Global Issues
News headlines for “Geopolitics”, page 1288
In Antigua, Fishing Brings Both Income and Ecological Destruction
- Inter Press Service
Eli Fuller is a third-generation Antiguan who, for the past two decades, has been exploring the Antigua and Barbuda coastline. But he laments the fact that he can no longer see the coral that he recalls were somewhat of an underwater jungle when he was a young boy, akin to what you'd see in the Amazon rain forest.
Israel, Not Iran, Feels Isolated
- Inter Press Service
As a result of the diplomatic momentum geared to disarm international suspicions over the explosive issue of Iran’s nuclear programme, the one country not directly party to the two-track negotiation process feels more isolated than Iran.
Amnesty Denounces Impunity in Colombia for Human Rights Crimes
- Inter Press Service
There have been 'few tangible improvements' in human rights in Colombia, says Amnesty International’s new report, which also points to legal loopholes that ensure impunity, as well as government attacks on court rulings.
U.S. Neo-Conservatives Assail Possible Compromise on Iran Talks
- Inter Press Service
As at least two days of talks on the future of Iran's nuclear programme got underway in Baghdad Wednesday, neo-conservatives and other hawks escalated their campaign against any compromise agreement, particularly one that would permit Tehran to continue enriching uranium on its territory.
OP-ED: Mass Extinctions in the Cards Absent Urgent Action
- Inter Press Service
This past Tuesday, May 22, marked World Biodiversity Day, but it came and went without too much public interest.
Targeting Right-Wing Extremism, Citizens Challenge Corporate Ties
- Inter Press Service
A coalition of advocacy groups is targeting corporate support for the right-wing Heartland Institute after the organisation took out a controversial billboard in Chicago comparing people who believe in global warming to a serial killer and mass murderer.
Dirty Money Still Untouched in Mexico
- Inter Press Service
'You don’t close down a bank by arresting the tellers.' That phrase, from Argentine expert Edgardo Buscaglia, illustrates the challenge of the fight against money coming from illegal activities in Mexico.
U.N. Chief Disappointed Over Deadlocked Rio+20 Negotiations
- Inter Press Service
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, who has invested heavily in the success of the upcoming U.N. Conference on Sustainable Development (UNCSD), is publicly expressing his frustration at the lack of substantial progress on a final plan of action for a greener economy and a sustainable future worldwide.
And Finally, To Vote
- Inter Press Service
As Egyptians head to the polls Wednesday and Thursday to elect the country's first post-Mubarak president, local analysts say that voting results - even on the very eve of the balloting - remain impossible to predict.
India’s Economic Growth Leaves Human Development in the Dust
- Inter Press Service
Ahead of the Universal Periodic Review (UPR) of India, a coalition of NGOs denounced the gap between the country’s growth rate and the rate of poverty, malnutrition and lack of health and sanitation.
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