News headlines for “Geopolitics”, page 1078
OPINION: Islamic State in Iraq: Confronting the Threat
- Inter Press Service
WASHINGTON, Aug 12 (IPS) - The Islamic State's territorial expansion and barbaric executions in Iraq and Syria are a gathering threat and must be confronted. American air bombardment, however, is the wrong course of action, and will not necessarily weaken ISIS or DA'ISH, as it's known in Arabic.
What Do the World Bank and IMF Have to Do With the Ukraine Conflict?
- Inter Press Service
OAKLAND, United States, Aug 12 (IPS) - Mostly unreported as the Ukraine conflict captures headlines, international financing has played a significant role in the current conflict in Ukraine.
U.S. Avoided Threat to Act on Israel’s Civilian Targeting
- Inter Press Service
WASHINGTON, Aug 12 (IPS) - United Nations officials and human rights organisations have characterised Israeli attacks on civilian targets during the IDF war on Gaza as violations of the laws of war.
Swamped by Rising Seas, Small Islands Seek a Lifeline
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Aug 11 (IPS) - The world's 52 small island developing states (SIDS), some in danger of being wiped off the face of the earth because of sea-level rise triggered by climate change, will be the focus of an international conference in the South Pacific island nation of Samoa next month.
Aleppo Struggles to Provide for Basic Needs as Regime Closes In
- Inter Press Service
ALEPPO, Syria, Aug 11 (IPS) - The single, heavily damaged supply road remaining into the rebel-held, eastern area of the city is acutely exposed to enemy fire.
Egypt’s Poor Easy Victims of Quack Medicine
- Inter Press Service
CAIRO, Aug 10 (IPS) - Magda Ibrahim first learnt that she had endometrial cancer when she went to a clinic to diagnose recurring bladder pain and an abnormal menstrual discharge. Unable to afford the recommended hospital treatment, the uninsured 53-year-old widow turned to what she hoped would be a quicker and cheaper therapy.
Qualified Backing for Obama’s Iraq Intervention
- Inter Press Service
WASHINGTON, Aug 09 (IPS) - U.S. President Barack Obama's authorisation of limited military action in northern Iraq, announced in a national television address late Thursday night, has so far received support – albeit highly qualified in some cases -- from across the mainstream political spectrum.
OPINION: Happy Birthday “UNO-City” – UN’s Vienna Headquarters Marks 35th Anniversary
- Inter Press Service
VIENNA, Aug 08 (IPS) - Austrians call it "UNO-City". The United Nations calls it the Vienna International Centre (VIC). Both names give a hint of the scale and scope of the U.N's headquarters in the Austrian capital, but not the full story.
Latin America Closes Ranks in Solidarity with the People of Gaza
- Inter Press Service
CARACAS, Aug 07 (IPS) - Latin America is the region whose governments have taken the firmest stance in support of Gaza in face of the battering from Israel, withdrawing a number of ambassadors from Tel Aviv and issuing harsh statements from several presidents against the attacks on the Palestinian people.
Israel Bites Hand that Feeds, U.S. Feeds Hand that Bites
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Aug 07 (IPS) - There is an age-old axiom in politics, says a cynical Asian diplomat, that you don't bite the hand that feeds you.
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