Ian Urbina

Ian Urbina, a former investigative reporter for The New York Times, is the director of The Outlaw Ocean Project, a nonprofit journalism organization based in Washington, D.C., that focuses on reporting about environmental and human rights crimes at sea.

Accidents and DisastersSeptember 2, 2020

The Disturbing Story Behind the Beirut Port Explosion

Abandonment of ships, “flags of convenience,” and lax law enforcement are common at sea, often with tragic consequences.

Ian Urbina
PoliticsAugust 15, 2002

Letters

Ian Urbina , Archbishop Desmond Tutu , Max Holland and Rabbi Mordechai Liebling
Foreign PolicyJune 27, 2002

Against Israeli Apartheid

The end of apartheid stands as one of the crowning accomplishments of the past century…

Ian Urbina and Archbishop Desmond Tutu
Foreign PolicyOctober 25, 2001

US Bows to Turkey

Ian Urbina
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CorporationsNovember 25, 1999

Insider Enrichment

When the Clinton Administration privatized the United States Enrichment Corporation (USEC) last year, critics warned that the new company would seek to back out of a historic but unprofitable dea

Ken Silverstein and Ian Urbina

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Ian Urbina

Accidents and DisastersSeptember 2, 2020

Abandonment of ships, “flags of convenience,” and lax law enforcement are common at sea, often with tragic consequences.

PoliticsAugust 15, 2002

Foreign PolicyJune 27, 2002

The end of apartheid stands as one of the crowning accomplishments of the past century…

Foreign PolicyOctober 25, 2001

The stakes are higher now than ever. Get The Nation in your inbox.

CorporationsNovember 25, 1999

When the Clinton Administration privatized the United States Enrichment Corporation (USEC) last year, critics warned that the new company would seek to back out of a historic but unprofitable dea