Global Issues
News headlines for “Geopolitics”, page 1207
Abrupt U.S. Cuts Could “Devastate” Overseas Development Programmes
- Inter Press Service
WASHINGTON, Feb 22 (IPS) - With just a week to go before massive, indiscriminate spending cuts kick in across the U.S. government, policymakers and humanitarian groups are becoming increasingly anxious about the enduring impact the cuts would have on the communities across the globe assisted by U.S.-funded development and aid programmes.
U.N. Lambasted for Denying Compensation to Haiti's Cholera Victims
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Feb 22 (IPS) - The United Nations has come under heavy political fire for its decision to deny compensation for thousands of victims of cholera in Haiti - a deadly disease spread by U.N. peacekeepers in the troubled Caribbean nation.
Egypt Tilts Against Assad
- Inter Press Service
CAIRO, Feb 22 (IPS) - Egypt has recently stepped up its support for Syria's armed insurgency, with President Mohamed Morsi urging disparate anti-Assad factions to "coordinate" with a leading Syrian opposition coalition that has taken Cairo as its headquarters.
New Order Drags Back Released Prisoners
- Inter Press Service
OCCUPIED EAST JERUSALEM, Feb 22 (IPS) - The release of over 1,000 Palestinian prisoners in late 2011 set off scenes of jubilation throughout the West Bank, Gaza Strip and Jerusalem, as families joyously welcomed their loved ones homes after months and years apart. But for many of these same families, an Israeli military order – that allows Israel to re-arrest released Palestinian prisoners based on secret evidence – has now shattered those happy reunions.
Despite Right-Wing Opposition, Hagel Looks Set for Confirmation
- Inter Press Service
WASHINGTON, Feb 22 (IPS) - Despite an appeal Thursday by 15 right-wing Republican senators for President Barack Obama to withdraw the nomination of Chuck Hagel as his next defence secretary, the former Republican senator from Nebraska appears virtually certain to be confirmed as Pentagon chief by the full Senate next week.
Arms Bazaars Proliferate as U.N. Tries to Regulate Trade
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Feb 21 (IPS) - When a 20-year-old went on a deadly shooting spree killing 26 students and teachers in an elementary school in Connecticut last December, there was the inevitable outcry either for a ban or a tight control on gun shows, where firearms can be purchased over the counter with no background checks on the buyer.
Most Inhumane of Weapons
- Inter Press Service
TOKYO, Feb 21 (IPS) - I believe that most of the world's citizens would agree that nuclear weapons should be considered inhumane. It is encouraging to see that there is now a growing, if still nascent, movement to outlaw nuclear weapons based on this premise.
Major Evaluation Urges Devolution of U.S. AIDS Programme
- Inter Press Service
WASHINGTON, Feb 21 (IPS) - A major audit of the United States' flagship global anti-HIV/AIDS programme, prepared for the U.S. Congress, notes "remarkable progress" over the past decade. However, it is also warning of insufficient monitoring and urging a stepped-up process of handing over greater control to partner countries.
Q&A: Building a Post-2015 Global Development Agenda
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Feb 20 (IPS) - As the 2015 deadline for the Millennium Development Goals approaches, different United Nations agencies are beginning to discuss what the post-2015 Development Agenda will encompass.
Israel Not Pushing Obama to Arm Syrian Rebels
- Inter Press Service
WASHINGTON, Feb 20 (IPS) - A lack of Israeli pressure for the U.S. to intervene and Israel's ability to go after sensitive targets in Syria on its own are factors in the Barack Obama administration's reluctance to get more deeply involved in the Syrian civil war.
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