Global Issues
News headlines for “Geopolitics”, page 1200
Drought Hits Policies
- Inter Press Service
GENEVA, Mar 13 (IPS) - Drought has dramatically increased as a consequence of climate change. Most countries react to it only after it has occurred, but don't have national policies to prevent it. The high-level meeting on national drought policies in Geneva this week is trying to match scientific knowledge with political awareness.
U.S. Intelligence Sees Cyber Threats Eclipsing Terrorism
- Inter Press Service
WASHINGTON, Mar 13 (IPS) - Cyber threats appear to have largely replaced terrorism as posing the greatest risks to U.S. national security, which also confronts major longer-term challenges from the effects of natural resource shortages and climate change, according to the latest in a series of annual threat assessments by the U.S. intelligence community.
Civil Society Wants Bigger Role in Green Climate Fund Planning
- Inter Press Service
WASHINGTON, Mar 12 (IPS) - As the new board of the United Nations Green Climate Fund meets in Berlin this week, activist and watchdog groups here and around the world are expressing frustration over proposed rules they say are already significantly limiting civil society participation in the new initiative.
Public Pays for Fukushima While Nuclear Industry Profits
- Inter Press Service
UXBRIDGE, Canada, Mar 12 (IPS) - Two years after Japan's Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster, the country faces 100 to 250 billion dollars in cleanup and compensation costs, tens of thousands of displaced people and widespread impacts of radiation.
No Surprise in Malvinas/Falklands Referendum
- Inter Press Service
BUENOS AIRES, Mar 12 (IPS) - The people of the Malvinas/Falkland islands voted overwhelmingly in a referendum to keep British rule, while Argentina has stepped up its claims to sovereignty over the South Atlantic archipelago located 450 km east of the South American nation.
Thailand Negotiating ‘Worrying’ Deal With EU
- Inter Press Service
BRUSSELS, Mar 12 (IPS) - The negotiations launched this week for a Free Trade Agreement (FTA) between Thailand and the European Union have raised concerns among both Thai and European non-governmental organisations, who fear that EU demands could have a negative impact on Thailand's progressive public health policies.
At Home, and Not at Home
- Inter Press Service
WADI KHALED, Northern Lebanon, Mar 12 (IPS) - The influx of hundreds of thousands of war-weary refugees from Syria to Lebanon is putting an almost unbearable strain on many of the communities that have taken them into their homes. A domestic economic crisis compounded by the arrival of such large numbers of refugees is weighing heavily on many impoverished areas.
U.S. “Rebalancing” to Asia/Pacific Still a Priority
- Inter Press Service
WASHINGTON, Mar 12 (IPS) - Amidst growing tensions with North Korea and, to a lesser extent, China, the White House Monday insisted that its "re-balancing" toward the Asia/Pacific remained on track and that Washington is fully committed to its allies there, especially Japan and South Korea.
Pressure Grows on Washington to Pass IMF Governance Reforms
- Inter Press Service
WASHINGTON, Mar 11 (IPS) - Around 100 scholars, former government officials and policymakers are calling on the U.S. Congress to enact pending legislation enabling broad governance reforms within the International Monetary Fund (IMF) that would strengthen the voice of developing countries within the institution.
Anti-Nuke Movement Goes to the Gulf
- Inter Press Service
MANAMA, Mar 11 (IPS) - After a week of activities in Oslo during the Conference on the Humanitarian Impact of Nuclear Weapons, major anti-nuclear campaigners moved Monday to the Bahraini capital, Manama, in yet another step towards the abolition of atomic weapons.
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