News headlines for “Geopolitics”, page 1047
Opinion: Finance Like a Cancer Grows
- Inter Press Service
ROME, May 26 (IPS) - It is astonishing that every week we see action being taken in various part of the world against the financial sector, without any noticeable reaction of public opinion.
Accusations of ‘Apartheid’ Cause Israelis to Backpedal
- Inter Press Service
Failure of Review Conference Brings World Close to Nuclear Cataclysm, Warn Activists
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, May 23 (IPS) - After nearly four weeks of negotiations, the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) Review Conference ended in a predictable outcome: a text overwhelmingly reflecting the views and interests of the nuclear-armed states and some of their nuclear-dependent allies.
Ethiopia’s First Film at Cannes Gives Moving View of Childhood, Gender
- Inter Press Service
CANNES, May 22 (IPS) - A boy, a sheep and a stunning mountain landscape. These are the three stars of Lamb, a poignant film directed by 36-year-old Yared Zeleke and Ethiopia's first entry in France's prestigious Cannes International Film Festival.
Opinion: Voice of Civil Society Muffled in Post-2015 Negotiations for Better Future
- Inter Press Service
LONDON, May 22 (IPS) - In September, the United Nations will agree on new Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) which will set development priorities for the next 15 years. The draft goals that have been developed are ambitious – they seek to end poverty and ensure no one is left behind.
A Chimera in Growing Cooperation Between China and Brazil
- Inter Press Service
RIO DE JANEIRO, May 21 (IPS) - A total of 35 agreements and contracts were signed during Chinese Prime Minister Li Keqiang's visit to Brazil, as part of the growing ties between the two countries. But there is one project that drew all the attention: the Transcontinental Railway.
Germany’s Asylum Seekers – You Can't Evict a Movement
- Inter Press Service
BERLIN, May 21 (IPS) - In a move to take their message of solidarity to refugees across the country and calling for their voices to be heard in Europe's ongoing debate on migration, Germany's asylum seekers have taken their nationwide protest movement for change on the road under the slogan: "You Can't Evict a Movement!".
Opinion: New World Information Order, Internet and the Global South – Part I
- Inter Press Service
VILLAGE TUDOROVICI, Montenegro, May 21 (IPS) - More than four decades ago, the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) launched the concept of a New International Information Order (NIIO).
Climate Change: Some Companies Reject ‘Business as Usual’
- Inter Press Service
PARIS, May 21 (IPS) - When it comes to climate change, business as usual is simply "not an option".
The U.N. at 70: The Past and Future of U.N. Peacekeeping
- Inter Press Service
NEW YORK, May 21 (IPS) - When the Cold War ended in 1991, there was hope the U.N. Security Council would be able to take decisive action to create a more peaceful world. Early blue helmet successes in Cambodia, Namibia, Mozambique, and El Salvador seemed to vindicate that assessment.
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