Global Issues
News headlines for “Geopolitics”, page 1299
Mexico City - More Grey than Green
- Inter Press Service
In his book 'La Ville Radieuse' (The Radiant City), architect Charles-Édouard Jeanneret-Gris (1887-1965), known worldwide as Le Corbusier, proposed a city filled with skyscrapers, wide streets, cement and cars, but decorated with gardens. The Mexican capital seems to be following these principles.
U.S.: Ethnic Minority Youth Lead New Wave of Student Activism
- Inter Press Service
In December 1985, The New York Times reported on what was believed to be the first anti-apartheid conference of U.S. high schools discussing divestment from corporations operating in South Africa.
U.S. Should Forge 'New Partnership' With Turkey, Report Says
- Inter Press Service
Major changes that have swept both Turkey and its neighbourhood since the Cold War require Washington to forge a 'new partnership' with Ankara, according to a new report released Tuesday by the influential Council on Foreign Relations (CFR).
Illegal and Brutal Detainment Lives on in Yemen
- Inter Press Service
'They made me drink my own urine,' said one former detainee, Addam Ayedh al-Shayef, describing his experiences in detainment in Yemen. 'When I refused to drink it, they electrocuted me. After I came home, I would dream I was still being tortured and I'd wake up screaming.'
Mubarak Still Has His Billions
- Inter Press Service
More than a year since president Hosni Mubarak was removed from power, the money he allegedly syphoned from Egypt during his 29-year rule remains beyond the reach of authorities attempting to recover it.
Next Round of Pacific Trade Talks Pact to Be Lengthy, Secretive
- Inter Press Service
On Tuesday, the latest round of negotiations begins on the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP), potentially the largest free trade agreement ever signed by the United States.
U.N. Fails to Finalise Rio+20 Plan on Sustainable Future
- Inter Press Service
After two weeks of closed door negotiations, a U.N. preparatory committee (PrepCom) has failed to reach consensus on a global plan of action, titled 'The Future We Want,' to be adopted by a summit meeting of world leaders mid-June in Brazil.
Small Island States Combining Forces In Preparation for Rio+20
- Inter Press Service
By the time small island developing states (SIDS) arrive at the Rio+20 conference in Brazil in June, they will have worked hard to co-ordinate their message to the rest of the world about the importance of sustainable development for their countries.
Brazil Forging Strategic Alliance with Africa
- Inter Press Service
The Brazilian government of Dilma Rousseff is taking firm steps towards stronger relations with Africa, such as the creation of a special fund to finance development projects together with multilateral lenders like the World Bank.
Vietnam’s Climate Woes Ignite National Strategy
- Inter Press Service
Hailed as a development success story for lifting millions out of poverty and staying on track to meet all its Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) by 2015, Vietnam's future progress is severely threatened by the impact of global climate change.
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