Global Issues
News headlines for “Geopolitics”, page 1098
OP-ED: The Elephant vs. the Shark
- Inter Press Service
WASHINGTON, Mar 25 (IPS) - To pivot, according to the venerable Oxford English Dictionary, means "to turn as on a pivot." Which takes us to the noun, which seems more appropriate for describing the Obama administration's Pacific policy: "That on which anything turns; a cardinal or central point."
U.N. Diplomats, Cut Off from Banks, Seek Haven in Mattresses
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Mar 25 (IPS) - Addressing a closed-door meeting of the Group of 77 (G77) developing countries last week, a visibly angry Latin American delegate recounted the growing new hostility towards foreign diplomats in New York city.
U.S. Joins Global Transparency Tide in Extractives Sector
- Inter Press Service
WASHINGTON, Mar 24 (IPS) - An unusual combination of industry, government, investors and civil society here is celebrating the United States' initial acceptance into a prominent global initiative aimed at strengthening transparency and accountability in the extractives industry.
The Uses of Ukraine
- Inter Press Service
WASHINGTON, Mar 24 (IPS) - The observation that the Chinese characters for the word "crisis" combine the characters for "danger" and "opportunity" has become a staple of Washington foreign policy discourse for years.
Women Seek Stand-Alone Goal for Gender in Post-2015 Agenda
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Mar 24 (IPS) - The 45-member U.N. Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) concluded its annual 10-day session Saturday with several key pronouncements, including on reproductive health, women's rights, sexual violence, female genital mutilation (FGM) and the role of women in implementing the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs).
Putting Climate Polluters in the Dock
- Inter Press Service
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, Mar 24 (IPS) - Can Caribbean governments take legal action against other countries that they believe are warming the planet with devastating consequences?
Beyond the Millennium Development Goals
- Inter Press Service
GENEVA, Mar 24 (IPS) - The United Nations' Post-2015 Development Agenda should not simply extend the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), or reformulate the goals, but focus instead on global systemic reforms and secure an accommodating international environment for sustainable development.
Sri Lanka Prepares for Geneva Showdown
- Inter Press Service
COLOMBO, Mar 24 (IPS) - As Sri Lanka steadfastly refuses any external inquiry into human rights abuses allegedly committed when the government pushed a military victory over Tamil rebels in its decades-long sectarian conflict, right groups say the global community is left with no option but to push for an international investigation.
Ukraine Confronts Another Split
- Inter Press Service
DONETSK, Ukraine, Mar 23 (IPS) - In Donetsk's Lenin Square, Yuroslav Korotenko keeps a constant vigil inside a tent erected just a few feet away from a massive statue of Soviet leader Vladimir Lenin.
A Budding Alliance: Vietnam and the Philippines Confront China
- Inter Press Service
WASHINGTON, Mar 22 (IPS) - Last year, the Philippines brought a complaint against China's aggressive actions in the West Philippine Sea to the United Nations Arbitral Tribunal. It was a master stroke by the Philippine government.
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