A Polity for the Earth.

Colonial regimes of human speciation stood in stark contrast to eighteenth-century West African conceptualisations of human, non-human, and more-than-human existence in nature. By Vanja Hamzić.

Human rights, including the right to a healthy environment, are being increasingly relied on to assure environmental protections. Yet they come with risks, as Jasmijn Leeuwenkamp explains.

International law remains a crucial architecture for world order but is failing the challenge of the Anthropocene. Emily Jones and Matilda Arvidsson argue that posthuman theory can be a crucial resource in these times.

Earth system state shifts that could tip the planet into chaos are getting closer. James Dyke and David Armstrong McKay showcase a major new report.

If diplomacy is considered an alternative to war, what are the prospects for diplomacy to replace war in human relations with other animals? By Tore Fougner.

Activists have extensively mobilized throughout the world to improve the treatment of nonhuman animals. Steven Tauber writes about the Global Animal Advocacy Movement and its role in world politics.

So far, animals have little status in international law. Cebuan Bliss and Andrea Schapper argue that a new UN organisation, and a new Sustainable Development Goal, should be created to recognise animal interest and welfare.

Animal protection has long been a topic of debate and regulation but has been neglected in world politics. Judith Renner shows how two discourses of protection influenced the EU’s seal products ban.