The study of International Relations has mostly ignored the role of animals in world politics. Introducing a new special issue, Joana Pereira argues that it is time to challenge human dominance and social hierarchies.

Debate about a global deforestation treaty has only begun. Stefanie Fishel argues that trees and their forest ecosystems are a major site of crisis and possibility as we push deeper into the Anthropocene.

The Anthropocene heralds a new age of anxiety. Existentialist thinking can help us navigate its survival and justice challenges, writes Dahlia Simangan.

Re-examining international law assumptions about the natural world is not mere theoretical speculation, write Usha Natarajan and Julia Dehm. It is an urgent step to address pressing environmental challenges.

In a new book Giada Giacomini argues for a paradigm shift in international law to better protect Indigenous peoples and their lands. Humankind lives, she says, on an existential continuum with other natural elements.

The establishment of a loss and damage fund is a breakthrough, but the Paris Agreement remains on life support. By Matt McDonald.