End of Assault Opens Opportunities for Gaza
Global Geopolitics & Political Economy / IPS Jillian Kestler-DAmours JERUSALEM, Nov 25 (IPS) – As the ceasefire between Israel and Hamas seems to be holding, many are hoping that one of the...
View ArticleAvoiding the Slippery Slope to War with Iran
Global Geopolitics & Political Economy / IPS Jasmin Ramsey WASHINGTON, Nov 27 (IPS) – Amidst reports that stalled negotiations with Iran over its controversial nuclear programme may soon be...
View ArticleQatar intervening in Northern Mali?
Global Geopolitics & Political Economy By Mehdi Lazar While it is likely that ECOWAS is preparing for a military intervention to regain northern Mali following the military coup of March 22nd, 2012...
View ArticleFree Syria Faces Tough Times
Global Geopolitics & Political Economy / IPS Shelly Kittleson SARMEEN, Syria, Dic 03 (IPS) – As the death toll in Syria tops 40,000 and some 400,000 have taken refuge beyond the country’s borders,...
View ArticleInternational Outcry on the Congo Must Be Louder
Global Geopolitics & Political Economy / IDN By Bernadette Paolo* IDN-InDepth NewsViewpoint WASHINGTON DC (IDN) – The people of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) have long been savaged....
View ArticleColombian Landowners, Peasants Listen to Each Other
Global Geopolitics & Political Economy / IPS Constanza Vieira BOGOTA, Dic 20 (IPS) – Colombia’s large-scale agricultural producers and peasant farmers managed to listen to each other for the first...
View ArticleMalians Digging Deep to Support War Effort
Global Geopolitics & Political Economy / IPS Malians are donating money to their military’s costly war against armed Islamic groups that have occupied the north of this impoverished nation. Credit:...
View Article"Drone" a Dirty Word in the U.N. Lexicon
Global Geopolitics & Political Economy / IPS Thalif Deen UNITED NATIONS, Feb 07 (IPS) – The "drone", one of the eminently controversial lethal weapons deployed by the United States in its war...
View ArticleGolan Heights Braces for More Fighting
Global Geopolitics & Political Economy / IPS The fence and army road separates Majdal Shams from ‘Syria proper’. Credit: Jillian Kestler-D’Amours/IPS. Jillian Kestler-DAmours MAJDAL SHAMS, Occupied...
View ArticleChristian or Muslim –‘We are All Victims of Those Terrorists’
Global Geopolitics & Political Economy / IPS Churches in Mopti, central Mali, were looted and destroyed during the Islamist occupation. Credit: Marc-André Boisvert/IPS By Marc-Andre Boisvert MOPTI,...
View ArticleObama Administration Reveals Deep Divisions on Syria Policy
Global Geopolitics & Political Economy / IPS A resident of Aleppo in the midst of buildings damaged by an airstrike from President Bashar al-Assad’s forces. Credit: Zak Brophy/IPS By Samer Araabi...
View ArticleSyrian Civil War Grounded To A Stalemate
Global Geopolitics & Political Economy / IDN By Zachary Fillingham* | Geopoliticalmonitor.com IDN-InDepth NewsAnalysis TORONTO (IDN) – Opposition troops in Syria have largely come to be referred...
View ArticleCrisis Group Urges Comprehensive Talks to End Sudan Conflicts
Global Geopolitics & Political Economy / IPS Residents of the Kassab Camp for Internally Displaced Persons (IDP) in North Darfur wait to be examined by doctors. Credit: UN Photo/Albert González...
View ArticleTen Years On: Murder and Mayhem Prevail in Iraq
Global Geopolitics & Political Economy / IDN [Photo credit: bestgamewallpapers.com] By Ernest Corea* | IDN-InDepth News Analysis WASHINGTON DC (IDN) – Anniversaries are usually treated as occasions...
View ArticleWill CAR Rebels Respect the Peace Agreements?
Global Geopolitics & Political Economy / IPS Central African Republic President François Bozizé (in suit) was ousted by a rebel coup on Mar. 24. Credit: Kayikwamba/CC by 2.0 Arsene Severin...
View ArticleThailand Holds Peace Talks with Muslim Rebels
Global Geopolitics & Political Economy / IPS AJ Correspondents DOHA, Mar 28 (IPS) – Thai authorities and Muslim rebels leaders have started peace talks aimed at ending almost a decade of unrest in...
View ArticleAfghanistan Faces Slim Chance of Post-Occupation Peace Deal
Global Geopolitics & Political Economy / IPS An Afghan soldier protects the palace of King Amanullah (1919-1929) that was partly destroyed in the 1992-1996 civil war. Credit: Giuliana Sgrena/IPS...
View ArticleMyanmar Ethnic Strife Spills Over to Malaysia
Featured Image: Border guards in Bangladesh refuse entry to Rohingya refugees from Myanmar in November 2012. Credit: Anurup Titu/IPS. Global Geopolitics & Political Economy / IPS Kalinga...
View ArticleConflict on DRC, Zambia Border Threatens Regional Trade
Featured Image: Although traffic at the DRC, Zambia border post of Kasumbalesa has returned to normal following the death of two truckers at the beginning of 2014, many say they fear for their lives....
View ArticleSomalis Caught in Crossfire as Al-Shabaab ‘Plays to Survive’
Wreckage of one of the suicide car bombs used to attack the presidential palace in Mogadishu, Somalia’s capital on Friday Feb. 21, 2014. Nine militants were killed in the attack. Credit: Ahmed...
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