List of Law articles
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Rescue teams search through the rubble in the eastern city of Soussa, Libya on Sep. 21, following deadly flash floods. How Division and Disorder Led to Devastation in Libya
Poor global and domestic governance made a foreseeable and preventable disaster in Derna a catastrophe.
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People’s Revolution party activists hold placards during a demonstration in Colombo, Sri Lanka, on Aug. 11. Congress Wants to Hold Sri Lanka’s Feet to the Fire on Human Rights
The United Nations has given the international community the greenlight to punish Sri Lanka for torture. Congress has taken it.
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Supporters of opposition politicians stage an anti-government demonstration in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo on May 25. Washington Must Not Allow Another Stolen Election in Congo
Fear of Chinese influence must not take precedence over protecting democracy.
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Afghan men consume drugs on a street in Kabul. The Taliban Have a New Drug of Choice
After cornering the market on heroin, they’ve pivoted to a quicker and more profitable alternative.
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Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador participates in a parade to celebrate the 112th anniversary of the Mexican Revolution in Mexico City. Why the U.S.-Mexico Relationship Could Get Even Worse
Next year’s near-simultaneous elections and a spiral of escalatory rhetoric spell danger, but there is a way out.
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Bags with coca paste, a crude extract of the coca leaf, are pictured at a laboratory in a municipality of Nariño department, Colombia, on May 11. The U.S. Military Can’t Solve the Fentanyl Crisis
A trendy idea among GOP candidates would fail, just as it did in Colombia.
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Bouquets of red roses surround a framed portrait of Wagner group leader Yevgeny Prigozhin. The items are placed atop Prigozhin's grave. Prigozhin’s Assassination Was Business, Not Revenge
The Wagner chief broke the deal struck with Putin for his survival.
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A Saudi man wearing a white traditional headdress walks past a framed Andy Warhol artwork. Saudi Arabia Really Wants You to Think It’s Cool
The desert kingdom’s rebranding project goes way beyond sportswashing. But it’s all a little too contrived.
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Protesters denounce the arrest of former Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan outside the Lahore High Court. Imran Khan Is Just the Beginning of Pakistan’s Democratic Woes
The country’s democratic backsliding goes further than the embattled former prime minister—and further back.
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Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko points while speaking to foreign media. Lukashenko is a large man with white hair and a mustache and wears a dark blue suit as he sits in a chair in front of a Belarusian flag. Belarus Is Abducting Ukrainian Children in Plain Sight
A trail of evidence on social networks and state media detail Minsk’s role in a potential war crime
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A farmer holding a large chainsaw steps across the severed trunk of a downed tree as he cuts trees to plant coca at a plantation in Colombia. Behind him are more trees in the Amazon rainforest. How Drugs Are Destroying the Amazon
In the world’s largest rainforest, cocaine and deforestation are increasingly linked.
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Hungarian Prime Minsiter Viktor Orban (L) and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (R) hold a joint press conference after their meeting in Jerusalem on Feb. 19, 2019. Israel’s Supreme Court Must Not Repeat Hungary’s Mistake
The judiciary needs to strike down Netanyahu’s judicial reform before he turns Israel into a sham democracy—just as Viktor Orban did in Hungary.
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A man and woman stand in front of a large outdoor wall installation featuring silver-colored plaques inscribed with names. Russia Is Attempting Genocide in Ukraine
Other states have a legal and moral duty to stop Moscow.
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Lebanese central bank chief Riad Salameh gestures during an interview in his office in Beirut on Dec. 20, 2021. Lebanon Is a Global Sanctuary for Criminals
A growing list of people protected from justice highlights a pervasive culture of impunity.
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A woman confronts police during a protest against the government's plan to overhaul the judiciary at Ben Gurion Airport near Tel Aviv, Israel, on July 11. Women Will Be the Biggest Victims of Israel’s Judicial Reforms
The country’s Supreme Court has played a pivotal role in securing gender equality. Neutering it will deal a blow to women’s rights.
