Intersections

UK: Court draws ‘line in the sand’ against misuse of terrorism powers

(Amnesty International) In response to the judgment in the judicial review of the proscription of Palestine Action, Tom Southerden, Amnesty International UK’s Law and...

UN Financial Crisis Threatens to Halt Human Rights Work

(Hilary Power - Human Rights Watch) In Geneva on 9 February, the United Nations deputy human rights chief gave an alarming update on the...

The Visual Performance of Precision Lethality on Social Media

(Christopher J. Fuller - Lawfare) Precision warfare today is defined not only by what happens during a strike, but by how that act is...

Suspend Your Judgment? The Role of International Courts in Ending Wars

(Yuval Shany - Just Security) The End of War Project – in one of whose workshops I was fortunate to participate – explores the...

New U.S. Foreign Aid Emphasis on Government Partnerships is Encouraging — If Done Right

(Sarah Rose and Daphne McCurdy - Just Security) The United States has begun signing bilateral agreements on global health cooperation under the State Department’s...

Given the toxicity of social media, a moral question now faces all of us: is it still ethical to use it?

(Frances Ryan - The Guardian) In a week during which Keir Starmer has been under pressure to resign, cabinet ministers took to X to...

European chemical giants plot to weaken EU’s flagship climate policy

(Jakob Weizman - Politico) Europe's huge chemicals sector is campaigning to weaken the European Union's most important climate policy — and Brussels is listening....

Starmer still needs to explain why he went ahead with Mandelson’s appointment

(Donald Macintyre - Politico) It’s become commonplace in London to say the scandal surrounding former ambassador to Washington Peter Mandelson, which is so profoundly...

Bank of France chief’s surprise exit stokes suspicion among Macron’s opponents

(Jason Wiels and Giorgio Leali - Politico) Bank of France Governor François Villeroy de Galhau is to quit his job in early June, more...

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