Global Issues
News headlines for “Arms Control”, page 730
U.S.: Long-term Afghan Presence Likely to Derail Peace Talks
- Inter Press Service
The announcement by U.S. Deputy Undersecretary of Defence Michele Flournoy in Congressional testimony Mar. 15 that the United States would continue to carry out 'counter-terrorism operations' from 'joint bases' in Afghanistan well beyond 2014 signaled that President Barack Obama has given up the negotiating flexibility he would need to be able to reach a peace agreement with the Taliban leadership.
Libyan Rebels Facing Tough Fight for Sirte
- Inter Press Service
Forces loyal to Muammar Gaddafi are resisting an advance by Libyan rebels towards the embattled Libyan leader's hometown of Sirte in the fiercest clashes since the start of a sweeping offensive that has brought a string of coastal towns under opposition control.
LIBERIA-COTE D'IVOIRE: Border Villages Sharing The Little They Have
- Inter Press Service
This Butuo man only knows one phrase in French: Viens manger. Come eat.
That's what they said to him years ago, when he was one of hundreds of thousands who fled to Côte d'Ivoire to escape the brutal 14-year civil war in Liberia.
African Union Urges Libya Dialogue
- Inter Press Service
The Libyan government has agreed to a range of proposals from the African Union at a high level meeting held in Addis Ababa Friday, including democratic reforms and talks with the rebels.
LIBYA: Obama Doctrine of Multilateralism on the Line
- Inter Press Service
As the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO) prepares to assume command and control of military operations in Libya after five days of the United States at the helm, U.S. President Barack Obama's doctrine of multilateralism is on the line.
No Plans for Regime Change in Libya, Assures U.N. Chief
- Inter Press Service
U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon brushed aside widespread speculation that the U.S.-led military attacks on Libya is part of a much-wider plan with a hidden political agenda: the ouster of Muammar el-Gaddafi from power.
New Bid to Break Afghanistan Stalemate
- Inter Press Service
As the Barack Obama administration seeks to limit its involvement in a third Muslim conflict in Libya, efforts are intensifying to help it find a political solution to the longest U.S. war — in Afghanistan.
LIBYA: U.N. Chief's Ambivalent Role in the No-Fly Zone
- Inter Press Service
When the Security Council adopted a wide-ranging resolution last week recommending humanitarian and military action inside Libya, both U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and Arab League Secretary-General Amr Moussa were assigned key roles in 'coordinating' the implementation of the mandate.
Libyan Rebels Form 'Interim Government'
- Inter Press Service
Libya's pro-democracy fighters have formed an 'interim government' even as forces backing the country's leader, Muammar Gaddafi, press ahead with attacks against them.
Q&A: 'Women Must Be Part of the Peace Equation'
- Inter Press Service
Eleven years ago, 192 countries — all the United Nations member states — agreed to step up the integration of women in international peacebuilding and security processes, a promise that has remained largely unmet.
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