International Law

Americans with Disabilities Act

The Americans With Disabilities Act Is a Model for the World—Literally The Americans With Disabilities Act Is a Model for the World—Literally

This landmark legislation became the basis for an international treaty embraced by much of the world—but not, ironically, by the United States.

Jul 29, 2015 / Janet E. Lord

Ukrainian national flag

Will France and Other European Countries Break With the US on the Ukrainian Crisis? Will France and Other European Countries Break With the US on the Ukrainian Crisis?

Or could we see a thaw in US–Russian relations?

Jul 29, 2015 / Stephen F. Cohen

July 25, 2010: WikiLeaks Releases Secret Documents About the US War in Afghanistan

July 25, 2010: WikiLeaks Releases Secret Documents About the US War in Afghanistan July 25, 2010: WikiLeaks Releases Secret Documents About the US War in Afghanistan

Jeremy Scahill on the “brief moment when it seemed the contents of the WikiLeaks documents would spark an inquiry into what they say about the war and the way the United States is ...

Jul 25, 2015 / Richard Kreitner

BRICS 2014

Is the Ukrainian Crisis Triggering the End of the US-Dominated Post-1991 World Order? Is the Ukrainian Crisis Triggering the End of the US-Dominated Post-1991 World Order?

The emergence of a new multipolar world.

Jul 15, 2015 / Stephen F. Cohen

Gaza Victim

Israel Will Invade Gaza Again—the Only Question Is How Soon Israel Will Invade Gaza Again—the Only Question Is How Soon

A year after Israel's bloody assault on Gaza, another war is all but guaranteed.

Jul 8, 2015 / Noura Erakat

Military Exercise in Ukraine

Why the New US-Russian Cold War May Be More Dangerous Than the Last Why the New US-Russian Cold War May Be More Dangerous Than the Last

As the Minsk accord seems to collapse, new military dangers loom.

Jul 2, 2015 / Stephen F. Cohen

US Marine in Afghanistan

Is There a Human Right to Kill? Is There a Human Right to Kill?

How governments, NGOs, and conservative think tanks turned the language of human rights on its head.

Jul 2, 2015 / Nicola Perugini and Neve Gordon

The Civil War in Syria Is Invisible—but This Anonymous Film Collective Is Changing That

The Civil War in Syria Is Invisible—but This Anonymous Film Collective Is Changing That The Civil War in Syria Is Invisible—but This Anonymous Film Collective Is Changing That

Abounaddara has been chronicling the hidden moments of the war, week after week.

Jun 29, 2015 / Moustafa Bayoumi

Delegates sign the UN Charter

June 26, 1945: The United Nations Charter Is Signed in San Francisco June 26, 1945: The United Nations Charter Is Signed in San Francisco

"What the people of the world profoundly desire is something which will not mirror their conflicts but resolve them, which will dispel their fears and satisfy their hopes."

Jun 26, 2015 / Richard Kreitner

Army Humvees

ISIS Is Using US Military Hardware to Fight the Iraqi Army ISIS Is Using US Military Hardware to Fight the Iraqi Army

And the Pentagon wants to send even more to the country.

Jun 19, 2015 / Andrew J. Bacevich

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