Global Issues
News headlines for “Geopolitics”, page 1254
Culture of Peace Should Replace Culture of Violence
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Sep 08 (IPS) - When U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon addresses the High-Level Forum on Culture of Peace later this week, he will transmit a message that underlines his political philosophy: all disputes need to be resolved by peaceful means, not through military might.
Gaza Economy Tailored to Fail
- Inter Press Service
JABALIYA, Gaza, Sep 08 (IPS) - "Gaza's economy is expected to grow modestly and people will likely still be worse off in 2015 compared to the mid-1990s," reads a press release announcing the United Nations' August 2012 report, ‘Gaza in 2020 – A Liveable Place?’
U.S. Declares Haqqani Network a Terrorist Organisation
- Inter Press Service
WASHINGTON, Sep 08 (IPS) - The U.S. State Department on Friday declared the Haqqani network, a militant group based in Pakistan, a “terrorist organisation”.
U.S.: Advantage Obama As Election Begins in Earnest
- Inter Press Service
WASHINGTON, Sep 08 (IPS) - With their respective party nomination conventions behind them, both President Barack Obama and his Republican challenger, former Massachusetts governor Mitt Romney travelled to the tiny northeastern state of New Hampshire Friday, one of at most a dozen “swing” states whose voters are likely to decide the winner in the Nov. 6 election.
Fresh Research on HIV Urges New Approach to Gay Men
- Inter Press Service
WASHINGTON, Sep 07 (IPS) - Unlike the flattening or even declining rates of HIV infection among nearly all other communities, the epidemic among gay men globally is rapidly expanding.
Pink Shrouds Aimed to Draw Attention to Iran Military Site, Analysts Say
- Inter Press Service
WASHINGTON, Sep 07 (IPS) - Diplomats from an unidentified country and a Washington research organisation considered close to the International Atomic Energy Agency have alleged in recent weeks that Iran has covered two buildings at a military site to hide a clean-up of evidence of nuclear weapons related testing.
U.S.: Democratic Convention Stumbles Over Jerusalem Controversy
- Inter Press Service
WASHINGTON, Sep 07 (IPS) - The Democratic National Convention erupted in controversy this week over the removal of a clause in the party platform stating that Jerusalem should remain Israel’s undivided capital and only grew worse when the wording was hastily re-inserted.
Questions Linger as U.S. Cedes Detention Power in Afghanistan
- Inter Press Service
WASHINGTON, Sep 07 (IPS) - Continued tensions over U.S. detention power in Afghanistan are highlighting issues related to the country’s sovereignty.
Peace in Afghanistan, the Civil Society Way
- Inter Press Service
KABUL, Sep 07 (IPS) - More than a decade after the fall of the Taliban, Afghanistan is still in the midst of an irregular war. Talking peace is difficult because no one quite knows who to talk to.
OP-ED: Bahraini Repression Amidst a Failing Strategy
- Inter Press Service
WASHINGTON, Sep 07 (IPS) - This week’s decision by the Bahraini court of appeals to uphold the prison terms against Bahraini opposition activists is a travesty of justice and an indication that Bahraini repression continues unabated.
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