Global Issues
News headlines for “Geopolitics”, page 1273
"No Future We Want Without the Ocean We Need"
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Jul 06 (IPS) - When South Korea, one of Asia's rising economic powerhouses, decided to host the international exhibition Expo 2012 in the coastal town of Yeosu, it picked a theme high on the agenda of the just-concluded Rio+20 summit on sustainable development: the living ocean.
Concerns over Poll Preparations in Angola
- Inter Press Service
Preparations for Angola’s second peacetime polls scheduled for August are being overshadowed by allegations of electoral fraud, state media bias and growing concerns about a violent crackdown on activists and protestors.
Paraguay’s Isolation Grows
- Inter Press Service
ASUNCIÓN, Jul 05 (IPS) - Paraguay’s isolation, following the impeachment and ouster of President Fernando Lugo 11 days ago, has grown thanks to slender recognition for the new government and souring diplomatic relations with the neighbours.
Caribbean Weighs Allegiance to Taiwan vs. China
- Inter Press Service
GEORGETOWN, Guyana, Jul 05 (IPS) - As Caribbean leaders meet in St. Lucia this week, they are focusing on a series of routine issues affecting the region, including problems with the smooth operation of the single trading market.
China Battles Desertification
- Inter Press Service
CHIFENG, Inner Mongolia, China, Jul 05 (IPS) - As scientists increasingly label desertification as one of the most burning challenges facing the world today, a small village in China’s semi-arid Northeastern region of Inner Mongolia is fighting back.
Libya Prepares an Advance of the Young
- Inter Press Service
TRIPOLI, Jul 05 (IPS) - On the eve of Libya’s historic elections for a General National Congress on Saturday, Jul. 7, the seaside capital’s bustling streets are lined with hundreds of campaign posters advertising electoral candidates - including those of women and youth - jockeying for a stake in their country’s future.
Analysts Say Nuclear Talks Should Continue Despite Sabre-Rattling
- Inter Press Service
WASHINGTON, Jul 05 (IPS) - The one agreement that talks between Iran and the P5+1 - the five permanent members of the U.N. Security Council plus Germany - produced after a "technical meeting" in Istanbul was a decision to schedule more talks.
The Battle for Federalism in Libya's East
- Inter Press Service
BENGHAZI, Libya, Jul 04 (IPS) - With Libya's first election in more than four decades looming, a vocal group of people in the east of the country is far less enthusiastic about this democratic milestone than those in the west.
U.N. Report Links Rwanda to Congolese Violence
- Inter Press Service
WASHINGTON, Jul 04 (IPS) - After weeks of delay, the United Nations released Monday its full annex by the U.N. Security Council condemning the Rwandan government for its support of Congolese rebels.
New World Bank Chief Backs Defunding Bangladesh Bridge Project
- Inter Press Service
WASHINGTON, Jul 03 (IPS) - On Monday, his first day in office, new World Bank President Jim Yong Kim said he sees the institution's recent decision to pull out of a massive bridge project in Bangladesh as "appropriate".
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