International Law

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The Trump Administration Is Undercutting Democracy in Bolivia The Trump Administration Is Undercutting Democracy in Bolivia

Will the US and the Organization of American States once again be able to overturn election results?

Nov 8, 2019 / Mark Weisbrot

Berlin Wall

The Berlin Wall Kept People In. Our New Walls Keep People Out. The Berlin Wall Kept People In. Our New Walls Keep People Out.

Walls have made a comeback—but like in Berlin, their effectiveness hinges on mass surveillance.

Nov 8, 2019 / Matthew Longo

Religious Beliefs Are Struck Down as Defense for Nuclear Protest

Religious Beliefs Are Struck Down as Defense for Nuclear Protest Religious Beliefs Are Struck Down as Defense for Nuclear Protest

Catholic activists argued that their faith, and international law, allowed them to stage a protest at a nuclear facility in Georgia. But last week they were convicted in a US distr...

Oct 31, 2019 / Sam Husseini

China Is Exporting Its Anti-Muslim Strategy to India

China Is Exporting Its Anti-Muslim Strategy to India China Is Exporting Its Anti-Muslim Strategy to India

Muslims in Kashmir may find themselves in a Xinjiang-style dystopia thanks to Chinese technology and Narendra Modi’s Hindu nationalism.

Oct 16, 2019 / Nithin Coca

No Man Is an Island

No Man Is an Island No Man Is an Island

Boris Johnson lurches into Brexit.

Oct 10, 2019 / Robbie Conal

Ro Khanna Reflects on Gandhi’s 150th Birthday

Ro Khanna Reflects on Gandhi’s 150th Birthday Ro Khanna Reflects on Gandhi’s 150th Birthday

Gandhi's lessons of pluralism and peace could serve us well during this time of division and strife, the representative writes.

Oct 2, 2019 / Rep. Ro Khanna

Syria

UN Accuses US-Allied Forces of War Crimes in Syria UN Accuses US-Allied Forces of War Crimes in Syria

US generals are seemingly unaware of the allegations or whether they leveled Syrian villages.

Sep 27, 2019 / Nick Turse

‘The Graveyard of Migrants’: Traveling Through the Most Dangerous Jungle in the World

‘The Graveyard of Migrants’: Traveling Through the Most Dangerous Jungle in the World ‘The Graveyard of Migrants’: Traveling Through the Most Dangerous Jungle in the World

After surviving the Darien Gap, refugees describe their detainment in Mexico as the “real hell.”

Sep 24, 2019 / Arvind Dilawar

The Latest Link in Trump’s Anti-Immigrant Chain: El Salvador’s New Border Patrol

The Latest Link in Trump’s Anti-Immigrant Chain: El Salvador’s New Border Patrol The Latest Link in Trump’s Anti-Immigrant Chain: El Salvador’s New Border Patrol

The new enforcement agency is more about preventing migrants from leaving the country than it is about protecting El Salvador’s borders.

Sep 16, 2019 / Nelson Rauda and John Washington

Kashmir Has Become a Zone of Permanent, Limitless War

Kashmir Has Become a Zone of Permanent, Limitless War Kashmir Has Become a Zone of Permanent, Limitless War

Modi’s blockade is designed to extinguish resistance and facilitate capital.

Sep 4, 2019 / Editorial / Saiba Varma

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