The global High Seas Treaty, decades in the making, will become international law. It aims to create vast maritime conservation areas.
Tag: Treaties
Asylum Seeker Wins Bid to Delay Deportation Under U.K.-France Treaty
The case was the first challenge relating to the treaty, which aims to reduce small-boat crossings of the English Channel by migrants, to reach London’s High Court.
First War, Then Floods Drive Pakistani Families From Their Homes
Near the Indian border, many people who fled the recent India-Pakistan conflict have had to leave again, this time because of rising waters.
United Nations Plastic Treaty Talks End Without Deal
Countries failed to bridge wide gaps on whether the world should limit plastic manufacturing and restrict the use of harmful plastic chemicals.
United Nations Plastic Treaty Talks End Without Deal
Countries failed to bridge wide gaps on whether the world should limit plastic manufacturing and restrict the use of harmful plastic chemicals.
Russia Says It Will Stop Abiding By INF Treaty
The United States has accused Russia of violating the pact, which expired in 2019, for more than a decade.
Antarctica Faces Tense Future as U.S. Science Budget Shrinks
The continent is dedicated to research and cooperation, but proposed funding cuts in the Trump administration and actions by other world powers may alter the environment.
U.S. Science Cuts in Antarctica May Embolden China and Russia
The continent is dedicated to research and cooperation, but proposed funding cuts in the Trump administration and actions by other world powers may alter the environment.
India and Pakistan’s Air Battle Is Over. Their Water War Has Begun.
Though the two neighbors declared a cease-fire this month, a crucial water-sharing treaty remains at risk.
Dick Garwin Fought Nuclear Armageddon. He Hid a 50-Year Secret.
Richard Garwin’s role in designing the hydrogen bomb was obscured from the public, even his family, as he advised presidents and devoted his life to undoing the danger he created.