Global Issues
News headlines for “Geopolitics”, page 1294
OP-ED: Bullying, Leadership and the Presidency of the United States
- Inter Press Service
The 1965 bullying incident at Michigan's elite Cranbrook School that came to light this week has kicked off a series of conversations about bullying and about the extent to which we should hold our nation's leaders accountable for past behaviour.
Obama's Gay Marriage Endorsement Makes Waves in the Caribbean
- Inter Press Service
It is a widely recognised cliché that when the United States sneezes, the Caribbean catches cold.
Presidential Hopefuls Haunted by their Pasts
- Inter Press Service
One is a conservative Islamist attempting to reinvent himself as a pragmatic liberal, the other is a secular statesman trying to distance himself from the authoritarian regime he once served. Both aspire to be Egypt’s first civilian president.
Haiti Ratifies Business-Oriented Prime Minister
- Inter Press Service
Almost three months after the seat was left vacant when the former prime minister resigned due to disagreements and political wrangling with the president, as of Monday, Haiti finally has a new prime minister.
U.S. Arms Sale Sends Wrong Signal to Bahrain, Groups Say
- Inter Press Service
The administration of U.S. President Barack Obama is sending the wrong signal to the government of Bahrain in proceeding with a partial sale of new arms to Manama, according to human rights activists and some lawmakers here.
'We Are Living As If We Had One and a Half Planets'
- Inter Press Service
The new WWF Living Planet Report warns of a significant decline in biodiversity, particularly in low-income countries, and a huge increase in the ecological footprint of high-income countries.
EU Backs Aid Through Budget Support
- Inter Press Service
In an unprecedented move, all 27 EU development ministers championed budget support Monday as an effective way of reducing poverty in developing countries. At the same time they gave the green light to a new ground-breaking initiative to prevent new humanitarian crises in the Horn of Africa.
Building Libya's New Media 'From a Void'
- Inter Press Service
Going from being a country with a highly controlled press to one that has free, independent and functioning media in roughly a year is a tall order.
IAEA Parchin Demand Puts Iran Cooperation Pact at Risk
- Inter Press Service
In meetings with Iranian officials in Vienna this week, the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) apparently intends to hold up agreement on a plan for Iran's full cooperation in clarifying allegations of covert nuclear weapons work by insisting that it must first let the nuclear agency visit Parchin military base.
Native People of El Salvador Finally Recognised
- Inter Press Service
After decades of struggle, indigenous people in El Salvador will finally be recognised in the constitution — a first step towards recovering their community identity, which they have been denied by the state and by society at large.
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