Global Issues
News headlines for “Arms Control”, page 592
USAID Unveils Five-Year Plan in Afghanistan
- Inter Press Service
WASHINGTON, Feb 13 (IPS) - Even as most international military forces are slated to leave Afghanistan by the end of 2014, USAID, the foreign aid arm of the U.S. government, is emphasising its sustained commitment to developing Afghanistan's economy after the withdrawal.
Obama’s Arms Sales Policy: Promotion or Restraint?
- Inter Press Service
WASHINGTON, Feb 13 (IPS) - The United States is the world's leading arms trafficking nation, with $60 billion in arms transfer agreements last year alone. In 2011, U.S. companies and the U.S. government controlled over three-quarters of the international weapons trade.
Waiting for Justice for Mali’s Missing Soldiers
- Inter Press Service
BAMAKO, Feb 13 (IPS) - Aminata Diarra last saw her brother, Malamine, a member of the Malian Red Berets, special forces loyal to ousted president Amadou Toumani Toure, alive on national television almost two years ago.
After War Comes Peace, Not Prosperity
- Inter Press Service
COLOMBO, Feb 12 (IPS) - Sri Lanka's war-battered Northern Province had reason to celebrate when the results of a countrywide exam were announced last December. Of the 16,604 students from the province who sat for the exam, 63.8 percent secured the required marks for entry into prestigious national universities.
Nuke Summit Agenda Circumvents Armed Powers
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Feb 11 (IPS) - When over 50 world leaders meet in the Netherlands next month for a Nuclear Security Summit (NSS), the primary focus will be on a politically-loaded question: how do we prevent non-state actors and terrorists from getting their hands on nuclear weapons or nuclear materials?
An Iran in Flux Marks 35th Anniversary of Revolution
- Inter Press Service
WASHINGTON, Feb 11 (IPS) - Thirty-five years ago today, millions of Iranians embraced a religious leader promising freedom from a corrupt monarchy and national independence. Now many want a better standard of living and improved civil rights.
Mexico Deputises Vigilantes in Cartel Wars
- Inter Press Service
MEXICO CITY, Feb 11 (IPS) - "In the long term, what benefit will regulation of the autodefensas bring us? Do you think I have an aptitude or professional vocation for police work?" asked Juan Carlos Trujillo, a peace activist in the Mexican state of Michoacán.
Philippines Makes Tentative Truce With Islamists
- Inter Press Service
MANILA, Feb 10 (IPS) - After two years of intensive negotiations, the Philippine government and the country's largest rebel group, the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF), have signed a final peace agreement, which paves the way for a lasting resolution of one of the world's longest-running intra-state conflicts.
Bursting the ‘Blood Bubble’
- Inter Press Service
MISHOR ADUMIM INDUSTRIAL ZONE, Occupied West Bank, Feb 09 (IPS) - The longstanding Israeli practice of labelling settlement products ‘Made in Israel' is leading to mounting opposition to the occupation.
Not Enough Money to Bring Peace to CAR
- Inter Press Service
ADDIS ABABA, Feb 04 (IPS) - There are growing concerns that the massive funding crisis for peacekeeping operations in the Central African Republic (CAR) will jeopardise any prospect of restoring stability to the country.
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