Month: December 2017

The 120 Member Non-Aligned Movement is no stranger to cultural diversity and the largest collective grouping of the developing world is a testament to the fact that the principle of unity in diversity can be achieved. In this context, a Political Declaration and Action Programme of the NAM on human rights and cultural diversity was…

“One child, one teacher, one book and one pen can change the world”      – Malala In 1955, at a conference held at Bandung, Indonesia the Non-Aligned Movement was born. The basic principles or concerns of NAM are to struggle against all forms of imperialism, to keep co-operation and close terms of friendship with…

“Hunger is not an issue of charity. It is an issue of justice.”    – Jacques Diouf The need for NAM back then during Cold War ushered in with factions dividing the world into two grabbing for power creating a vacuum between US led West and Soviet Union leading the East turning other nations as…

The United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS), also known as the Law of the Sea Treaty, is the international agreement that defined the limits of the territorial seas of nations and the areas in which they could exploit marine resources. It also established the rules for the use of the high…

Missiles continue to be a focus of increased international attention, discussion and activity. Their potential to carry and deliver weapons of mass destruction (WMD) payload quickly and accurately makes missiles a qualitatively significant political and military issue. In addition, the diversity of international views on matters related to missiles poses a particular challenge for efforts…

“Lack of power is a universal and basic characteristic of poverty. Poverty is not solely a lack of income, but rather is characterized by a vicious cycle of powerlessness, stigmatization, discrimination, exclusion and material deprivation, which all mutually reinforce each other.”                            …

The emergence of new security threats has led to a reconceptualization of the concept of security. Security in a post-Cold War world is not merely an absence from armed threat or war. The concept has undergone an expansion and has been moving away from traditional, state-centric conceptions of security that focused primarily on the safety…

The recent visit of Indonesian Foreign Minister Retno Marsudi to Tunisia and the meeting between the Foreign Ministers of the two nations held in Tunis in October 2017 has further strengthened the bilateral relations between the two. Both Indonesia and Tunisia have based their foreign policy ideals on the principles of the Non-Aligned Movement. Besides…