Global Issues
News headlines for “Geopolitics”, page 1121
Health Gaps Between Most Countries Could Close by 2035
- Inter Press Service
WASHINGTON, Dic 03 (IPS) - The gap in health standards between the world's poorest countries and the more advanced middle-income nations could close by the year 2035, according to a major new report published Tuesday by Britain's The Lancet medical journal.
The Carbon Warrior
- Inter Press Service
NEW YORK, Dic 01 (IPS) - Watching the colossal destruction of Typhoon Haiyan over the past month, Columbia University Professor Graciela Chichilnisky knows one thing for sure: climate change will likely result in more of these massive storms, threatening the very existence of humanity.
Egypt Begs Gulf for Rescue
- Inter Press Service
CAIRO, Dic 01 (IPS) - "Subsidies from the Arab world are large and reflect Arabs' love towards the Egyptian people, but we cannot depend on that to build an economy that can compete with other countries," said economist Dr Alia el Mahdi.
Arab World Sinks Deeper into Water Crisis, Warns UNDP
- Inter Press Service
, Nov 29 (IPS) - The Arab world is widely perceived as blessed with an embarrassment of riches: an abundance of oil (Saudi Arabia), one of the world's highest per capita incomes (Qatar), and home to the world's tallest luxury building (United Arab Emirates).
From Tehran to Tokyo, U.S. Geo-Strategic Shifts in Motion
- Inter Press Service
WASHINGTON, Nov 29 (IPS) - From the Middle East to the East China Sea, the last week's events have offered a particularly vivid example of the much-heralded shift in foreign policy priorities under the administration of President Barack Obama.
Global Trade Winds Leave the Poor Gasping
- Inter Press Service
TOKYO, Nov 29 (IPS) - For years, it was the power chamber at the headquarters of the World Trade Organisation (WTO) in Geneva - the Director General's Conference Room, more popularly known as the Green Room, where a handful of delegates would gather for important discussions and meetings.
Aiming at NATO, Hitting Afghans
- Inter Press Service
PESHAWAR, Nov 29 (IPS) - A blockade of NATO supplies to Afghanistan by cricketer-turned-politician Imran Khan's party has ended up hitting Pakistan's legal trade with its neighbour, say local traders and truckers.
An Embittered Riyadh May Weigh Nuclear Option
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Nov 27 (IPS) - Saudi Arabia's unyielding opposition to last week's interim nuclear agreement with Iran has triggered speculation about its own projection of military power in the Middle East.
‘Business Is Business, Moses Is Moses’
- Inter Press Service
HAIFA, Northern Israel, Nov 27 (IPS) - As civil war paralyses Syria's transit routes and political flux in Egypt may affect security at the Suez Canal, Israel is busy repositioning itself as a transhipment hub and trade gateway to the Middle East.
Spring Bursts Among the Toubou in Libya´s Desert
- Inter Press Service
MURZUQ, Libya, Nov 26 (IPS) - "Can there possibly be anything more satisfying than teaching your own language to your own people?" Abdel Salam Wahali remarked to IPS. He is a teacher of Tebu, an ancient language which is experiencing a boom in post-Gaddafi Libya.
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