Global Issues
News headlines for “Arms Control”, page 590
U.S. Hawks Take Flight over Ukraine
- Inter Press Service
WASHINGTON, Mar 04 (IPS) - A familiar clutch of hawks have taken wing over the rapidly developing crisis in Ukraine, as neo-conservatives and other interventionists claim that President Barack Obama's preference for diplomacy over military action invited Russian aggression.
If a Two-State Solution Fails, What Next?
- Inter Press Service
WASHINGTON, Mar 04 (IPS) - The failure of peace talks between Israel and the Palestinians could lead to a significant shift in public opinion in the United States regarding Israel's future, according to a new poll released Monday.
Political Wrangling Stymies CAR Peacekeeping Force
- Inter Press Service
, Mar 03 (IPS) - Budget constraints in Washington and obstinacy at the highest levels of the African Union (AU) have combined to dangerously delay a possible U.N. peacekeeping mission in the Central African Republic (CAR), according to sources close to negotiations currently underway in New York.
Hope for Justice ‘Disappears’ With Victims
- Inter Press Service
SRINAGAR, India, Mar 02 (IPS) - Upon meeting an acquaintance after a long time, a young man at a Srinagar drug store asks: "Where did you disappear?" The innocuous question elicits an unexpected reply from the other: "Weigh your words. There are people whose loved ones have really disappeared."
“Act of Killing” Director Hopes U.S. Will Admit Genocide Role
- Inter Press Service
WASHINGTON, Mar 01 (IPS) - Watching former gangsters and paramilitary leaders proudly reenact scenes from Indonesia's military-led mass killings of 1965-66 in the Oscar-nominated documentary, "The Act of Killing", it's easy to forget the role of outside countries.
An Equal Share of Wealth Equals Lasting Peace in CAR
- Inter Press Service
ADDIS ABABA, Feb 28 (IPS) - While wrangling over Central African Republic's (CAR) wealth in natural resources played a role in the country's crisis, its future peace and stability still partly depends on a solution that factors in how to equitably distribute its national wealth.
Burned, Bombed, Beaten – Education Under Attack Worldwide
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Feb 28 (IPS) - There was a time when images from war zones featured only battlefields and barracks. As warfare moved into the 20th century, pictures of embattled urban centres and rural guerilla outposts began to make the rounds.
Somalia’s Sacked Soldiers Threaten Mogadishu’s Security
- Inter Press Service
MOGADISHU, Feb 27 (IPS) - Residents of Mogadishu have raised concerns about their safety after the Somali army recently fired hundreds of disgruntled army soldiers, many of whom are believed to still be in possession of their arms.
OP-ED: Washington’s Anemic Resolve on Egypt’s Human Rights
- Inter Press Service
WASHINGTON, Feb 27 (IPS) - The unexpected resignation of Hazem al-Biblawi, Egypt's interim prime minister, and his government this week and the appointment of Ibrahim Mehlib, a Mubarak-era industrialist, as a new prime minister seem to pave the way for Field Marshal Abdul Fattah al-Sisi's anticipated presidential bid.
Economic Reforms Needed for Peace in South Sudan
- Inter Press Service
JUBA, Feb 27 (IPS) - Gatmai Deng lost three family members in the violence that erupted in South Sudan on Dec. 15 and lasted until the end of January. And he blames their deaths on the government's failure to use the country's vast oil revenues to create a better life for its almost 11 million people.
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