Full Coverage: Geopolitics
June 2008
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06/26/2008
The recent xenophobic attacks in South Africa and President Mbeki's "quiet diplomacy" towards Zimbabwe are signs that South Africa may not be ready to host the 2010 FIFA World cup, says editor Matthew Hennessey.
Read moreFrom: Policy Innovations Related: [Zimbabwe] [South Africa] [Civil Rights] [Race Politics] [Democracy] [Geopolitics] [Governance] |
06/25/2008
WASHINGTON, Jun 24 (OneWorld) - Zimbabwe's civil society groups and the U.S. government agree that the decision by opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai to withdraw from this Friday's run-off election was the right one, but as talk of potential negotiations and military interventions abound, no one can predict with any certainty what will happen next.
Read moreFrom: OneWorld US Related: [Zimbabwe] [Human Rights] [Civil Rights] [Politics] [Civil Society] [Codes of Conduct] [Democracy] [Geopolitics] [Governance] [Security] [United Nations] Image: Is the Mugabe-Tsvangirai fight reaching its final round? © Radio Netherlands Wereldomroep
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06/24/2008
European governments are dodging the truth about the U.S. practice of kidnapping and illegally sending terrorism suspects for interrogation in countries with a reputation for torture, a leading rights group says in a new report.
Read moreFrom: Amnesty International - International Secretariat Related: [Europe] [United States] [International Cooperation] [Human Rights] [Codes of Conduct] [Corruption & Transparency] [Geopolitics] [Governance] [Justice and Crime] [Terrorism] Image: © Citizens for Global Solutions
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06/24/2008
Japan should take a global leadership role and act to stem the food crisis by re-exporting its 1.5 million tons of surplus rice -- at reasonable prices -- say a trio of international policy experts.
Read moreFrom: Center for Global Development Related: [Japan] [Aid] [Emergency Relief] [Food] [International Cooperation] [Trade] [Nutrition/Malnutrition] [Geopolitics] |
06/24/2008
UNITED NATIONS, Jun 23 (IPS) - Two years after the African Union mandated Senegal to conduct the trial of Chadian dictator Hissene Habre, who is accused of thousands of political murders during his eight-year reign, the prosecution remains in limbo, six human rights groups complained in a joint statement Monday.
Read moreFrom: Inter Press Service (IPS) Related: [Senegal] [Chad] [Human Rights] [Civil Rights] [Codes of Conduct] [Ethics & Value Systems] [Geopolitics] [Governance] [Justice and Crime] [Law] |
06/23/2008
Privatization, free trade, and market forces...the rich world insists poor states play by our rules. But they don't work. Time to let countries determine their own destinies, asks Duncan Green.
Read moreFrom: New Statesman Related: [Botswana] [Haiti] [Poverty] [Democracy] [Geopolitics] [Governance] |
06/23/2008
In the wake of escalating violence, concerns of "genocide," and failed mediating attempts, Zimbabwe's main opposition leader declared Sunday that he would no longer participate in the final-round presidential vote scheduled for this week.
Read moreFrom: Mail and Guardian (South Africa) Related: [Zimbabwe] [Codes of Conduct] [Democracy] [Geopolitics] [Governance] [Security] Image: Mugabe and Tsvangirai have been sparring for years. The result: thousands of political deaths and detainees. © Radio Netherlands Wereldomroep
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06/23/2008
South Africa must stop deporting refugees back to Zimbabwe -- in violation of international law -- and grant them temporary asylum from the political repression that has forced so many to flee the country, says a human rights watchdog.
Read moreFrom: Human Rights Watch Related: [Zimbabwe] [South Africa] [Refugees] [Human Rights] [Civil Rights] [Codes of Conduct] [Democracy] [Geopolitics] [Governance] [Security] Image: A Zimbabwean family with little left. © United Nations' Integrated Regional Information Network
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06/20/2008
UNITED NATIONS, Jun 20 (OneWorld) - Calls for tough international action in Darfur are growing as the United States prepares to leave the UN Security Council's rotating presidency at the end of this month.
Read moreFrom: OneWorld US Related: [United States] [Sudan] [China] [Human Rights] [Geopolitics] [Justice and Crime] [Law] [Conflict] [Arms & Military] [Peace] [Security] [United Nations] |
06/20/2008
Possible future scenarios for climate change range from bleak and dysfunctional to ambitious and optimistic, but all three predict dramatic changes in the environment, the economy, and international politics, says a report by a London-based think tank.
Read moreFrom: Green Car Congress Related: [Climate Change] [Renewable Energy] [Geopolitics] |
06/19/2008
Almost two years after 17 of its members were murdered, the humanitarian group Action Against Hunger has pulled out of Sri Lanka, beginning a new international campaign in the hope of finding justice.
Read moreFrom: Action Against Hunger-USA Related: [Sri Lanka] [Aid] [Nutrition/Malnutrition] [Civil Society] [Codes of Conduct] [Ethics & Value Systems] [Geopolitics] [Governance] [Justice and Crime] [Law] |
06/19/2008
U.S. presidential candidates John McCain and Barack Obama differ on how to approach the United Nations, a disagreement which may have a stronger effect on the United States' global legitimacy than the world body's, according to a Washington, DC think tank.
Read moreFrom: OneWorld US Related: [United States] [International Cooperation] [Geopolitics] [Governance] [United Nations] |
06/18/2008
The G-8 foreign ministers, meeting next week, must deal decisively with the humanitarian toll that rising food prices and reduced foreign aid are taking on Africa, said a panel of leaders focused on African progress.
Read moreRelated: [Africa] [Development] [Aid] [Food] [International Cooperation] [MDGs] [Poverty] [Geopolitics] Image: Africa and the G8 © OneWorld US
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06/17/2008
Sixteen U.S. congresspeople have asked the prime minister of India to support Bhopal activists, who survived the toxic 1984 explosion of a Union Carbide pesticide plant, by bringing this corporation and its new owner, Dow Chemical, to justice.
Read moreFrom: Bhopal.net Related: [United Kingdom] [Corporations] [Environmental Activism] [Pollution] [Health] [Disease/treatment] [Civil Rights] [Disability] [Activism] [Civil Society] [Geopolitics] [Governance] [Justice and Crime] [Law] |
06/13/2008
The Supreme Court has declared that prisoners held at the Guantanamo Bay prison camp must be given the chance to defend themselves in U.S. courts, drawing cheers from human rights activists that have been arguing the point for over six years.
Read moreFrom: Human Rights Watch Related: [United States] [Human Rights] [Civil Rights] [Codes of Conduct] [Democracy] [Ethics & Value Systems] [Geopolitics] [Governance] [Justice and Crime] [Law] [Conflict] [Arms & Military] [Security] [Terrorism] |
06/13/2008
WASHINGTON, Jun 12 (OneWorld) - It's high time to revamp the way Washington delivers foreign aid, since the current system is well past its sell-by date, according to a new report reflecting broad consensus among foreign policy experts, development aid practitioners, and members of Congress.
Read moreFrom: OneWorld US Related: [United States] [Aid] [Civil Society] [Geopolitics] |
06/13/2008
The Caterpillar corporation came under fire during its shareholder meeting yesterday for continuing to sell machinery to Israel that is used to demolish Palestinian homes.
Read moreFrom: Jewish Voice for Peace Related: [United States] [Palestine] [Israel] [Corporations] [Human Rights] [Activism] [Geopolitics] [Arms & Military] |
06/12/2008
Several members of Congress have called upon the U.S. Treasury Secretary to address the issue of vulture funds -- private companies accused of debt profiteering at the expense of the world's poorest people -- at the upcoming G-8 summit.
Read moreFrom: Jubilee USA Network Related: [United States] [International Cooperation] [Corporations] [Credit and Investment] [Debt] [Geopolitics] |
06/12/2008
Oil-consuming countries are finally considering the "painful decision" to end consumer fuel subsidies, and it's about time, writes trade and subsidies expert Ron Steenblik.
Read moreFrom: Energy Bulletin Related: [China] [India] [Japan] [South Korea] [United States] [Energy] [Transport] [Economy] [Renewable Energy] [Geopolitics] |
06/12/2008
An appeal launched earlier this year urging the next U.S. president to make nuclear disarmament a priority has garnered attention and signatures from citizens, Nobel Peace Laureates, and groups around the world.
Read moreFrom: Nuclear Age Peace Foundation Related: [Latin America and the Caribbean] [United States] [International Cooperation] [Nuclear Issues] [Geopolitics] [Nuclear Arms] [Peace] |
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