Global Issues
News headlines for “Geopolitics”, page 1245
Israel’s Hypocrisy on a Nuclear Middle East
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Oct 01 (IPS) - When world leaders packed their bags and headed home last week, there was one lingering memory of the General Assembly’s high-level debate: Benjamin Netanyahu’s dramatic presentation of a cartoonish nuclear red line, which hit the front pages of most mainstream newspapers in the United States.
Egypt and U.S. Step Past Crisis
- Inter Press Service
CAIRO, Oct 01 (IPS) - The wave of unrest in the Middle East caused by blasphemous depictions of Islam's Prophet Muhammad last month – and events near the U.S. embassy in Cairo in particular – does not appear to have impaired Egypt's longstanding 'strategic partnership’ with Washington, say local analysts.
Wall Threatens to Cut Through History
- Inter Press Service
BATTIR, Occupied West Bank, Oct 01 (IPS) - Dating back to the late 1890s, the historical Jaffa-Jerusalem railroad winds in a U-shape at the base of the valley. Olive groves adorn the bottom of one steep hill. Further up the slope, pine trees and an Israeli army patrol road lead westward towards Jerusalem.
Gaza Looks For Work, Not Aid
- Inter Press Service
GAZA CITY, Sep 30 (IPS) - “The overwhelming majority of people we work with tell us, 'We don't want the aid, we want to have an opportunity to work and earn money’. Especially people who had a decent job but lost it in the last many years: before asking for any aid, they ask for a job.”
East Asia Geopolitics Breeds 'Citizen Diplomacy'
- Inter Press Service
TOKYO, Sep 29 (IPS) - While the 40th anniversary of the normalisation of Japan-China relations passed under a dark shadow of rising tensions and bitter territorial disputes in East Asia, a strand of citizen-based diplomacy at the grassroots level is emerging in Japan as a path towards regional reconciliation.
Climate Change Takes a Bite Out of Global Food Supply
- Inter Press Service
MONTEREY, California, Sep 29 (IPS) - Humanity's ability to feed itself is in serious doubt as climate change takes hold on land in the form of droughts and extreme weather, as well as on the world's oceans.
Gaza Farmers Find Canadian Support
- Inter Press Service
GAZA CITY, Sep 29 (IPS) - “From the coast to eight miles out, the sea is like a desert: it's sandy and there are no fish.” Mohammed Al-Bakri traces a thick line on the wall map before him, following the lines of Gaza's eastern and northern borders, continuing south from three miles off the coast.
U.S. Accused of "Discouraging" Financial Transaction Tax
- Inter Press Service
WASHINGTON, Sep 29 (IPS) - On Friday, 62 civil-society organisations charged the U.S. State Department with spreading “misinformation” regarding the feasibility of levying a small tax on stock sales and other financial transactions, revenues from which could be used for national and international public goods.
Scientists Debate Climate Change Impacts on Tropical Diseases
- Inter Press Service
RIO DE JANEIRO, Sep 28 (IPS) - More intense rainfall, rising temperatures and climate-driven migration of human and animal populations due to repeated drought all affect the spread of tropical diseases. These changes, already the focus of study by climatologists, are now also a challenge increasingly taken up by health experts and officials.
Q&A: "Women and Girls Must Be Front and Centre"
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Sep 28 (IPS) - With the global population on track to reach a staggering nine billion people by 2050, according to U.N. figures, a stronger action plan is needed to address the challenges of ending poverty, ensuring a well-functioning health system and access to education, as well as guaranteeing social inclusion for all.
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