Mining Companies Use Excessive Legal Powers to Gamble with Latin American Lives
In more than two-thirds of the mining-related lawsuits against governments in the region, communities have been actively organizing against the mining activities.
Free Trade’s Regulatory Chilling Effects
Under deals like the TPP, countries that might otherwise have curtailed corporate activities won’t do so, simply out of fear of being sued by multinational corporations.
When States Dream, Is Syria Their Nightmare?
Syria is emerging as a metaphor for the fragmentation and chaos that the modern world barely contains.
Film: The Day Diplomacy Died
Committee for the Freedom of the Cuban 5 present a screening with discussion of The Day Diplomacy Died, that includes a multimedia report back on the recent 9th Colloquium in Holguin, Cuba about the Cuban 5.
Review: The New Protectorates
A new book explores the tensions between liberal state-building and outside manipulation.
The Future of South Sudan
South Sudan, on the verge of nationhood, has a lot of oil but faces enormous challenges.
Strategic Dialogue: Libya War
Robert Naiman and Ian Williams go head to head on the Libyan War.
Armchair Anti-Imperialism and Libya
The choice in Libya is clear: to support the popular uprising and not the unpopular tyrant.
The National Future of Belarus
Will Belarus buck the recent trend and give up its sovereignty to merge with Russia?
A New Kosovo
Kosovo has declared its independence from Serbia. But there are still a few obstacles in the path of statehood.
Sovereignty Through Decentralization
To bring development, reconciliation, and stability to conflict areas, it’s better to think local.
Next Moves in Kosovo
Kosovo is on the verge of independence. What can Washington and Brussells do to overcome Serbian and Russian opposition?
Taiwan’s Independence
China wants Taiwan, Taiwan wants independence, and Ian Williams wants you to know why Taipei has a more compelling argument than Beijing.
When “Scores” Count
September turned out to be a tragic escalation over preceding months in the multinational reach and catastrophic scale of exclusively human violence.