Global Issues
News headlines for “Geopolitics”, page 1127
Syria’s Economy May Be Devastated for 30 Years
- Inter Press Service
WASHINGTON, Nov 08 (IPS) - The almost three-year-old Syrian civil war has been a "silent war on human and economic development", destroying the ability of ordinary Syrian citizens to maintain basic livelihoods, according to a report launched here Wednesday by two United Nations agencies.
Iran's Zarif Talks Possible Details on Nuclear Deal
- Inter Press Service
GENEVA, Nov 08 (IPS) - Raising expectations for a deal over its controversial nuclear programme, Iran's chief negotiator Mohammad Javad Zarif has said that a joint statement on the framework of a nuclear deal could be issued as early as Friday here amid ongoing negotiations with the P5+1 group of world powers.
U.S. a Favourite Roost of Vulture Funds
- Inter Press Service
WASHINGTON, Nov 07 (IPS) - Aggressive creditors and investors are seriously undermining the ability of poor countries to deal sustainably with debt issues, academics and anti-poverty campaigners told a briefing at the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday.
World Headed for a High-Speed Carbon Crash
- Inter Press Service
UXBRIDGE, Canada, Nov 07 (IPS) - If global carbon emissions continue to rise at their current rate, humanity will eventually be left with no other option than a costly, world war-like mobilisation, scientists warned this week.
Drone Strike Served CIA Revenge, Blocked Pakistan’s Strategy
- Inter Press Service
WASHINGTON, Nov 07 (IPS) - After a drone strike had reportedly killed Pakistani Taliban leader Hakimullah Mehsud Nov. 1, the spokesperson for the U.S. National Security Council declared that, if true, it would be "a serious loss" for the terrorist organisation.
Israel’s Nuclear Ambiguity Prodded
- Inter Press Service
OCCUPIED EAST JERUSALEM, Nov 07 (IPS) - As Palestinian-Israeli peace talks and nuclear talks on Iran's disputed nuclear programme continue, a unique international conference, "A Middle East without Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMDs)", was held in Jerusalem.
New Law Threatens to Choke Freedom in Egypt
- Inter Press Service
CAIRO, Nov 07 (IPS) - Demonstrations have been at the heart of historic upheavals in Egypt since January 2011. But a newly proposed law that seeks to regulate protests could imperil one of the biggest gains of the Arab Spring revolution here: freedom of expression.
Cracks Widen in U.S.-Saudi Alliance
- Inter Press Service
WASHINGTON, Nov 07 (IPS) - While Monday's meeting between Secretary of State John Kerry and Saudi King Abdullah may have helped calm the waters, the latest anxieties and anger expressed by Riyadh toward the United States has reignited debate here about the value of the two countries' long-standing alliance.
U.S., Iran Try to Narrow Gaps on Nuclear Deal
- Inter Press Service
GENEVA, Nov 06 (IPS) - Against a backdrop of cautious optimism, Iran and six world powers known as the P5+1 are reconvening here for talks Nov. 7-8 over Tehran's nuclear programme.
OP-ED: Act Now, Act Big to End Sexual Violence in DRC
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Nov 06 (IPS) - Imagine an orphanage where over 300 children born out of rape have been abandoned because of the shame and stigma associated with sexual violence. Imagine a town where, in the last year, 11 infants between the ages of 6 months and 1 year, and 59 small children from 1 to 3 years old, have been raped.
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