Global Issues
News headlines for “Geopolitics”, page 1163
OP-ED: Egypt Coup Challenges U.S. Credibility
- Inter Press Service
WASHINGTON, Jul 05 (IPS) - The military's removal of democratically elected President Mohamed Morsi poses a serious challenge to Washington's pro-democracy agenda and its ability to influence events in Egypt and the rest of the region.
Spy Contractor Bug in Ecuador Embassy Fails to Stop Wikileaks
- Inter Press Service
WASHINGTON, Jul 05 (IPS) - Spy equipment from the Surveillance Group Limited, a British private detective agency based in Worcester, England, has been found in the Ecuadorean embassy in London where Julian Assange, editor of Wikileaks, has taken refuge.
Egypt Between a Public Movement and a Military Coup
- Inter Press Service
CAIRO, Jul 05 (IPS) - In less than three days, Egypt moved from being under Islamists into civilian hands. Mohamed Morsi, Egypt's first democratically elected president, was overthrown by the army on Wednesday after massive nationwide protests calling for his removal on the first anniversary of his election to power.
Activists Preserve a Part of Syria's Revolution
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Jul 04 (IPS) - For the small town of Kafranbel in Syria, the old saying "a pen is mightier than a sword" still rings true. Every week in Kafranbel, protesters draw posters, write banners and demonstrate against the regime of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad.
Snowden Is No Trifling Matter
- Inter Press Service
MONTEVIDEO/WASHINGTON, Jul 04 (IPS) - The suspicion that Bolivian President Evo Morales' jet was carrying Edward Snowden, the former intelligence contractor who has become Washington´s public enemy number one, triggered an unprecedented international incident.
U.S. Walks Tightrope in Wake of Egypt Coup
- Inter Press Service
WASHINGTON, Jul 04 (IPS) - Wednesday's coup d'etat against the elected government of Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi has placed the administration of President Barack Obama in an uncomfortable position on a number of fronts.
Brazil Holds Key to Door Between Pacific Alliance and Mercosur
- Inter Press Service
RIO DE JANEIRO, Jul 03 (IPS) - The Mercosur and Pacific Alliance blocs can strengthen Latin American integration rather than weaken it, analysts say.
OP-ED: Moving Forward to End Violence Against Women
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Jul 03 (IPS) - Last year, as rebels captured the main towns in Northern Mali, UN Women registered a sudden and dramatic increase of rapes in the first week of the takeover of Gao and Kidal, in places where most women never report this violence to anyone, not even health practitioners.
Egyptian Lawyer and Women’s Rights Advocate Wins RFK Award
- Inter Press Service
WASHINGTON, Jul 03 (IPS) - A prominent human rights organisation based here announced Tuesday that its annual award for 2013 would go to Ragia Omran, an Egyptian lawyer and women's rights activist.
U.S. Court Overturns Key Extractives Transparency Rule
- Inter Press Service
WASHINGTON, Jul 02 (IPS) - A federal judge here on Tuesday struck down a key new regulatory provision that would require large U.S.-listed extractives companies to disclose payments made to foreign governments, a rule that rights groups had long pushed as a way to cut down on corruption in developing countries.
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