Global Issues
News headlines for “Geopolitics”, page 1187
Israeli Cloud Hovers Over Green Energy
- Inter Press Service
MASAFER YATTA, Occupied West Bank, Apr 23 (IPS) - A quiet diplomatic war is being waged by several European governments against the Israeli authorities, specifically the Israeli Civil Administration which controls the Israeli occupied West Bank.
China Outranks West to Grab Top Spot in Global Tourism
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Apr 22 (IPS) - China, which has outranked Japan as the world's second largest economy and moved ahead of Russia as the world's second largest military spender, has hit the top spot in global tourism.
‘Tell Us About Jail – Just In Case’
- Inter Press Service
HEBRON, Occupied West Bank, Apr 22 (IPS) - "Three interrogators questioned me for three hours. I was handcuffed. They beat me, slapped me, kicked me, boxed me, accused me of throwing stones; played a video of a demonstration. I denied I was there. So again, they beat me up," recounts Zein Abu-Mariya, 17, seated on a sofa next to dad.
Civil Society Raises Pressure Over NPT
- Inter Press Service
GENEVA, Apr 21 (IPS) - As parties to the treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT) begin their second preparatory conference in Geneva on Monday, representatives of civil society and several countries have decided to bring the festering nuclear issue and its potential humanitarian consequences to the centre stage.
An End to a Cold War?
- Inter Press Service
BELGRADE, Apr 21 (IPS) - On Apr. 19, Serbia and Kosovo put years of animosity aside when their prime ministers Ivica Dacic and Hashim Thaci initialled the first ever agreement between Belgrade and Pristina that should lead to normalisation of relations between the two former enemies.
Global Campaign to Ban Killer Robots Will Sidestep Landmines
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Apr 20 (IPS) - When international human rights groups launch a global campaign next week to ban "fully autonomous weapons", they will follow in the footsteps of the highly-successful 1990s collective worldwide effort to ban anti-personnel landmines and blinding lasers.
World Bank Urged to Include Human Rights in Safeguards Review
- Inter Press Service
WASHINGTON, Apr 20 (IPS) - Backed by the German government and prominent civil society voices, United Nations experts are calling for the World Bank to explicitly incorporate international human right standards into its "safeguards" to minimise negative impacts of bank financing on vulnerable communities and environments.
Learn From the Children
- Inter Press Service
WASHINGTON, Apr 20 (IPS) - "Recall the face of the poorest and weakest man you have seen, and ask yourself if this step you contemplate is going to be any use to him."
Kerry's Mideast Trip Seen as "Going Through the Motions"
- Inter Press Service
WASHINGTON, Apr 19 (IPS) - Despite repeated pledges of his determination and enthusiasm for resolving the long-stalled Israeli-Palestinian impasse, U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry's recent trip to the region has provoked more scepticism than hope among observers in Washington.
New Dispute Dogs Philippines and Malaysia
- Inter Press Service
MANILA, Apr 19 (IPS) - With little sign of a meaningful diplomatic breakthrough on the South China Sea horizons, coupled with a dangerous escalation between Vietnam and China in the disputed waters, the Philippines has faced an added crisis over the Malaysian state of Sabah.
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