Law

The Things They Carried

Scenes from the illegal wildlife trade.

DECEMBER 28, 2010

The Serpent King

How a notorious Malaysian wildlife smuggler was brought to justice -- and what it tells us about stopping the world's most profitable black market.

BY BRYAN CHRISTY | DECEMBER 28, 2010

The Wheels of Injustice Grind Slowly

Why did the Kremlin once again postpone the verdict in the trial of Russia's No. 1 dissident?

BY JULIA IOFFE | DECEMBER 15, 2010

Strange Days, Indeed

Scenes from Julian Assange's WikiCircus in London.

BY COREY PEIN | DECEMBER 15, 2010

Bringing Back Rule of Law

Louise Arbour, CEO of the International Crisis Group and Global Thinker No. 71, spoke with Foreign Policy's Susan Glasser about WikiLeaks and the future of international human rights law. Excerpts:

INTERVIEW BY SUSAN GLASSER | DECEMBER 2010

THe LWOT: KSM to stay put, for now; Ghailani deliberations stalled

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BY ANDREW LEBOVICH | NOVEMBER 16, 2010

The LWOT: No charges in CIA tape destruction; arguments heard in Awlaki lawsuit

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BY ANDREW LEBOVICH | NOVEMBER 10, 2010

Delusion Points

Don't fall for the nostalgia -- George W. Bush's foreign policy really was that bad.

BY STEPHEN M. WALT | NOVEMBER 8, 2010

Telling Secrets

WikiLeaks isn't the problem. It's reams of unnecessarily classified documents that remain hidden from the public eye by overzealous intelligence officials. And the Obama administration's fixes don't go far enough.

BY STEVEN AFTERGOOD | OCTOBER 18, 2010

Values Voters

How Malaysia's right-wing Islamist party became the country's best hope for political reform.

BY DUSTIN ROASA | OCTOBER 12, 2010

The Prize China Didn't Want to Win

Giving Liu Xiaobo the Nobel Peace Prize was a defeat for the government in Beijing -- and a victory for human rights everywhere.

BY NICHOLAS BEQUELIN | OCTOBER 6, 2010

Romas: Europe's Wanderers

Kicked out of France and unwanted in the countries to which they are forced to return, the Roma are a part of a new Europe that everyone would rather ignore.

SEPTEMBER 28, 2010

The LWOT: Chicago man arrested in bomb attempt; Government fights Gitmo release

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BY ANDREW LEBOVICH | SEPTEMBER 24, 2010

Taxing American Competitiveness

Why is Congress slapping fees on the most productive sectors of the U.S. economy?

BY JACOB F. KIRKEGAARD, ARVIND SUBRAMANIAN | SEPTEMBER 15, 2010

Could Britain Arrest the Pope?

It's unlikely, but not impossible.

BY JOSHUA E. KEATING | SEPTEMBER 14, 2010

Cops, Robbers … and the Muslim Brotherhood?

Why the Egyptian government's propaganda version of CSI revealed more about its own paranoia than about its enemies.

BY ABDULLAH AL-ARIAN | SEPTEMBER 10, 2010

The LWOT: TTP designated a terrorist organization; Awlaki family challenges U.S. “hit list”

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BY ANDREW LEBOVICH | SEPTEMBER 2, 2010

America's First Muslim President

Muslim Americans helped elect George W. Bush, but now they're leaving the Republican Party in droves. It didn't have to be this way.

BY SUHAIL A. KHAN | AUGUST 23, 2010

What Does Viktor Bout Know?

The world’s most notorious arms dealer is coming to America to stand trial. And that has Russia very worried.

BY DOUGLAS FARAH | AUGUST 20, 2010

Awesome Aughties

The decade through rose-colored glasses.

BY SUZANNE MERKELSON | SEPT. / OCT. 2010

The LWOT: Khadr trial begins, Qosi sentenced

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BY ANDREW LEBOVICH | AUGUST 13, 2010

The Man Gitmo Raised

Omar Khadr's trial is a reminder of everything that went wrong with justice at Guantánamo Bay.

BY ANDREA PRASOW | AUGUST 12, 2010

Anchor Baby Boom

The fuss over birthright citizenship has been around as long as the 14th Amendment has -- and it's not going away anytime soon.

BY SUZY KHIMM | AUGUST 9, 2010

No White Knight

How Medvedev's vaunted liberalism went up in flames.

BY JULIA IOFFE | AUGUST 6, 2010

Want to Fix Immigration? Give Noncitizens the Vote

A tiny step that could make a huge difference when it comes to immigration reform.

BY ALEXANDRA STARR | AUGUST 6, 2010

The LWOT: Civil rights groups to sue U.S. government; Americans charged with aiding al-Shabaab

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BY ANDREW LEBOVICH | AUGUST 5, 2010

Zardari's Katrina

Why is Pakistan’s president junketing while his people drown?

BY FATIMA BHUTTO | AUGUST 4, 2010

My Pen Pal, the Jihadist

How a young Virginia man charged with supporting terrorists in Somalia became my online sparring partner -- and why he is so dangerous.

BY JARRET BRACHMAN | JULY 29, 2010

The LWOT: Trial set for first Gitmo inmate transferred to civilian system; Britain torture woes continue

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BY ANDREW LEBOVICH | JULY 16, 2010

Who Tried to Kill Fang Xuanchang?

A chilling attack on a controversial science journalist in Beijing bodes poorly for scientific progress.

BY SAM GEALL | JULY 6, 2010