International Law

US Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth laughs during a cabinet meeting hosted by President Donald Trump on December 2, 2025.

Pete Hegseth Should Be Charged With Murder Pete Hegseth Should Be Charged With Murder

No matter how you look at the strikes on alleged “drug boats”—as acts of war or attacks on civilians—Hegseth has committed a crime and should be prosecuted.

Dec 3, 2025 / Elie Mystal

The Campaign to Free Jimmy Lai

The Campaign to Free Jimmy Lai The Campaign to Free Jimmy Lai

How a globe-trotting attorney is trying to win the release of the famed Hong Kong publisher.

Nov 12, 2025 / Feature / Liam Scott

Nazi governor of Poland Hans Frank at the Nuremberg Trials, 1946.

Rethinking Nuremberg for the 21st Century Rethinking Nuremberg for the 21st Century

The new film Nuremberg may tell us as much about the present as about the past.

Nov 10, 2025 / Elizabeth Borgwardt

East Hastings Street in the Downtown Eastside neighborhood, where fatal drug overdose rates range between 15 to 25 times higher than in the United States and the rest of Canada.

On Trial for a Radical Approach to Reducing Drug Overdoses in British Columbia On Trial for a Radical Approach to Reducing Drug Overdoses in British Columbia

The Vancouver duo behind the Drug User Liberation Front faces 40 years behind bars for drug trafficking. But this is no ordinary case.

Oct 27, 2025 / Carl L. Hart

A still from the footage of the Trump administration striking a boat allegedly carrying drugs in the Caribbean.

Trump’s Caribbean Killing Spree Trump’s Caribbean Killing Spree

The president’s unprecedented and lawless attacks supposedly target drug cartels, but serve a far more troubling political agenda.

Oct 21, 2025 / Greg Grandin

President Donald Trump greets Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman during the Saudi-US investment forum at the King Abdul Aziz International Conference Center in Riyadh on May 13, 2025.

What’s Behind Saudi Arabia’s Surge in Executions? What’s Behind Saudi Arabia’s Surge in Executions?

Activists believe that authorities are abusing the justice system to silence dissent and chill speech.

Oct 8, 2025 / Ebtihal Mubarak

Former Brazilian president Jair Bolsonaro gestures as he speaks to the press at the Federal Senate in Brasília on July 17, 2025.

Bolsonaro’s Conviction Was Decided by the Only Woman on the Brazilian Supreme Court Bolsonaro’s Conviction Was Decided by the Only Woman on the Brazilian Supreme Court

Minister Cármen Lúcia Antunes Rocha cast the deciding vote, defying the extreme right’s misogyny and sending a strong message to Bolsonaro ally US President Donald Trump.

Sep 19, 2025 / Nicole Froio

President Donald Trump signs an executive order renaming the Department of Defense as the Department of War as Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth (C) and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Air Force Gen. Dan Caine shake hands, in the Oval Office of the White House on September 5, 2025, in Washington, DC.

Donald Trump Is Bringing the Imperial Wars to the Homefront Donald Trump Is Bringing the Imperial Wars to the Homefront

The ruler of a dying empire inflicts mindless militarism on Venezuela and Chicago.

Sep 8, 2025 / Jeet Heer

A still from the footage of the Trump administration striking a boat allegedly carrying drugs in the Caribbean.

With the Strike on a “Drug-Carrying Boat,” Trump Returns to a Dangerous US Policy for Latin America With the Strike on a “Drug-Carrying Boat,” Trump Returns to a Dangerous US Policy for Latin America

The attack on a ship off the Venezuelan coast is the first time the US has carried out a deadly military operation on its own in Latin America since the 1989 invasion of Panama.

Sep 8, 2025 / Michael Fox

Local residents stand in front of the residential building heavily damaged three days ago during a large-scale Russian drone and missile attack, in Kyiv on August 31, 2025.

The Way Forward for Ukraine The Way Forward for Ukraine

The country is facing a crisis of survival, and its entire elite should take responsibility for bringing the war to a close.

Sep 5, 2025 / Jonathan Steele

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