Justice

The Road to Hell Is Paved with Viral Videos

For all its goodwill, Invisible Children's Kony 2012 film is dangerous propaganda, pure and simple. It's not a call to make a notorious celebrity out of Joseph Kony -- it's a call to war.

BY DAVID RIEFF | MARCH 14, 2012

A Recipe for Freedom

Five lessons from South Africa's transition to democracy. Excerpts from a recent speech by the country's ex-president.

BY F.W. DE KLERK | MARCH 12, 2012

Will the Good BRICS Please Stand Up?

You can call them respectable democracies, but India, Brazil, and South Africa will be judged by how they act abroad. And on the Syria question, it's been shameful.

BY JAMES TRAUB | MARCH 9, 2012

The LWOT: Attorney General says U.S. can target Americans

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BY JENNIFER ROWLAND | MARCH 9, 2012

The LWOT: Obama sidesteps NDAA detainee provisions

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BY JENNIFER ROWLAND | MARCH 2, 2012

In Mexico, An Activist Says Her Farewells

For more than a decade, Norma Andrade has been working to defend Mexico’s women from violence. Now she’s decided to get out.

BY LARRY KAPLOW | FEBRUARY 24, 2012

The LWOT: Gitmo sees first tentative plea deal

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BY JENNIFER ROWLAND | FEBRUARY 24, 2012

You Can Run But You Can't Hide

Activists are preparing to charge Yemen's ex-strongman Ali Abdullah Saleh with crimes against humanity -- despite a deal that guarantees him immunity at home.

BY INNA LAZAREVA | FEBRUARY 20, 2012

The LWOT: Underwear bomber receives life sentence

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BY JENNIFER ROWLAND | FEBRUARY 17, 2012

The Strange Revolution in Bahrain, One Year On

The revolt in little Bahrain is easy to ignore. But it’s actually part of a big global story.

BY CHRISTIAN CARYL | FEBRUARY 14, 2012

The LWOT: Chicago cab driver pleads guilty to material support charge

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BY JENNIFER ROWLAND | FEBRUARY 10, 2012

The LWOT: Four plead guilty to London Stock Exchange plot

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BY JENNIFER ROWLAND | FEBRUARY 3, 2012

The LWOT: Guilty plea in Maryland terrorism case

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BY JENNIFER ROWLAND | JANUARY 27, 2012

The LWOT: Denver man charged with material support

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BY JENNIFER ROWLAND | JANUARY 24, 2012

The LWOT: Al-Nashiri hearing focuses on mail debate

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BY JENNIFER ROWLAND | JANUARY 20, 2012

The LWOT: Hezbollah suspect leads Thai police to chemical stash

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BY JENNIFER ROWLAND | JANUARY 17, 2012

The LWOT: Gitmo observes 10-year anniversary

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BY JENNIFER ROWLAND | JANUARY 13, 2012

The LWOT: U.S. citizen charged with terrorism offense in Florida

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BY JENNIFER ROWLAND | JANUARY 10, 2012

The LWOT: State Department establishes Bureau of Counterterrorism

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BY JENNIFER ROWLAND | JANUARY 6, 2012

The LWOT: Tarek Mehanna convicted on all charges

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BY JENNIFER ROWLAND | JANUARY 3, 2012

Occupy Everywhere

In this year of protests, is it really fair to compare the grievances of the Occupy movement to the courage of the Arab Spring?

BY JAMES TRAUB | DECEMBER 30, 2011

Turkey's War on Journalists

As Prime Minister Erdogan's government grows increasingly intolerant of dissent, the media is bearing the brunt of its effort to silence its critics.

BY ALIA MALEK | DECEMBER 22, 2011

Vaclav Havel, Man of Whimsy

In memory of a natural dissident -- and an accidental president.

BY JEFFREY GEDMIN | JAN/FEB 2012

The LWOT: Government approves military custody for terrorist suspects

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BY JENNIFER ROWLAND | DECEMBER 16, 2011

The LWOT: Senate, House edit detainee provision in defense bill

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BY JENNIFER ROWLAND | DECEMBER 14, 2011

The LWOT: AP report describes secret CIA prison in Romania

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BY JENNIFER ROWLAND | DECEMBER 9, 2011

The LWOT: U.N. tightens sanctions on Eritrea

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BY JENNIFER ROWLAND | DECEMBER 6, 2011

The Anti-Putin Brigade

Portraits of Russia's would-be revolutionaries -- and their intimate thoughts on Vladimir Putin and the country's dark political future.

PHOTOS BY KIRILL NIKITENKO | DECEMBER 5, 2011

The LWOT: Senate votes to keep detainee provisions

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BY JENNIFER ROWLAND | DECEMBER 2, 2011

Justice Denied

The U.N.-sponsored tribunal established to prosecute those responsible for the Khmer Rouge’s crimes is in shambles, and the United Nations doesn’t have a clue how to fix it.

BY DOUGLAS GILLISON | NOVEMBER 23, 2011