Global Issues
News headlines for “Geopolitics”, page 1277
Israel Opens Doors to Push South Sudanese Out
- Inter Press Service
Moses Gadia speaks quietly, a detailed and colourful map of South Sudan on the wall next to him. In the courtyard outside, a group of six men, all South Sudanese refugees, chat in the shade of plastic tarps.
Dam Threatens Turkey’s Past and Future
- Inter Press Service
Hasankeyf, a small village in southeastern Turkey, has been under threat for 15 years. Home to approximately 3,000 people, the site is one of the oldest continuously inhabited human settlements, with an archaeological record going back at least 9,500 years.
Election Year Sees Increasingly Polarised U.S. Congress
- Inter Press Service
All signs are pointing to a more polarised, less moderate U.S. Congress in the near future.
SYRIA: Conscience Is Their Only Armor
- Inter Press Service
With the international community vowing to ratchet up pressure on the Syrian government, non-violent activists say they remain undeterred even as the situation seems to be deteriorate daily.
How Would You Measure Success at the Rio Summit?
- Inter Press Service
When the heavily hyped three-day U.N. Conference on Sustainable Development (UNCSD) comes to a close in Rio de Janeiro Jun. 22, what would be the yardstick to measure its successes and failures?
At Home, Israelis Attack Africans
- Inter Press Service
It’s Saturday night in south Tel Aviv. Amine Zegata, a 36-year-old refugee from Eritrea is reopening the small bar he owns in the HaTikva neighbourhood. The pub was closed after Jewish Israelis smashed his windows and the bottles within during the race riots two weeks back. But Zegata has been assaulted twice since then. Violence against African refugees is continuing.
Washington's Asia Pivot Gains Momentum
- Inter Press Service
The much-anticipated U.S. 'pivot' from the Greater Middle East to the Asia/Pacific accelerated this week, which began with Pentagon chief Leon Panetta's high-profile, nine-day swing through the region and ended with a White House summit between Barack Obama and Philippine President Benigno Aquino.
Trade, Military Cooperation to Top U.S.-India Talks
- Inter Press Service
The ambassador of India to the United States, Nirupama Rao, on Friday suggested that high-level talks between the two countries, taking place here next week, would focus on 'development' and the 'people aspect of cooperation'.
Changes at Parchin Suggest an Iranian Bargaining Ploy
- Inter Press Service
The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) and Western governments acted this week to escalate their accusations that Iran has 'sanitised' a site at its Parchin military complex to hide evidence of nuclear weapons work, showing satellite images of physical changes at the site to IAEA member delegations.
Quebec Student Strike Ignites Broader Protest Movement
- Inter Press Service
The student movement that erupted in February following the announcement of a 75-percent rise in university tuition fees is now becoming a violent struggle for democracy in Quebec.
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