Global Geopolitics

Syria’s Twin Jihads

By Mona Alami
The war in Syria has brought back to the forefront the concept of ‘jihad’, with tens of thousands of fighters currently waging what they believe to be a religious war there.

A Common Vision – The Abolition of Militarism

By Mairead Maguire
On this Friday, June 6, people from all corners of the world gather here in Sarajevo, Bosnia, to explore a plethora of ideas on the road forward to a world in peace.

Russia May Seek to Emphasise Peace Broker Role in Mideast

By Pavol Stracansky
As the Palestinian unity government announced June 2 receives a cautious welcome from many world leaders, Russia’s support for the new body is providing the Kremlin with an opportune platform to pursue its foreign policy ambitions and strengthen its domestic ideology.

Palestinian Unity Causing Political Ripples in Washington

By Mitchell Plitnick
The announcement this week of a new Palestinian unity government was greeted with cautious optimism by most of the world, outside of Israel. In the United States, however, it set off political rumblings that threaten to swell into a storm.

The Train of Palestinian Reconciliation Reaches One More Station

By Khaled Alashqar
The formation of a new Palestinian government between Fatah and Hamas announced on Monday is an important station on the path to reconciliation, “but there still many stations to be reached before achieving real unity based on partnership among all Palestinians.”

Israel in Political Isolation Over New Palestinian Government

By Thalif Deen
The United States' decision to "work with" the new Palestinian government has virtually isolated Israel: the only country so far to have publicly rejected the political alliance between Fatah and Hamas.

How Climate Legislation Can Help to Enable a Global Climate Deal in 2015

By Terry Townshend
With leading politicians meeting next month for the World Summit of Legislators in Mexico City, it is clear that a new global climate deal is needed.  Each year, the world is seeing signs of climate change's accelerating impacts, from longer, more intense droughts to stronger storms and rising seas.  

Arab Publics Prefer Light U.S. Footprint, Even in Syria

By Jim Lobe
In contrast to some of their leaders, people across the Arab world prefer President Barack Obama’s efforts to reduce Washington’s military footprint in the Middle East to the approach favoured by neo-conservatives and other U.S. hawks, according to the latest in a series of surveys of Arab public opinion released here Tuesday.

Let Colombia End Its Civil War

By Adam Schaffer and Gimena Sanchez
After half a century, Colombia may put an end to its conflict—if the U.S. will allow it.

China Casts A Long Shadow Over Latin America

By Jill Richardson
In the past 15 years, China has gone from being a relatively insignificant economic partner in Latin America to the number-one trading partner of some of the largest economies in the region.

Showing the West that Russia is Not Alone

By Pavol Stracansky
Aleksander Mizdrakin is convinced he knows who Russia’s future international partners are – and they’re not in Europe, nor is the United States among them.

Q&A: “We Need the Dissolution of NATO – It Has No Mission”

By Karina Boeckmann
Since the collapse of the former Soviet Union, the United States has developed from a super power into a hyper power, says Subrata Ghoshroy, researcher at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). This development has far reaching negative consequences in terms of global security – continual promotion of the international arms race as well as persistent devaluation of diplomacy and international law.

Mexico Underlines Transformation in Global Climate Change Debate

By Alejandro Encinas
It is now two years since Mexico passed the General Law on Climate Change, a landmark piece of national environmental legislation.

Micronesia Climate Law Seeks to Inspire Global Action

By Catherine Wilson
The Federated States of Micronesia (FSM), a western Pacific Island state located north of Papua New Guinea and east of Palau, has become a regional pioneer in drafting national legislation centred on climate change.

OP-ED: Obama Signals Reset of U.S. Foreign Policy

By Robert E. Hunter
A supertanker sails a long way, they say, between the time the helmsman sets a new course and the moment when the vessel fully responds.

Obama Stresses Multilateralism over Militarism at West Point

By Jim Lobe
U.S. President Barack Obama Wednesday stressed multilateralism over militarism in what was billed as a major foreign policy address and a rebuttal to an ever-louder chorus of criticism, mostly by Republicans and neo-conservatives, that his tenure has been marked by weakness and retreat.

Obama Announces Final Afghanistan Withdrawal by End-2016

By Jim Lobe
U.S. President Barack Obama announced Tuesday his intention to withdraw all U.S. troops from Afghanistan by the end of 2016.

The Evolution of Climate Legislation in Three Infographs

By IPS Correspondents
The global canon of climate legislation has undergone significant changes over the last four decades. These changes in recent years have included a growing body of signature laws and initiatives spearheaded by countries in the global South, many of which are disproportionally affected by decades of uncurbed global environmental degradation and greenhouse gas emissions.

Somalia Warns Kenyan Refugee Expulsion Will Lead to ‘Chaos and Anarchy’

By Muhyadin Ahmed Roble
Somalia’s State Minister for Interior and Federalism Affairs Mohamud Moalim Yahye has told IPS that the hasty repatriation and mass deportation of its citizens by Kenya could compromise recent, critical security improvements made by regional governments against the Islamic extremist group, Al-Shabaab.

Wary of Climate Change, Indonesia Looks to Lawmakers for Solutions

By Sandra Siagian
Comprised of over 17,000 islands that are highly susceptible to rising seas, Indonesia is taking stock of its position as the world’s third leading emitter of greenhouse gases after the United States and China.

Is Ankara Getting Deeper Into The Iraqi Quicksand?

By Jacques N. Couvas
The decision late Thursday by the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) to proceed with its first shipment of crude oil to Europe out of the port of Ceyhan in southern Turkey has received mixed reactions from all the parties concerned.
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