Global Issues
News headlines for “Arms Control”, page 728
COLOMBIA: Court Documents Reveal Chiquita Paid for Security
- Inter Press Service
Contrary to claims by Chiquita Brands International that its payments to Colombian paramilitary and guerrilla groups over more than a decade were extorted, internal company documents released here Thursday strongly suggest that the transactions provided specific benefits to the banana giant.
U.S.: Libya Splitting Republicans in 1990s Redux
- Inter Press Service
In something of a replay of the infighting among Republicans over Washington's military interventions in the Balkans in the 1990s, U.S. involvement in the civil war in Libya is exposing serious splits among self-described conservatives.
Maliki's Doubts Threaten Post-2011 Troop Presence Plan
- Inter Press Service
President Barack Obama has given his approval to a Pentagon plan to station U.S. combat troops in Iraq beyond 2011, provided that Iraqi Premier Nouri al-Maliki officially requests it, according to U.S. and Iraqi sources.
MIDEAST: Turkey Relishes Role as Mr. Fixit
- Inter Press Service
In the course of 24 hours earlier this week, Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoğlu met a top envoy from Libya, dispatched a senior Turkish official to Tripoli and traveled to Bahrain and Syria, all struggling to survive the pro- democracy Arab spring.
NATO Vows to Protect Misurata Amid Criticism
- Inter Press Service
NATO has vowed to protect Libya's civilian population and give priority to the besieged city of Misurata, a day after rebel fighters accused the military alliance of acting too slowly.
U.S. Defends Role in Cote d'Ivoire Crisis
- Inter Press Service
As Cote d'Ivoire enters its fourth month of post-election violence with intensified fighting and bloodshed, the White House is defending its efforts thus far to shepherd a solution to the stalemate between incumbent Laurent Gbagbo and Alassane Ouattara, the internationally-recognised winner of last fall's elections.
LIBYA: Prisoners on Both Sides at Risk
- Inter Press Service
After a month and a half of conflict in Libya, the situation of political prisoners and prisoners of war on both sides is uncertain, and their fundamental rights are at risk.
Côte d'Ivoire on the Edge of Chaos
- Inter Press Service
Forces of law and order have abandoned their posts in Abidjan, creating a vacuum which has rapidly filled with violence, looting and fear. Residents of Côte d'Ivoire's commercial capital are shut in their homes, doors closed against scenes of pillage and assault of civilians, while reports of intercommunal clashes in the west of the country complete the picture of a country descending into chaos.
SOMALIA: Manifestation of Stealth Trusteeship
- Inter Press Service
Somalia is currently under what James Fearon and David Laitin of Stanford University call 'a neo-trusteeship system'. Various external powers, while disagreeing among themselves, make the important decisions for the Somali people.
COTE D'IVOIRE: Pro-Ouattara Forces Launch Palace Assault
- Inter Press Service
Heavy fighting is continuing in Abidjan where forces loyal to Côte d'Ivoire's presidential rivals are battling for control of the country's main city.
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