The modern failures of the United Nations are not an aberration – but a product of its imperial roots, argues Conrad Landin. So how can we create a functioning system for global co-operation?
Take me to the United Nations,’ Cary Grant’s character Roger Thornhill tells his taxi driver in Alfred Hitchcock’s 1959 film North by Northwest. ‘The General Assembl...
26 June marks the 80th anniversary of the UN Charter. Yet given devastating wars in Palestine, Ukraine, Sudan and elsewhere, celebrations are likely to be muted.
The group of countries that formed the UN – a smaller group than today, for much of the world was still colonized – did so from the ashes of World Wa...
A selection of feature articles from each of the latest New Internationalist magazines.
People across the world are standing up to the power of the arms trade. Amy Hall explores its threat to life and democracy.
Confronting the impact of empire is not about getting stuck in the past, writes Amy Hall. It’s vital to how we build a better future.
As the cost of living crisis becomes entrenched, Nick Dowson examines the scene of the crime, tracks down the culprits and proposes a route to resolution.
We cannot let the ever-expanding oil and gas industry stand in the way of urgently needed climate action. Nick Dowson lays out a path to change.
Can we create a world where we don’t turn to police and prisons for justice? Amy Hall explores the movement offering a different vision for the future.
Why is a nutritious superfood being routed away from poor communities to feed salmon, pigs and pets? Hazel Healy investigates.
A selection of articles from the New Internationalist magazine archives.
Two years since the murder of an Italian student in Cairo, the Egyptian regime has yet to acknowledge the nature of its involvement writes Yohann Koshy.
Safety Through Solidarity; We Need To Talk About Climate; The Newsmongers; World Without End.
As Addis changes rapidly beneath her feet, Maya Misikir discovers a community of artists working to document its disappearing history.
Thanks to the efforts of Catherine Shovlin, a Syrian refugee camp is building a community spirit. Florence Derrick meets her.
The president of the Philippines he may be, but his reputation is as a Dirty Harry of vigilante politics.
The industry; distrust in the news; laws and regulations; key terms; term usage over time.