International Law

Trump War Protest Bethesda

Will Our Endless Wars Fuel the Next Populist Revolt? Will Our Endless Wars Fuel the Next Populist Revolt?

The lives lost and money wasted are real. The only question is who has the courage to state that the emperor has no clothes.

Jan 16, 2018 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

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Fortress America Is Crumbling Fortress America Is Crumbling

Trump’s inept one-man diplomacy is wrecking US foreign policy.

Jan 16, 2018 / Alfred McCoy

Drone Afghanistan

What Will It Take for America to Wake Up to the Horrifying Reality of US Warfare? What Will It Take for America to Wake Up to the Horrifying Reality of US Warfare?

The great majority of the American people remain studiously indifferent to the charade being played out before their eyes.

Dec 11, 2017 / Andrew J. Bacevich

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The Honduran Government Is Trying to Steal an Election The Honduran Government Is Trying to Steal an Election

It’s increasingly clear that a majority of voters have had enough of US-backed President Juan Orlando Hernández.

Dec 6, 2017 / Miguel Salazar

Mohammed Jabbateh

A US Immigration Case Offers a Rare Day in Court for Victims of Liberian War Crimes A US Immigration Case Offers a Rare Day in Court for Victims of Liberian War Crimes

Gruesome details of Liberia’s civil wars emerge from a Philadelphia courtroom.

Nov 28, 2017 / Robbie Corey-Boulet

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Trump Greets Thanksgiving With an Unhealthy Serving of Xenophobia Trump Greets Thanksgiving With an Unhealthy Serving of Xenophobia

Trump’s cruelty toward Haitian refugees is his latest affront to American values.

Nov 23, 2017 / John Nichols

Nuclear missiles

Trump’s Pentagon Wants to Make Nuclear Weapons More ‘Usable’ Trump’s Pentagon Wants to Make Nuclear Weapons More ‘Usable’

That sounds like a good idea.

Nov 20, 2017 / Michael T. Klare

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A New Report Sheds Light on the Plot to Murder Honduran Activist Berta Cáceres A New Report Sheds Light on the Plot to Murder Honduran Activist Berta Cáceres

In Honduras, the United States willfully ignores institutional rot and buttresses crooked strongmen.

Nov 14, 2017 / Lauren Carasik

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Devolutionary Road: Lessons From the Failed Independence Bids of the Kurds and Catalans Devolutionary Road: Lessons From the Failed Independence Bids of the Kurds and Catalans

Instead of cracking down on separatists, governments should devolve more powers to regional governments.

Nov 3, 2017 / Judith Matloff

US Special Forces in Africa

America’s Expanding ‘Shadow War’ in Africa America’s Expanding ‘Shadow War’ in Africa

Are we prepared to ignore our own Constitution and shred international law, claiming the right to attack anywhere at will?

Nov 1, 2017 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

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