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Three people hold protest signs with slogans in Spanish denouncing Giammattei. One sign depicts Giammattei with red devil horns.
Three people hold protest signs with slogans in Spanish denouncing Giammattei. One sign depicts Giammattei with red devil horns.

Guatemala’s Anti-Corruption Star Dims

Once a laboratory for U.S.- and U.N.-backed anti-corruption efforts, the country is now backsliding.

An aerial view shows more than a thousand missiles and rockets lined up in long rows on a field of dirt and a few plants.
An aerial view shows more than a thousand missiles and rockets lined up in long rows on a field of dirt and a few plants.

Holding Russia Accountable for War Crimes Is Harder Than It Looks

Debate rages over whether to pick the “gold, silver, or bronze” medal option for prosecuting war crimes.

U.S. Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas gestures with a slight smile in front of an American flag at a Heritage Foundation luncheon in New York in 2007.
U.S. Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas gestures with a slight smile in front of an American flag at a Heritage Foundation luncheon in New York in 2007.

Americans Need to Acknowledge Their Unwritten Constitution

Understanding how politics and law work requires facing the realities of power.

Military members guard the outside of Guayas 1 prison in Guayaquil, Ecuador, on April 14, the scene of one of Ecuador's worst prison massacres in years.
Military members guard the outside of Guayas 1 prison in Guayaquil, Ecuador, on April 14, the scene of one of Ecuador's worst prison massacres in years.

China Is Exploiting a U.S. Police Void in Latin America

Washington is the region’s top military partner but lags on civilian security.

A U.S. Customs and Border Protection officer sifts through pills in a parcel looking for fentanyl in New York.
A U.S. Customs and Border Protection officer sifts through pills in a parcel looking for fentanyl in New York.

U.S.-Mexican Relations Fray Over Fentanyl

Republicans are hammering the Biden administration over the spike in fentanyl trafficking.

People demonstrate in Tel Aviv on Feb. 27.
People demonstrate in Tel Aviv on Feb. 27.

Why Palestinians Aren’t Joining Israel’s Protests

A state that considers equality an existential threat can never be a democracy.

Protesters call for climate justice and loss and damage payments during the COP27 U.N. climate conference in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt, on Nov. 12, 2022.
Protesters call for climate justice and loss and damage payments during the COP27 U.N. climate conference in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt, on Nov. 12, 2022.

The U.N. Could Have a Secret Legal Weapon to Fight Climate Change

An obscure 1978 treaty may grant the ICJ jurisdiction over the world’s largest emitters.

A protester walks down a street at night holding an Israeli flag.
A protester walks down a street at night holding an Israeli flag.

Israel Is Somewhere It’s Never Been Before

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s effort to weaken Israel’s democracy—and the public’s stunning resistance—has unsettled the country.

Georgian opposition supporters rally calling for the government to follow a pro-Western path, outside the parliament in Tbilisi on March 9.
Georgian opposition supporters rally calling for the government to follow a pro-Western path, outside the parliament in Tbilisi on March 9.

Georgia’s Protesters Won the Battle but Not the War

The government backed down, much to Russia’s chagrin, but it could reintroduce a reviled law.

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