Global Issues
News headlines for “Geopolitics”, page 1107
Internet Holds a Presidential Hope
- Inter Press Service
ANKARA, Feb 14 (IPS) - Turkey is waiting to see if President Abdullah Gul will ratify the government's controversial Internet bill, which opposition parties, civil society and the international community call a major restriction on freedom of expression.
Obama’s Arms Sales Policy: Promotion or Restraint?
- Inter Press Service
WASHINGTON, Feb 13 (IPS) - The United States is the world's leading arms trafficking nation, with $60 billion in arms transfer agreements last year alone. In 2011, U.S. companies and the U.S. government controlled over three-quarters of the international weapons trade.
OECD in “Game-Changing” Move to Halt Tax Evasion
- Inter Press Service
WASHINGTON, Feb 13 (IPS) - A major grouping of rich countries has unveiled a new model for the automatic exchange of certain individual financial information between countries, aimed at significantly cutting down on offshore tax evasion.
OP-ED: We Need Everyone to Build a More Sustainable World
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Feb 13 (IPS) - Last week, I had the privilege of attending the Delhi Sustainable Development Summit, an annual event that deals with a subject that is very close to my heart. The summit gathered together amazing people: Nobel Prize winners, thought leaders, heads of state, corporate innovators, and academicians to deal with the paramount challenges of the 21st Century all focused on three pressing dimensions of sustainability: food, water and energy.
Nuke Summit Agenda Circumvents Armed Powers
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Feb 11 (IPS) - When over 50 world leaders meet in the Netherlands next month for a Nuclear Security Summit (NSS), the primary focus will be on a politically-loaded question: how do we prevent non-state actors and terrorists from getting their hands on nuclear weapons or nuclear materials?
An Iran in Flux Marks 35th Anniversary of Revolution
- Inter Press Service
WASHINGTON, Feb 11 (IPS) - Thirty-five years ago today, millions of Iranians embraced a religious leader promising freedom from a corrupt monarchy and national independence. Now many want a better standard of living and improved civil rights.
Website Welcomes Wildlife Trafficking Whistleblowers
- Inter Press Service
WASHINGTON, Feb 10 (IPS) - A group of international organisations fighting illicit wildlife trafficking has unveiled a new website aimed at assisting whistleblowers who want to aid in the fight against wildlife crimes.
Fossil Fuel Subsidies Dampen Shift Towards Renewables
- Inter Press Service
NEW YORK, Feb 10 (IPS) - Despite evolving public awareness and alarm over climate change, subsidies for the production and consumption of fossil fuels remain a stubborn impediment to shifting the world's energy matrix towards renewable sources.
Bursting the ‘Blood Bubble’
- Inter Press Service
MISHOR ADUMIM INDUSTRIAL ZONE, Occupied West Bank, Feb 09 (IPS) - The longstanding Israeli practice of labelling settlement products ‘Made in Israel' is leading to mounting opposition to the occupation.
Egypt’s Generals Face a Watery Battle
- Inter Press Service
CAIRO, Feb 06 (IPS) - Heavy reliance on water intensive crops, a major upstream dam project for the Nile basin, and rising groundwater levels pushing at pharaoh-era monuments will be pressing issues for the next Egyptian president - whether military or civilian.
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