Global Issues
News headlines for “Geopolitics”, page 1213
Preparing to Fight Off Doomsday
- Inter Press Service
ISTANBUL, Feb 01 (IPS) - The International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons (ICAN) has adopted a new strategy to involve citizens and politicians more actively to push for a global ban on nuclear weapons.
Setbacks Push Mideast Peace to Back Burner
- Inter Press Service
WASHINGTON, Feb 01 (IPS) - The optimism expressed by U.S. President Barack Obama and newly confirmed Secretary of State John Kerry about restarting the peace process between Israel and the Palestinians has been met with scepticism from many seasoned Middle East observers and experts.
Missing Reform Deadline, IMF Nears “Credibility Cliff”
- Inter Press Service
WASHINGTON, Jan 31 (IPS) - The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has announced that it will miss an internal deadline to agree on a new formula by which to apportion voting rights in the 188-member institution.
The Open and Rocky Road Post-2015
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Jan 31 (IPS) - What values does a Yemeni journalist who fuelled the Arab Spring hold in common with a former principal of the U.S. National Security Council? And how in turn will they see eye to eye with a Jordanian queen, or the president of Indonesia?
Israel Using Crowd Control Weapons ‘Unlawfully’
- Inter Press Service
JERUSALEM, Jan 31 (IPS) - The Israeli army is systematically using crowd control weapons and live ammunition unlawfully against Palestinians in the West Bank, signaling a widespread breach of military regulations and an alarming culture of impunity, a leading Israeli human rights group has warned.
Washington Urged to Stress Diplomacy in Mali
- Inter Press Service
WASHINGTON, Jan 30 (IPS) - As Washington broadens its military "footprint" in the Sahel region of Africa, U.S. analysts are urging the administration of President Barack Obama to devote more effort to diplomacy, especially in Mali.
Israel Votes for More of the Same – And Seeks Change
- Inter Press Service
JERUSALEM, Jan 30 (IPS) - "He who believes doesn't fear"…re-elected Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu hums a popular tune played with great intensity by his supporters. Indeed, faith is what Netanyahu badly needs right now as people showed just how little faith they have in him. "We'll have coalition problems," confides a Likud lawmaker.
A Fifth of Global Investing Considered “Sustainable”, Industry Reports
- Inter Press Service
WASHINGTON, Jan 30 (IPS) - Nearly 22 percent of professionally managed assets around the world can be considered sustainable or responsible, according to a finance industry assessment, the first comprehensive look at the subject.
OP-ED: Weird, and Getting Weirder
- Inter Press Service
UXBRIDGE, Canada, Jan 29 (IPS) - Weird is the only way to describe January temperatures whipsawing between record warm and arctic cold over a span of a few days. Experts say that is what climate change looks like: weird, record-shattering weather.
Egypt Faces ‘Mubarak-Like’ Morsi
- Inter Press Service
CAIRO, Jan 29 (IPS) - Concerns are mounting over Egypt's future after the outbreaks of violence that marked the second anniversary of Egypt's January 25 Revolution. Massive anti-government rallies led to ongoing clashes between protesters and security forces that have left at least 40 people dead. Cities along Egypt's Suez Canal faced a government-declared state of emergency.
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