Global Issues
News headlines for “Geopolitics”, page 1188
OP-ED: Ian Henderson and Repression in Bahrain: A Forty-Year Legacy
- Inter Press Service
WASHINGTON, Apr 18 (IPS) - Ian Henderson's death announcement Apr. 15 in Bahrain brings to an end the life of a British expatriate who was the architect and supervisor of the harsh internal security policies of the al-Khalifa ruling family since the early days of independence over 40 years ago.
Mapping Palestinian Expulsions in Hebrew
- Inter Press Service
TEL AVIV, Apr 18 (IPS) - Fireworks went off over the Tel Aviv skyline this week as thousands of flag-waving Israelis marked the 65th anniversary of their country's founding. At the same time, a smaller group of Israeli activists explored the other, most often ignored, side to their country's creation: the forced displaced of hundreds of thousands of Palestinians.
World Bank, IMF Link Urbanisation with Development
- Inter Press Service
WASHINGTON, Apr 18 (IPS) - Two of the world's largest multilateral institutions have released new data linking greater urbanisation with higher levels of human development, and are announcing that they will place greater priority on issues of urbanisation in coming decades.
Time to Decolonise the World Social Forum
- Inter Press Service
TUNIS, Apr 17 (IPS) - When participants at the 2011 World Social Forum in Dakar, Senegal, received word that former Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak had stepped down, swept away by a wave of popular resistance that brought millions of Egyptians into the streets, few could contain their joy.
More Diplomacy, Less Pressure Needed for Iran Settlement – Report
- Inter Press Service
WASHINGTON, Apr 17 (IPS) - The administration of President Barack Obama should put more emphasis on diplomacy in its quest for a satisfactory resolution of Iran's nuclear programme, according to a major new report released by The Iran Project.
Hunger Strikes Put Guantanamo Back in the Spotlight
- Inter Press Service
WASHINGTON, Apr 17 (IPS) - Public debate here over the military prison at Guantanamo Bay heated up again following Monday's surprise publication of a highly charged article by an inmate at the prison, one of dozens currently engaged in a months-long hunger strike over detainees' "indefinite detention".
Bipartisan Task Force on Torture Calls for U.S. Redemption
- Inter Press Service
WASHINGTON, Apr 16 (IPS) - Former U.S. Republican Congressman Asa Hutchinson hopes his country can redeem itself after torturing an unknown but certainly large number of detainees.
Keystone Opponents Deepen Criticism of Proposed Pipeline
- Inter Press Service
WASHINGTON, Apr 16 (IPS) - Two new reports, put out by a cross-section of U.S. environmental and public interest groups, are attacking central rationales for the construction of a major new Canada-U.S. oil pipeline proposal, which has emerged as an emblematic cause for green groups who have angrily denounced a U.S. government approvals process.
Q&A: 'Empowering Girls Alone Will Not Bring Social Change'
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Apr 16 (IPS) - The Global Education First Initiative stands at the forefront of this week's Learning Ministerial Meetings in Washington, D.C., underscoring the importance of education in the development of the global economy.
Missing Christian Girls Leave Trail of Tears
- Inter Press Service
CAIRO, Apr 16 (IPS) - When a young Christian girl goes missing in the Egyptian port city of Alexandria, her family will call on a certain Muslim sheikh in the nearby town of El-Ameriya.
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