News headlines for “Geopolitics”, page 1079
OPINION: Israeli Peace Activists Grapple with Dilemma
- Inter Press Service
JERUSALEM, Aug 07 (IPS) - "Strong together, we love Israel and trust the army" – while a tentative truce takes root, banners adorned with the national colours still dominate cities and highways across the country.
Atom Bomb Anniversary Spotlights Persistent Nuclear Threat
- Inter Press Service
TOKYO, Aug 07 (IPS) - It has been 69 years, but the memory is fresh in the minds of 190,000 survivors and their descendants. It has been 69 years but a formal apology has yet to be issued. It has been 69 years – and the likelihood of it happening all over again is still a frightening reality.
OPINION: Toward an Inclusive TPP Trade Pact
- Inter Press Service
WASHINGTON, Aug 06 (IPS) - The Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) negotiations have been hitting headlines recently, but not for all the right reasons.
Hezbollah Tacitly Accepted for the Sake of Lebanese Stability
- Inter Press Service
BEIRUT, Aug 05 (IPS) - Concerns about supporting a national army collaborating with a ‘terrorist organisation' in Lebanon have in recent times been superseded by threats inherent in growing regional conflict.
U.N.'s "Responsibility to Protect" Another Casualty in Gaza
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Aug 04 (IPS) - When world political leaders met at the United Nations back in 2005, they unanimously adopted a resolution affirming the principle of "Responsibility to Protect" (R2P), aimed primarily at safeguarding innocent civilians from war crimes, genocide, mass atrocities and ethnic cleansing.
Will Climate Change Lead to Conflict or Cooperation?
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Aug 04 (IPS) - The headline of every article about the relationship between climate change and conflict should be "It's complicated," according to Clionadh Raleigh.
Iran, One Year Under Rouhani
- Inter Press Service
WASHINGTON, Aug 04 (IPS) - When Hassan Rouhani was declared Iran's president last year, large crowds gathered in the streets of Tehran to celebrate his surprise victory. But while hope for a better life persists, Iranians continue to face harsh realities.
The ‘Global’ Land Rush
- Inter Press Service
OAKLAND, United States, Aug 04 (IPS) - The first years of the twenty-first century will be remembered for a global land rush of nearly unprecedented scale.
Analysis: Ten Reasons for Saying ‘No’ to the North Over Trade
- Inter Press Service
GENEVA/ROME, Aug 03 (IPS) - India's decisive stand last week not to adopt the protocol of amendment of the trade facilitation agreement (TFA) unless credible rules were in place for the development issues of the South was met with "astonishment" and "dismay" by trade diplomats from the North, who described New Delhi's as "hostage-taking" and "suicidal".
U.S. Summit Seeks to Play Catch-Up in Africa
- Inter Press Service
WASHINGTON, Aug 03 (IPS) - Despite worsening crises in Ukraine, Gaza, and elsewhere in the Middle East, the administration of President Barack Obama hopes next week to focus at least some more positive attention on Africa.
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