday January 8, 2026 Inter-Press Office President Donald Trump’s executive order to end US support to 66 international organizations, including 31 United Nations […]
Opinion by Anis Chowdhury (dhaka, bangladesh) Thursday January 8, 2026 Inter-Press Office DHAKA, Bangladesh, Jan 8 (IPS) – As many of you know, I have been called in out of the blue to help the interim government led by Nobel laureate Professor Muhammad Yunus stabilize the economy that is in ruins under the fallen autocratic-kleptocratic […]
The UN report, released last month, calls for a fundamental recalibration of global security and development strategies, prioritizing diplomacy and international cooperation to reverse the current trend of rising military spending. Credit: UNDP Opinion by Alice Slater (New York) Tuesday January 6, 2026 Inter-Press Office Alice Slater serves on the boards of World BEYOND War […]
Opinion by Jomo Kwame Sundaram (Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia) Tuesday January 6, 2026 Inter-Press Office KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia, Jan 6 (IPS) – While US President Donald Trump has blamed the BRICS and foreign investors for de-dollarization, his rhetoric, actions and policies are mainly responsible for the recent acceleration of the trend. Jomo Kwame Sundaram Threats and […]
Pro-Democratic demonstrators gather in front of the Sudanese army headquarters in the capital Khartoum. Credit: Masarib/Ahmed Bahhar via UN News Opinion by Robert Misik (Vienna, Austria) Monday January 5, 2026 Inter-Press Office VIENNA, Austria, Jan 5 (IPS) – Think of our political systems not just as battlefields of passions, ideologies and economic interests, but as […]
Security Council meets to discuss threats to international peace and security. Credit: UN Photo/Mark Garten by Cecilia Russel (united nations and johannesburg) Monday January 5, 2026 Inter-Press Office UNITED NATIONS & JOHANNESBURG, Jan 5 (IPS) – United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres expressed deep concern about Venezuela’s immediate future. In a statement read by the Under-Secretary-General […]
Credit: Brenton Geach/Gallo Images Opinion by inés m. pousadela (Montevideo, Uruguay) Saturday December 27, 2025 Inter-Press Office MONTEVIDEO, Uruguay, Dec 27 (IPS) – Hours before world leaders gathered in Johannesburg for the 2025 G20 summit in November, hundreds of South African women in black spent 15 minutes in a city park – one for every […]
