Global Issues
News headlines for “Geopolitics”, page 1241
Experts Urge Focus on Microeconomics in Maghreb
- Inter Press Service
WASHINGTON, Oct 13 (IPS) - A failure to focus on small-scale economics could be the most significant obstacle to stability in North Africa in the aftermath of the Arab Spring, economists, diplomats and development workers warned here on Friday.
Women Are the New 'Emerging Market'
- Inter Press Service
TOKYO, Oct 12 (IPS) - Empowering women in the business world is not only a smart political decision, but also makes good economic sense.
Brazil’s Gender Quota Law Off to Underwhelming Start
- Inter Press Service
RIO DE JANEIRO, Oct 12 (IPS) - Brazil’s new law requiring that 30 percent of candidates must be women made a less than impressive debut in Sunday’s municipal elections, although female candidates for mayor made better headway than women running for town councils.
Cooperatives Summit Celebrates Power in Diversity
- Inter Press Service
QUEBEC CITY, Canada, Oct 12 (IPS) - The migratory seeds of cooperatives were sown and first thrived in Europe, but have since adapted to the climate of nations worldwide.
Israel Gives U.S. Election Company
- Inter Press Service
JERUSALEM, Oct 12 (IPS) - The timing of Benjamin Netanyahu’s call for early elections is no coincidence. The incumbent Prime Minister’s strategy is to receive the Israeli public’s renewed confidence as a new U.S. president takes office, thus making himself immune to U.S. pressure as the debate on how to deal with Iran’s nuclear programme enters a critical phase.
Groups Rewarded in Their Fight for Fair Food
- Inter Press Service
, Oct 12 (IPS) - The Korean Women's Peasant Association won the 2012 Food Sovereignty Prize for its efforts on behalf of the survival of small-scale and ecologically sustainable farming in South Korea.
Progress in Reducing Hunger 'Tragically Slow'
- Inter Press Service
WASHINGTON, Oct 12 (IPS) - WASHINGTON, October 11, 2012 (IPS) – At least 20 countries are currently at either "alarming" or "extremely alarming" levels of hunger, according to new research released here on Thursday.
New Threats, Same Old U.S. Hegemony
- Inter Press Service
PUNTA DEL ESTE, Uruguay, Oct 11 (IPS) - Although it admits that it cannot be a long-term solution, Washington insists on strengthening the armed forces in Latin America, to confront “new threats,” including citizen insecurity. But activists argue that it is only another means of maintaining control over the region.
U.N. Launches Global Campaign to Abolish Child Marriages
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Oct 11 (IPS) - The United Nations has launched a global campaign to abolish an anachronistic social practice still prevalent in some communities around the world: child marriages.
Tribal War Simmers in Libya’s Desert
- Inter Press Service
ZWEILA, Southern Libya, Oct 11 (IPS) - A group of Tabu fighters with mud-splattered trucks rest on the outskirts of Zweila, a small historic slave-trade stop in Libya’s southwest Sahara.
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