Global Issues
News headlines for “Geopolitics”, page 1198
Past Netanyahu, Obama Looks at Israeli People
- Inter Press Service
JERUSALEM, Mar 19 (IPS) - U.S. President Barack Obama arrives in Israel on Wednesday, his first destination abroad of his second term, to pay a visit to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu whose own second consecutive term will have started only 48 hours beforehand. No wonder that the true purpose of the U.S. President's visit is defined as reaching out to the Israeli people.
Low Expectations Colour Obama's Israel Trip
- Inter Press Service
WASHINGTON, Mar 19 (IPS) - With Barack Obama set to travel on his first trip to Israel as president, expectations for a major breakthrough on the long-stalled Israeli-Palestinian "peace process" are low to nonexistent.
How to Break the Stalemate on Global Sustainability
- Inter Press Service
GENEVA, Mar 18 (IPS) - The current growth model is not sustainable. Neither the green economy nor alternative sources of energy can prevent global warming. Solutions will come from concerted actions at the local and national levels, from the adoption of instruments and practices borrowed from other disciplines like peacebuilding, and from the move to a "no-waste economy", according to experts here.
China Outsells UK in World's Lucrative Arms Bazaar
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Mar 18 (IPS) - After ranking ahead of Japan as the world's second largest economy, China has reached another milestone: displacing the UK as the world's fifth largest arms supplier.
Ten Years After Iraq War, Neo-Cons Struggle to Hold Republicans
- Inter Press Service
WASHINGTON, Mar 18 (IPS) - Ten years after reaching the height of their influence with the invasion of Iraq, the neo-conservatives other right-wing hawks are fighting hard to retain their control of the Republican Party.
U.N. Meet on Women Wrangles Consensus to Address Violence
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Mar 18 (IPS) - In her opening speech for the world's largest conference on ending violence against women and girls, Michelle Bachelet summoned the spirit of 15-year old Malala Yousafzai, who's skull was shattered on Oct. 9, 2012 by a Taliban bullet.
Equal Chances for Women Critical in 'Healthy, Productive Society'
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Mar 17 (IPS) - In an effort to promote gender equality in workplaces and communities, business leaders, politicians and supporters came together during last week's fifth annual Women's Empowerment Principles Event to explore ways to ensure women are supported in their careers and life choices.
European Commission Bankrolls Anti-Immigrant Policies
- Inter Press Service
ATHENS, Mar 17 (IPS) - As fighting rages on throughout Syria, civilian families desperate to escape are fleeing west to Greece.
Food Policies Failing the World's Hungry
- Inter Press Service
WASHINGTON, Mar 16 (IPS) - The world's food security remains "vulnerable", new data suggests, with some 870 million people experiencing sustained hunger and two billion suffering from micronutrient deficiencies.
OP-ED: Stability Will Mark Post-Chávez Venezuela
- Inter Press Service
SAN JOSE, Mar 15 (IPS) - Although there is plenty of speculation about what will happen now President Hugo Chávez is gone, the likelihood of change in Venezuelan politics and society is low.
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