Global Issues
News headlines for “Arms Control”, page 587
The Uses of Ukraine
- Inter Press Service
WASHINGTON, Mar 24 (IPS) - The observation that the Chinese characters for the word "crisis" combine the characters for "danger" and "opportunity" has become a staple of Washington foreign policy discourse for years.
Sri Lanka Prepares for Geneva Showdown
- Inter Press Service
COLOMBO, Mar 24 (IPS) - As Sri Lanka steadfastly refuses any external inquiry into human rights abuses allegedly committed when the government pushed a military victory over Tamil rebels in its decades-long sectarian conflict, right groups say the global community is left with no option but to push for an international investigation.
Ukraine Confronts Another Split
- Inter Press Service
DONETSK, Ukraine, Mar 23 (IPS) - In Donetsk's Lenin Square, Yuroslav Korotenko keeps a constant vigil inside a tent erected just a few feet away from a massive statue of Soviet leader Vladimir Lenin.
A Budding Alliance: Vietnam and the Philippines Confront China
- Inter Press Service
WASHINGTON, Mar 22 (IPS) - Last year, the Philippines brought a complaint against China's aggressive actions in the West Philippine Sea to the United Nations Arbitral Tribunal. It was a master stroke by the Philippine government.
OP-ED: A New World Order? Think Again
- Inter Press Service
WASHINGTON, Mar 21 (IPS) - Russia's storming of the Ukrainian naval base in Crimea just as Iran and world powers wrapped up another round of negotiations in Vienna earlier this week represent seemingly contradictory bookends to a world that some believe is spinning out of control.
In Accepting Ethiopia, Transparency Group “Sacrifices Credibility”
- Inter Press Service
WASHINGTON, Mar 20 (IPS) - A major international initiative aimed at promoting transparency in the extractives industry is coming under harsh criticism for accepting an application from Ethiopia, despite significant ongoing legal restrictions on the country's civil society.
West Africa’s Refugee and Security Crisis
- Inter Press Service
ABIDJAN, Mar 19 (IPS) - In West Africa, the Malian and Ivorian political crises have resulted in the biggest number of refugees in the region. But brewing insecurity could mean that they will be unable to return home any time soon as armed groups remain a threat to West Africa.
Amidst the Guns, Free Choice for Crimeans
- Inter Press Service
SIMFEROPOL, Ukraine, Mar 19 (IPS) - Crimean officials have reported that roughly 97 percent of Crimeans voted for independence from Ukraine on Sunday, with a turnout of about 80 percent. Yet the security situation in Crimea has led many to question how free the vote really was.
Cameroon ‘Safe Haven’ Town Strains Under CAR Refugee Influx
- Inter Press Service
Garoua-Boula, Cameroon, Mar 18 (IPS) - Abdul Karim arrived in Cameroon's eastern border town of Garoua-Boula from Central African Republic's Yaloke district at the end of February as part the largest influx of refugees into Cameroon.
Middle East Sustains Appetite for Arms
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Mar 17 (IPS) - The Middle East continues to be one of the world's most lucrative arms markets, with two Gulf nations - Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) - taking the lead, according to a new study released Monday by the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI).
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