International Law

How US Civil Law Is Being Used to Bring Human-Rights Abuses to Court

How US Civil Law Is Being Used to Bring Human-Rights Abuses to Court How US Civil Law Is Being Used to Bring Human-Rights Abuses to Court

Could a landmark verdict against Bolivia’s former president and minister of defense pave the way for future cases?

Apr 27, 2018 / Linda Farthing

Red Square in Moscow

Forgotten Truths: On the Imperative of Cooperating With—Not Criminalizing—Russia Forgotten Truths: On the Imperative of Cooperating With—Not Criminalizing—Russia

Cooperation with Moscow remains vital for American national security, but “Russiagate” allegations, now codified in a DNC lawsuit, are making that decades-long pursuit a crime.

Apr 25, 2018 / Stephen F. Cohen

American Air Strikes in Syria  Do Nothing to Further Justice for the Victims of the Attack on Douma

American Air Strikes in Syria Do Nothing to Further Justice for the Victims of the Attack on Douma American Air Strikes in Syria Do Nothing to Further Justice for the Victims of the Attack on Douma

There is no legal justification for the current US troop presence in Syria, let alone additional air strikes.

Apr 13, 2018 / Editorial / Phyllis Bennis

Anti-Nuclear War Demonstration

Unproven Allegations Against Trump and Putin Are Risking Nuclear War Unproven Allegations Against Trump and Putin Are Risking Nuclear War

“Russiagate” and the Skirpal affair have escalated dangers inherent in the new Cold War beyond those of the preceding one.

Mar 28, 2018 / Stephen F. Cohen

A map showing the US empire in 1898

The Left’s Embrace of Empire The Left’s Embrace of Empire

The history of the left in the United States is a history of betrayal.

Mar 28, 2018 / Lyle Jeremy Rubin

John Bolton

Trump’s Most Dangerous Betrayal Yet Trump’s Most Dangerous Betrayal Yet

Trump’s presidency has taken a foreboding turn—from madcap farce and unending melodrama toward grim tragedy.

Mar 27, 2018 / Editorial / Katrina vanden Heuvel

Unanswered Questions Linger Over the Salisbury Poisoning

Unanswered Questions Linger Over the Salisbury Poisoning Unanswered Questions Linger Over the Salisbury Poisoning

An anti-Russia smokescreen may prevent the truth of the poisoning of former double agent Sergei Skripal from ever being known.

Mar 21, 2018 / Mary Dejevsky

Alwaleed bin Talal

Why Are US Colleges Collaborating With Saudi Arabia? Why Are US Colleges Collaborating With Saudi Arabia?

Harvard, Georgetown, Yale Law School, UNH—all have taken money from the Saudi government or businessmen allied with it.

Mar 20, 2018 / Stanley Heller

CIA Deputy Director Gina Haspel

Gina Haspel’s Role in the Torture Era Demands Attention Gina Haspel’s Role in the Torture Era Demands Attention

Democrats need to insist on the fundamental principle that a torturer is unfit to serve in government in any capacity.

Mar 20, 2018 / Editorial / Katrina vanden Heuvel

CIA Deputy Director Gina Haspel

Why Gina Haspel, the Queen of Torture, Was Able to Rise to the Top of the CIA Why Gina Haspel, the Queen of Torture, Was Able to Rise to the Top of the CIA

Obama’s decision not to pursue accountability has given Bush administration criminals golden-shield powers.

Mar 16, 2018 / Lisa Hajjar

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