Global Issues
News headlines for “Arms Control”, page 722
AFGHANISTAN: Debate Rages over U.S. Withdrawal
- Inter Press Service
With only three weeks left before U.S. military forces are scheduled to begin withdrawing from Afghanistan, the debate over the size and pace of that withdrawal has become increasingly intense.
U.S.: Military Attack on Iran Recedes, but Tensions Remain High
- Inter Press Service
The likelihood of a U.S. or Israeli military attack on Iran's nuclear installations seems miniscule during the remaining months of the Barack Obama administration's first term.
Q&A: 'Warts and All, Peacekeeping Works'
- Inter Press Service
U.N. peacekeeping missions face myriad problems but they remain the most effective strategy for dealing with post- conflict situations, says Page Fortna, a political science professor at Columbia University who has extensively researched the impact of various missions around the world.
Nukes Decline, But Disarmament Still a Distant Horizon
- Inter Press Service
The world's eight nuclear states - the United States, Britain, Russia, France, China, India, Pakistan and Israel - collectively possess more than 20,500 nuclear weapons - a decline of over 2,000 since 2009.
Slain Writer's Book Says US-NATO War Served Al-Qaeda Strategy
- Inter Press Service
Al-Qaeda strategists have been assisting the Taliban fight against U.S.-NATO forces in Afghanistan because they believe that foreign occupation has been the biggest factor in generating Muslim support for uprisings against their governments, according to the just-published book by Syed Saleem Shahzad, the Pakistani journalist whose body was found in a canal outside Islamabad last week with evidence of having been tortured.
Reports of Abuses Stain New Ivorian President's Record
- Inter Press Service
Forces loyal to Ivorian President Alessane Ouattara have carried out indiscriminate torture, rape, extrajudicial killings, and other acts of violence and abuse, according to an investigation by Human Rights Watch.
OP-ED: The Crimes of Ratko Mladic
- Inter Press Service
Ratko Mladic is an easy man to hate.
U.S. Uses Peace Talks to Divide Taliban from Pakistan
- Inter Press Service
The leaked reports over the past two weeks of a series of meetings between U.S. officials and a Taliban figure close to leader Mullah Omar seemed to point to real progress toward a negotiated settlement of the war in Afghanistan.
LIBYA: Zuma says Gaddafi Ready for Truce
- Inter Press Service
Muammar Gaddafi is ready for a truce to stop the fighting in his country, Jacob Zuma, the South African president, has said.
Yemen Jets 'Bomb Al-Qaeda-Held City'
- Inter Press Service
At least 30 people have been killed by military jet fire in Yemen's southern city, Zinjibar, which is said to be controlled fighters linked to Al-Qaeda.
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