Applying a new label to an old problem does not transform the problem. Nor does it grant the U.S. president or the U.S. military expanded legal authority to kill civilians. The post Using Labels, Not Law, to Justify Lethal Force: Inside the Venezuelan Boat Strike appeared first on Just Security.| Just Security
The Trump administration’s extraordinary lethal attack on a purported drug smuggling vessel – and its vow that it is the start of a campaign – raise significant legal issues. The post Legal Issues Raised by a Lethal U.S. Military Attack in the Caribbean appeared first on Just Security.| Just Security
The two back-to-back summits that U.S. President Donald Trump hosted over the past week, first with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Alaska and then with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and other European leaders in Washington, D.C., may not have delivered an end to Russia’s war against Ukraine. But the summits did inspire reflection on Chinese […]| China Digital Times (CDT)
With the US operation in Iran triggering fresh arms races, Russia’s turn from multipolarity to imperial nostalgia highlights a global order in turmoil—and Moscow’s battle to remain at the center of it The post The Empire Game 2.0: Through Moscow’s Eyes appeared first on Coda Story.| Coda Story
While Donald Trump lectures South Africa about ‘genocide’ and brokers peace in the DRC in exchange for minerals, he remains silent about the humanitarian catastrophe in Khartoum The post Sudan’s forgotten war appeared first on Coda Story.| Coda Story
Daniel Kempken1 Versión en español aquí. Violence and insecurity in Ecuador have increased exponentially since around 2019. Dramatic events culminated in January 2024, when a wave of violence swept…| Justicia en las Américas
President Gustavo Petro authorized a “socio-judicial conversation” with the EGC, Colombia’s largest paramilitary organization. According to a presidential decree, this conversation seeks to convince the EGC’s top commanders of the…| Colombia News | Colombia Reports
The lead negotiator of Colombia’s government has confirmed that peace talks with a dissident faction of guerrilla group EMC will continue on Tuesday. EMC founder “Ivan Mordisco” and the majority…| Colombia News | Colombia Reports
Colombia's Armed Forces are engaged in combat with FARC dissidents of the EMC after Monday's attack in Miranda, Cauca. Over 72 hours the southwest of Colombia has witnessed unprecedented violence.| The City Paper Bogotá