Global Issues
News headlines for “Arms Control”, page 615
Survivors of Peru’s Armed Conflict Still Waiting
- Inter Press Service
LIMA, Sep 02 (IPS) - Venicia Ávalos, a 65-year-old indigenous woman from Peru's highlands region of Ayacucho, looks for her son's name among a labyrinth formed by thousands of small grey stones.
Water Scarcity Could Drive Conflict or Cooperation
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Sep 02 (IPS) - When the General Assembly declared 2013 the International Year of Water Cooperation (IYWC) three years ago, the U.N.'s highest policy-making body was conscious of the perennial conflicts triggered by competition over one of the world's most critical finite resources.
‘Biggest Guns’ to Control Somalia’s South
- Inter Press Service
MOGADISHU, Sep 02 (IPS) - Somali clan leaders say that an Aug. 27 agreement between the government and only a few leaders from the country's three southern Jubba regions, which aims to resolve the ongoing dispute over who controls the area, creates more problems than it solves.
Disarmament Deal Takes Two Steps Back
- Inter Press Service
MOSCOW, Sep 02 (IPS) - A Kremlin compromise on nuclear disarmament looks as far away as ever as Russian president Vladimir Putin and his U.S. counterpart Barack Obama use their countries' strained relations to bolster their own domestic political agendas, experts say.
People Begin to Flee Damascus
- Inter Press Service
ANTAKYA, Turkey, Aug 31 (IPS) - As the United States prepares to fire Tomahawk cruise missiles on military targets inside Syria, Syrians are preparing for a new phase of the conflict that has already left more than 100,000 people dead.
Despite Opposition, Obama Undeterred from Striking Syria
- Inter Press Service
WASHINGTON, Aug 31 (IPS) - U.S. President Barack Obama indicated Friday he would soon conduct what he called "very limited" military action against Syria to punish its alleged use of chemical weapons which, according to the White House, killed more than 1,400 people in several Damascus suburbs last week.
U.N. Loses Big if U.S. Attacks Syria Unilaterally
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Aug 31 (IPS) - If and when the United States launches a military attack on Syria, one of the biggest political losers would be the United Nations.
OP-ED: Military Force Is a Blunt Instrument, Mr. President
- Inter Press Service
WASHINGTON, Aug 30 (IPS) - Now that we have heard Secretary of State John Kerry's emotional plea for us to believe the still rather ambiguous intelligence on chemical weapons use in Syria, there are far more substantive answers to be sought from the Obama administration.
‘Thousands’ Missing in Pakistan
- Inter Press Service
PESHAWAR, Pakistan, Aug 30 (IPS) - Twenty-year-old Adnan Khan was among eight persons convicted for an attempt on the life of former president Gen. Pervez Musharraf. The conviction appeared uncertain, just as his whereabouts were before the order by a military court.
U.S. Drive to Attack Syria Stalls
- Inter Press Service
WASHINGTON, Aug 29 (IPS) - What seemed inevitable just 48 hours ago – an imminent U.S. missile attack on Syrian targets in response to an alleged chemical attack that reportedly killed hundreds of Syrian citizens – stalled Thursday as the justification for military action faced increasing questioning both here and abroad.
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