Global Issues
News headlines for “Geopolitics”, page 1181
WTO Chooses New Latin American Chief to Mark a Change in Course
- Inter Press Service
GENEVA, May 15 (IPS) - Brazilian diplomat Roberto Carvalho de Azevêdo was named the new director general of the WTO with broad support from the developing world, beating out his Mexican rival Herminio Blanco, who was backed by the industrialised nations.
U.S. Gov't Accused of “Corporate Diplomacy” for Biotech Industry
- Inter Press Service
WASHINGTON, May 14 (IPS) - A consumer protection group here is accusing U.S. diplomats of engaging in a concerted and at times forceful advocacy campaign on behalf of genetically modified seeds and even specific biotechnology companies, particularly aiming to influence governments in developing countries.
A Federation Could Strengthen Europe’s Magnetism
- Inter Press Service
ROME, May 14 (IPS) - The recent agreement for the normalisation of relations between Serbia and Kosovo has confirmed that the European Union (EU) is still acting as a "magnet", attracting its external neighbours and transforming and integrating them. Thanks to its prospects for EU membership, the whole Balkan area has become more stable and secure. Unfortunately, this virtuous magnetism no longer exerts the same force of attraction on our own citizens.
Syrian Attacks on Health Care System 'Terrorising Population'
- Inter Press Service
WASHINGTON, May 14 (IPS) - Humanitarian assistance groups in Washington are warning that the health care system has become a deliberate target in the increasingly brutal civil war in Syria, presenting major challenges to addressing the humanitarian and refugee crises spurred by the conflict.
U.S. Relationship with Pakistani Military Must “Broaden”
- Inter Press Service
WASHINGTON, May 14 (IPS) - With this weekend's national election in Pakistan seeing historic high turnout resulting in an overwhelming vote for a single party, foreign policy observers here are suggesting that the United States will need to finally redefine its longstanding relationship with the Pakistan Army.
Nuclear Iran Can Be Contained and Deterred: Report
- Inter Press Service
WASHINGTON, May 14 (IPS) - While preventing Iran from obtaining a nuclear weapon is preferable, the United States could successfully contain a nuclear Iran, according to a new report released here Monday by the Center for a New American Security, an influential think tank close to the administration of President Barack Obama.
Despite Peaceful Withdrawal, PKK-Turkey Peace Remains Uncertain
- Inter Press Service
ANKARA, May 13 (IPS) - The peaceful withdrawal from Turkey of combatants from the Kurdistan's Workers Party (PKK) began last Wednesday but is already at risk of being compromised following a twin car bomb explosion on Saturday afternoon. The terrorist attack in Rayhanli in the Syrian border province of Hatay caused 46 civilian deaths and at least 155 injuries.
U.N., Fluent in Anglo-French, Seeks to Go Multilingual
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, May 13 (IPS) - When Egypt's onetime Foreign Minister Boutros Boutros-Ghali was running for the post of U.N. secretary-general in late 1991, he had to contend with the candidature of Bernard Chidzero, then foreign minister of Zimbabwe.
Israeli Students Vow to Eradicate Malnutrition
- Inter Press Service
TEL AVIV, May 12 (IPS) - At the Gymnasia Herzliya School in Tel Aviv, 20 ninth and tenth graders are testing the simplest, cheapest and fastest way to solve the problem of malnutrition among their peers around the world.
CIA Drone Strikes on Trial in Pakistan
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, May 11 (IPS) - Adding fuel to a long-simmering dispute between the U.S. and Pakistan, a Peshawar High Court declared CIA drone strikes illegal on Thursday, referring to such attacks in Pakistan's tribal belt as "war crime(s)".
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