International Law

For Trump, Cruelty Is the Point

For Trump, Cruelty Is the Point For Trump, Cruelty Is the Point

The White House’s immigration policies are designed to maximize suffering.

Mar 15, 2018 / Feature / Julianne Hing

Asma Jahangir Obituary

The Legacy of Asma Jahangir The Legacy of Asma Jahangir

A Pakistani activist and human-rights lawyer, she left a mark on the global fight against inequality.

Feb 14, 2018 / Barbara Crossette

Anti-Nuclear War Demonstration

The Nuclear Posture Review Signals a New Arms Race The Nuclear Posture Review Signals a New Arms Race

We need to revive momentum for reducing nuclear weapons, not for “modernizing” them.

Feb 13, 2018 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

Richard Falk UN

A Conversation With Richard Falk, Part 2 A Conversation With Richard Falk, Part 2

On Israel, Palestine, and his work as a UN special rapporteur.

Jan 31, 2018 / Patrick Lawrence

Richard Falk UN

A Conversation With Richard Falk A Conversation With Richard Falk

The scholar, adviser to governments and civil-society groups, and advocate of Palestinian rights speaks on international law and world affairs.

Jan 19, 2018 / Patrick Lawrence

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

trump battleship

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

Honduras-Curfew-Protest-AP

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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