Global Issues
News headlines for “Geopolitics”, page 1244
Turkey Authorises Use of Force in Syria
- Inter Press Service
DOHA, Oct 04 (IPS) - Turkey’s parliament has authorised cross-border military action against Syria, if deemed necessary by the government.
Q&A: ‘Mismatch Between Commitments and Action on Biodiversity’
- Inter Press Service
BHUBANESWAR, India, Oct 04 (IPS) - The eleventh meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity (COP 11 CBD) approaches amidst a hailstorm of public protest against the ‘tragedy of the commons’ – the rapid loss of biodiversity in forests, oceans and indigenous community farmlands.
Europe’s Support Crucial for Ongoing Arab Spring
- Inter Press Service
BRUSSELS, Oct 04 (IPS) - The Arab Spring is far from over. The protracted conflict in Syria continues to swallow lives while the international community, hamstrung by geopolitics, looks on; riots across the Muslim world following the release of a low-budget American movie that is disrespctful of the Prophet Muhammad resulted in the death of U.S. Ambassador Chris Stevens in Libya; Tunisia and Egypt continue to struggle with post-revolutionary economies; and a string of democratically elected Islamist governments has taken root in newly-liberated countries throughout the region.
Economic Unrest Unlikely to Alter Iran's Political Calculus
- Inter Press Service
WASHINGTON, Oct 04 (IPS) - As Iran faces economic unrest, discussion is intensifying over the impact sanctions are having on Iran’s economy.
Deadly Explosions Hit Central Aleppo
- Inter Press Service
DOHA, Qatar, Oct 03 (IPS) - Four blasts have struck a government-controlled district close to a military officers' club in the northern Syrian city of Aleppo, killing at least 40 people and wounding more than 100, opposition activists say.
U.S.: Living with Hate in a Free Market of Ideas
- Inter Press Service
NEW YORK, Oct 03 (IPS) - U.S. President Barack Obama’s unequivocal defence of First Amendment protections of blasphemy and hateful speech during last week’s address to the 67th United Nations General Assembly defied calls from Muslim protesters and some foreign government leaders to ban a controversial YouTube video and support stronger restrictions to religious criticism.
Rights Groups Slam Bahraini Court Ruling
- Inter Press Service
Less Than Half of International Foreign Aid Is Transparent
- Inter Press Service
WASHINGTON, Oct 02 (IPS) - As a major international deadline on foreign assistance transparency draws closer, a new index shows that while donors are becoming more open with their data, still less than half of foreign aid information is openly available.
Q&A: UN Urges Men to Join Call to Action to End Violence against Women
- Inter Press Service
HAVANA, Oct 02 (IPS) - “We have to expand the sense of urgency and indignation towards gender violence,” Dr. Ana Güezmes, UN-Women regional director for Mexico, Central America, Cuba and the Dominican Republic, told IPS on a recent visit to the Cuban capital.
Ocean Acidification Leaves Mollusks Naked and Confused
- Inter Press Service
, Oct 02 (IPS) - Climate change will ruin Chilean sea snails' ability to sniff out and avoid their archenemy, a predatory crab, according to Chilean scientists who presented their findings at an international science symposium here.
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