Global Issues
News headlines for “Geopolitics”, page 1281
TAJIKISTAN: Could Showdown With Popular Cleric Backfire?
- Inter Press Service
With a court order to close one of Tajikistan's most popular mosques, President Imomali Rahmon's administration is stepping up its campaign to neutralise both Islam and the last vestiges of any political opposition.
Politics Heats Up Around Arctic Thaw
- Inter Press Service
The best way to protect the Arctic is for all nations with an interest in the region to participate in its governance - including non-Arctic nations like China, Brazil, and Singapore - suggests a new report.
Fewer but Newer Nuclear Arms Deemed Future Threat
- Inter Press Service
'The best way to eliminate the nuclear threat anywhere is by eliminating nuclear weapons everywhere', says Secretary- General Ban Ki-moon, who is increasingly viewed as one of the strongest opponents of nuclear arms.
'Land Is Our Natural Ally, But Its Patience Is Not Eternal'
- Inter Press Service
Land degradation poses a threat to all life on Earth including humanity. To stop the enormous loss of life-giving land, the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) is pushing for a sustainable development goal of Zero Net Land Degradation (ZNLD) to be adopted at the upcoming Conference on Sustainable Development, known as Rio+20, in Brazil.
World Bank Lauded for Publishing Sanctions Decisions
- Inter Press Service
This week, for the first time, the World Bank began publishing decisions by the institution's sanctions board on cases involving fraud or corruption.
Schools Plant Seeds of Sectarianism
- Inter Press Service
Though most Lebanese take great pride in their national education system, deep sectarian rifts in public schools have made it impossible to ignore the political and religious fragmentation of society or its long-term impacts on youth.
Verdict Revives Egyptian Anger
- Inter Press Service
If the life sentences for former Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak and one of his key allies were meant to placate Egyptians, they have had the opposite effect.
Calls for Jihad Split Salafist Movement
- Inter Press Service
The Arab Spring brought a host of new actors to the political stage. In Jordan, it pushed the Salafists to the fore, where some of the group’s more radical elements are now calling for holy war in neighbouring Syria.
Taliban Setting Up Human Shields
- Inter Press Service
Thousands of civilians reaching Peshawar following military action in Khyber Agency say the Taliban have been preventing refugees from leaving. The refugees say local residents are being used as human shields.
Anti-Tobacco Battle Pits Corporations Against Public Health
- Inter Press Service
Lawsuits from major tobacco corporations challenging anti-tobacco policies all over the world underscore the ever greater need for a global crackdown on tobacco use, for the sake of both public health and global development goals.
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