Global Issues
News headlines for “Geopolitics”, page 1312
U.N. Chief Says Syria Has Broken Ceasefire
- Inter Press Service
U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon the has called for a U.N. observer mission in Syria to be expanded, even though he says Damascus has failed to adhere to a ceasefire central to an agreed peace plan.
Filipino Workers Caught in Syrian Crossfire
- Inter Press Service
As pressure mounts on the government of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad to keep up an uncertain truce, human rights advocates are demanding reforms to a sponsorship system that has left many migrant domestic workers in Syria with no place to run.
Elephant in Spain’s Royal Counting House
- Inter Press Service
The budget for maintaining the Spanish royal household, and the use made of these public funds by King Juan Carlos, are fuelling ongoing debate as Spain endures a severe economic crisis accompanied by severe cuts in social spending and soaring unemployment.
Report on Iran's Nuclear Fatwa Distorts Its History
- Inter Press Service
The Barack Obama administration's new interest in the 2004 religious verdict, or 'fatwa', by Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei banning the possession of nuclear weapons, long dismissed by national security officials, has prompted the New York Times to review the significance of the fatwa for the first time in several years.
OP-ED: Tweeting Democracy Across the Arab World
- Inter Press Service
Over the past few years, the political landscape of the Middle East was wholly transformed by the diffusion of social media across the region. Accounting for 50-65 percent of the region's population, young Muslims quickly embraced these new platforms of mass communication and soon thereafter, they became leaders of revolutions.
OP-ED: Azawad: The Latest African Border Dilemma
- Inter Press Service
On Apr. 6, Tuareg rebels in the West African city of Timbuktu unilaterally declared their independence from Mali and announced the birth of a new nation called Azawad. The declaration was widely ignored or condemned by neighbouring African states and the international community.
Caribbean to Take Strong Stance at Rio+20 Summit
- Inter Press Service
The mandate will be very clear. Caribbean Community (CARICOM) delegates are going to Brazil in June for the Rio+20 United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development determined to show that it will not be business as usual.
Challenges for Future Nationalised Oil Co. in Argentina
- Inter Press Service
One of the big challenges facing the Argentine government in its plans to regain state control of the country's biggest oil firm, YPF, is to make up for the time lost under private management, when production and exploration fell.
When Immigrants Become the Football
- Inter Press Service
Candidates in the French presidential election are coming to use the word ‘immigrant’ like a ball to be kicked around from one side to another, analysts say. 'Boot all the immigrants out, and everything will be fine. That’s the seductive and deceptive message from some candidates,' says French professor Nonna Mayer.
Crocodiles Lose Fight for Realty
- Inter Press Service
Reacting to a series of deadly crocodile attacks, the Sri Lankan government has drawn up plans to capture the free-ranging beasts and confine them to parks. Conservationists oppose this move.
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