Global Issues
News headlines for “Geopolitics”, page 1267
U.S.: Right-Wing Hawks, Arms Industry Rally Against Pentagon Cuts
- Inter Press Service
WASHINGTON, Jul 20 (IPS) - While Iran, Russia, and China are all pretty scary, the ominous word "sequestration" is what is keeping right-wing hawks and their friends in the defence industry up at night.
Officials Decry "Appalling Gaps" in Global Data on Women
- Inter Press Service
WASHINGTON, Jul 19 (IPS) - The World Bank and U.S. government on Thursday each announced major new initiatives aimed at expanding knowledge on the experience of women around the world, while acknowledging that much remains to be done on filling the global “data gap” on women.
Syria Escapes Threatened Sanctions by Third Double Veto at U.N.
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Jul 19 (IPS) - Syria became the first country in the history of the United Nations to be "protected" for an unprecedented third time by double vetoes cast by Russia and China in the Security Council.
Look to Developing World for Solutions, Says New World Bank Chief
- Inter Press Service
WASHINGTON, Jul 18 (IPS) - Speaking on Wednesday at his first major public address, new World Bank President Jim Yong Kim said the institution needs to be more flexible and responsive, as well as more open to innovations coming from the developing world.
Investigation Exposes Arms Trafficking Network in Mauritius
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Jul 18 (IPS) - An investigation by the Conflict Awareness Project has exposed an active arms trading network of associates of former trafficker Viktor Bout that involves companies from the United States, South Africa and the United Kingdom, among other countries.
Families of U.S. Victims of Drone Attacks Sue Top Officials
- Inter Press Service
WASHINGTON, Jul 18 (IPS) - Family members of three U.S. citizens killed last year in drone strikes in Yemen filed a lawsuit here Wednesday accusing U.S. intelligence and military officials of violating the victims' rights under the U.S. constitution and international law.
South Korea Offers Marine Technology to Developing Nations
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Jul 18 (IPS) - When South Korea inaugurated a U.N. Office for Sustainable Development last October, the new research and training facility was designed to help the world's poorer nations "accelerate economic growth, improve quality of life and protect the environment".
Netanyahu - Unlike Olmert - Refuses Explicit Iran Attack Threat
- Inter Press Service
WASHINGTON, Jul 18 (IPS) - The perception that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is threatening to attack Iran’s nuclear facilities unless sanctions and diplomacy succeed in shutting them down has been the driving force in the Iran crisis.
Syria Blast Strikes at Heart of Assad's Rule
- Inter Press Service
DOHA, Qatar, Jul 18 (IPS) - Syria's defence minister and interior minister are among those who were killed after a suicide bomber struck the National Security building in Damascus during a meeting of cabinet ministers and senior security officials, state media reported.
Q&A: Transforming the Way the Global Environment is Managed
- Inter Press Service
BULAWAYO, Zimbabwe, Jul 18 (IPS) - The Global Environment Facility (GEF) is ready to be a catalyst for transforming the way the global environment is managed, said the next CEO and chairperson of the multilateral institution, Dr. Naoko Ishii, in this interview with Tierramérica *.
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