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The Border Is Not a Wall

It is an ever-widening surveillance zone that turns borderland citizens into guardians of the state.

Matthew Longo

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Global Justice

Global Justice, Politics

Garrison America and the Threat of Global War

The crisis of liberal capitalism has arrived, bringing us to the brink of total global war.

Alex de Waal

Education & Opportunity, Global Justice

Lost in Translation

Schools in Nepal increasingly use English as the language of instruction. But in the name of preparing them for a globalized world, non-mother-tongue education often fails the students it aims to help.

Eleanor Hildebrandt

Global Justice, War & Security

The End of Interventionism

Two new British reports deliver a damning and decisive verdict on the politics of interventionism.

Alex de Waal

Class & Inequality, Global Justice

For the Wealthy, Citizenship at a Premium

Malta, Portugal, and Spain offer quick routes to passports for global elite willing to pay. This raises fundamental questions about the meaning and value of citizenship.

Max Holleran

Global Justice, Politics

Kashmir’s High Price for Demanding Independence

In the name of fighting radical Islam, Indian troops have gone to war with civilians.

Tariq Mir

Global Justice, Law & Justice

On Ice

Undocumented immigrants face horrible conditions in U.S. detention, with little legal recourse.

Colin Dayan

Global Justice, Politics

Bad News for Brazilian Democracy

Dilma Rousseff's impeachment circumvented the democratic process.

Gianpaolo Baiocchi

Global Justice, Politics

“Go home!”: Being Foreign in Post-Brexit Britain

For many EU citizens in the UK, the Brexit vote means the end of home as they know it.

Andrea Mammone

Global Justice, Politics

Blood in Honduras, Silence in the United States

The U.S. turns a blind eye on the murder of environmentalist Berta Cáceres.

Lauren Carasik

Global Justice, War & Security

Choosing Violence

War is almost always a choice, a madness we go along with.

Oded Na’aman

Global Justice, Politics

Brexit Threatens World Peace and Security

The vote will have consequences far beyond the UK's borders. 

Alex de Waal

Global Justice, Politics

Who’s to Blame in South Sudan?

The country needs a political rebirth.

Mahmood Mamdani

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