By Global Issues KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia, Jan 31 (IPS) – Contractionary economic trends since 2008 and ‘geopolitical’ conflicts subverting international cooperation have worsened world conditions, especially in the poorest countries, mainly in Africa, leaving their poor worse off. Read the full story, “Onerous Debt Making Poorest Poorer”, on globalissues.org → Source: Onerous Debt Making Poorest […]
By Global Issues ABUJA, Jan 30 (IPS) – US Secretary of State Antony Blinken’s week-long tour across four African countries was aimed at strengthening the US-Africa relationship—a relationship, according to some commentators, already waning as China and Russia are increasing their influence. Read the full story, “Blinken’s Visit to Africa: Is US Counterterrorism Counterproductive?”, on […]
By Global Issues BANGKOK, Thailand, Jan 30 (IPS) – Quadrupling in size since 1950, the working age population in Asia and the Pacific now accounts for 67.2 per cent of the total population in the region and is set to peak at 3.3 billion by the mid-2030s. Read the full story, “Building a More Resilient […]