By: Julia Sariol For decades, the coca leaf has been viewed as the mere precursor to its chemically altered counterpart, cocaine, and the plant’s legal status around the world has reflected that dominant viewpoint for over half a century. Through renewed efforts to remove coca from the United Nations’ list of the world’s most dangerous […]
By: Jared Trinkler On July 3, 2025, the Inter-American Court of Human Rights (IACtHR) released advisory opinion OC-32/25, issuing a landmark decision recognizing the right to a healthy climate as an enforceable human right. While the IACtHR has previously acknowledged the importance of climate change, this advisory opinion represents a shift from voluntary encouragement to […]
By: Jonas Figueredo Questions are emerging as displays of power raise new concerns about the future of U.S.–Venezuelan relations. On Tuesday, September 4th, the U.S. government attacked a vessel in the Caribbean Sea, killing eleven people. The strike was part of a counter-narcotics campaign aimed at the Venezuelan cartel “Cartel de los Soles.” The following Thursday, […]
In 1992, Iranian-backed terrorists bombed the Israeli embassy in Argentina killing twenty-nine people and injuring two-hundred. Two years later, perhaps emboldened by the lack of action from Argentina’s authorities in investigating the attack, a deadlier one took place. Once again, Iranian-backed terrorists bombed a Jewish Community Center killing eighty-four people and injuring 300 more. Both […]
