Sir Ronald Sanders: Don’t pour champagne just yet to celebrate ICJ opinion on environmental harm
By Sir Ronald Sanders Sir Ronald Sanders On July 23 , the International Court of Justice (ICJ) delivered an advisory opinion at the request of the UN General Assembly – driven by small island states such as Antigua and Barbuda,…
Reparations and the Privy Council
Great store has recently been placed throughout the Caribbean in Jamaica making a petition to King Charles seeking a legal opinion from the Judicial Committee of his Privy Council on several questions relating to reparations for slavery.
Sir Roanald Sanders – Stinging slap: Did it hurt political power or press freedom?
Sir Ronald Sanders When it occurred, in the early 1970s in Guyana, it caused a serious period of apprehension. In what was seen as an abuse of power, a politician in Guyana slapped Rickey Singh, an intrepid journalist, because he…
Dying Like Flies or Russian Military Inferiority
By Peter Polack Peter Polack The Russian offensive in the Ukraine or a Special Military Disaster has descended from slight battlefield gains into mass deployment of drones and a few missiles into urban population centers. A genocide attempt reminiscent of…
Sir Ronald Sanders: Weaponised drones threat to Caribbean security: Early action necessary
By Sir Ronald Sanders Sir Ronald Sanders The Caribbean faces a new and urgent threat: weaponised drones in criminal hands are rapidly proliferating into the hands of criminal actors, non-state militias, and private contractors. What began as experimental tools for…
The Inevitable Militarization of Space?
For decades, international treaties and diplomatic pressure largely constrained the militarization of space. But in the 2020s, open defiance has replaced subtle circumvention, and the prospect of full-scale weaponization is no longer theoretical.
Ventilation Shutdown Is One of the Cruelest Ways to Kill Animals
The least humane way of culling poultry and pigs has become increasingly common.
US FDI revenge tax co-author: “Still a possibility”
From fDi Beyond Borders Beyond Borders The latest news and analysis on cross-border investment Jacopo Dettoni July 3, 2025 Welcome everyone to a new episode of Beyond Borders. Donald Trump’s threats are starting to pay off in the form of…
A Communist Wins the Left Primary in Chile and Prepares to Battle the Right in the Presidential Election in November
By Vijay Prashad and Taroa Zúñiga Silva AUTHOR BIO: Vijay Prashad is an Indian historian, editor, and journalist. He is a writing fellow and chief correspondent at Globetrotter. He is an editor of LeftWord Books and the director of Tricontinental: Institute for Social Research. He has…
Food Museums Uncover the Culture, Science, and History Behind the Food at the End of Your Fork
Institutions like New York City’s Museum of Food and Drink are making food literacy fun.
