The legal challenge hinged on whether or not the dissemination of accidental and unknown falsehood was prohibited.

Return of the Quad, China’s “real combat” training, and maritime lawfare in the East and South China Seas.

By design, defamation law makes intentional, malicious lying an expensive habit, but this works only if people are willing to bring civil cases against the peddlers of disinformation.

Monarchs escaped the uprisings relatively unscathed, but now face mounting problems and are turning to more repressive policies to limit dissent.