News headlines for “Geopolitics”, page 1049
After 53 Years, Obama to Normalise Ties with Cuba
- Inter Press Service
WASHINGTON, Dic 18 (IPS) - In perhaps his boldest foreign-policy move during his presidency, Barack Obama Wednesday announced that he intends to establish full diplomatic relations with Cuba.
‘Record’ Illicit Money Lost by Developing Countries Triples in a Decade
- Inter Press Service
WASHINGTON, Dic 16 (IPS) - Developing countries are losing money through illicit channels at twice the rate at which their economies are growing, according to new estimates released Tuesday. Further, the total volume of these lost funds appears to be rapidly expanding.
Russian Arms Producers Move Ahead of Western Rivals
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Dic 16 (IPS) - The world's top 100 arms producing companies racked up 402 billion dollars in weapons sales and military services in 2013, according to the latest figures released by the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI).
The Sad Future of Our Planet
- Inter Press Service
Dirty Energy Reliance Undercuts U.S., Canada Rhetoric at Climate Talks
- Inter Press Service
LIMA, Dic 13 (IPS) - While U.S. and Canadian officials delivered speeches about how the world needs to step up to their responsibilities at the U.N. climate negotiations in Lima, Peru, activists from North America demanded clear answers back home on their governments' relationships with fossil fuel corporations, as well as the future of several major oil projects across the continent.
OPINION: How Shifting to the Cloud Can Unlock Innovation for Food and Farming
- Inter Press Service
LIMA, Dic 13 (IPS) - The digital revolution that is continuing to develop at lightening speed is an exciting new ally in our fight for global food security in the face of climate change.
OPINION: Europe Has Lost Its Compass
- Inter Press Service
ROME, Dic 13 (IPS) - The Swedish Social Democrat government, which took office only two months ago, has just resigned. The far-right anti-immigrant Sweden Democrats sided with the four-party centre-right opposition alliance, and new elections will be held in March next year.
What Future for the ACP-EU Partnership Post-2015?
- Inter Press Service
BRUSSELS, Dic 12 (IPS) - "There are still prospects for a meaningful ACP-EU partnership, capable of contributing and responding concretely and effectively to the objectives of promoting and attaining peace, security, poverty eradication and sustainable development," according to the top official of the African, Caribbean and Pacific Group of States (ACP).
OPINION: Climate Change and Inequalities: How Will They Impact Women?
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Dic 12 (IPS) - Among all the impacts of climate change, from rising sea levels to landslides and flooding, there is one that does not get the attention it deserves: an exacerbation of inequalities, particularly for women.
Climate Change Creates New Geography of Food
- Inter Press Service
LIMA, Dic 12 (IPS) - The magnitude of the climate changes brought about by global warming and the alterations in rainfall patterns are modifying the geography of food production in the tropics, warned participants at the climate summit in the Peruvian capital.
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