Global Issues
News headlines for “Geopolitics”, page 1103
OP-ED: Toward a Final-Phase Deal with Iran
- Inter Press Service
WASHINGTON, Mar 04 (IPS) - Last month, negotiators from the United States, its P5+1 partners (China, France, Germany, Russia, and the United Kingdom), and Iran agreed to a framework for talks on a "comprehensive solution that would ensure Iran's nuclear programme will be exclusively peaceful."
Crimea Faces a ‘Frozen Conflict’
- Inter Press Service
KIEV, Mar 04 (IPS) - Crimea could remain under Russian control indefinitely as the current crisis - described by some politicians as Europe's gravest since the end of the Cold War – threatens to turn into a "frozen conflict", experts say.
U.S. Hawks Take Flight over Ukraine
- Inter Press Service
WASHINGTON, Mar 04 (IPS) - A familiar clutch of hawks have taken wing over the rapidly developing crisis in Ukraine, as neo-conservatives and other interventionists claim that President Barack Obama's preference for diplomacy over military action invited Russian aggression.
If a Two-State Solution Fails, What Next?
- Inter Press Service
WASHINGTON, Mar 04 (IPS) - The failure of peace talks between Israel and the Palestinians could lead to a significant shift in public opinion in the United States regarding Israel's future, according to a new poll released Monday.
OP-ED: The Care Imperative
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Mar 03 (IPS) - As the debate about a future global development agenda to succeed the Millennium Development Goals in 2015 gathers pace, there is broad agreement that gender equality and women's empowerment are crucial components.
Political Wrangling Stymies CAR Peacekeeping Force
- Inter Press Service
, Mar 03 (IPS) - Budget constraints in Washington and obstinacy at the highest levels of the African Union (AU) have combined to dangerously delay a possible U.N. peacekeeping mission in the Central African Republic (CAR), according to sources close to negotiations currently underway in New York.
Death Penalty - A Long and Constant Path Towards Abolition
- Inter Press Service
ROME, Mar 03 (IPS) - Until the late 1970s, only 16 countries had abolished the capital punishment for all crimes. Today, abolitionist nations are the overwhelming majority. More than two-thirds of nations, over 150 of the 193 members of the United Nations, have now rejected the death penalty or do not carry out executions.
Resolving Nuclear Arms Claims Hinges on Iran’s Demand for Documents
- Inter Press Service
WASHINGTON, Mar 01 (IPS) - The Barack Obama administration has demanded that Iran resolve "past and present concerns" about the "possible military dimensions" of its nuclear programme as a condition for signing a comprehensive nuclear agreement with Tehran.
Emerging Economies - From Easy Money to Hard Landing?
- Inter Press Service
GENEVA, Mar 01 (IPS) - Before the world economy has been able to fully recover from the crisis that began more than five years ago, there is a widespread fear that we may be poised for yet another crisis, this time in emerging economies.
After Sochi, the Hounding Game
- Inter Press Service
MOSCOW, Mar 01 (IPS) - Fears are growing in Russia that the Kremlin is preparing a crackdown on rights activists following the end of the Sochi Winter Olympics.
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