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Trump’s aggression in the Caribbean could violate a Victorian-era court ruling on cannibalism at sea

Trump’s aggression in the Caribbean could violate a Victorian-era court ruling on cannibalism at sea

A landmark 1884 court ruling essentially outlawed ‘murder by necessity’ on the high seas. Is Donald Trump running afoul of the law with his boat...

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Martin Danahay

Not enemies, but people: Why the world needs to rethink the language of war

Using the term ‘war’ when fighting alleged drug traffickers or terrorists serves to justify killing them without proof they’ve committed any crimes.

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Martin Danahay

What the Opium Wars can tell us about China, the U.S. and fentanyl

While synthetic opiods are a relatively new class of drugs, opium has a long destructive history in trade wars and warfare, beginning with the First...

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Martin Danahay

‘Russians at War’ documentary: From the Crimean to the Iraq War, soldier images pose questions about propaganda

Questions surrounding the film Russians at War linger following controversy surrounding it at the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF). TIFF...

24.09.2024 1

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Martin Danahay