treaties

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Treaties meant to limit nuclear arsenals—including, as of last month, the only remaining one between the U.S. and Russia—have lapsed.

From Slate • Mar. 13, 2026

“This is a treaty violation. Treaties are not optional. Sovereignty is not conditional. Our citizens are not negotiable,” he said.

From Salon • Jan. 14, 2026

This has happened before: The Washington and London Naval Treaties limited battleship construction in the 1920s and 1930s, right up until Japan withdrew in 1934 and everyone started building again.

From MarketWatch • Oct. 30, 2025

Treaties and promises are, ultimately, mere scraps of paper.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 11, 2024

After a second Opium War, the Tientsin Treaties legalized the ravaging opium trade, legalized a British-French-American control of China’s customs.

From "The Autobiography of Malcolm X" by Alex Malcolm X;Hailey