STATE OF THE WORLD

Occasional dispatches on the latest news, events, and ideas

Crimes of Starvation
Alex de Waal, Michael Fakhri, & Sarah Nouwen Alex de Waal, Michael Fakhri, & Sarah Nouwen

Crimes of Starvation

In conflicts around the world, food and hunger are used as tools of war. What's the role of international law in addressing human-inflicted starvation?

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Waiting for Nasrallah
Justin Salhani Justin Salhani

Waiting for Nasrallah

The secretary-general of Hezbollah has not yet delivered a clear intent to open up a second front in the war in Gaza. But a wider war is still possible.

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