International law

The rules-based global order has been in freefall for years

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The rules-based global order has been in freefall for years

When we look at the actions of Russia, China, North Korea, Israel, Iran and now the US in recent years, there is a tendency to close our eyes tightly, pull the covers over our heads and wait for the madness to die down. The rules-based order we thought was here to stay after 1989 is … Read more

US allies and adversaries are using the UN meeting to criticize Venezuela’s intervention while America defends it

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US allies and adversaries are using the UN meeting to criticize Venezuela’s intervention while America defends it

UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Both allies and adversaries of the United States used an emergency meeting of the U.N. Security Council on Monday to express opposition to the bold U.S. military operation in Venezuela that captured leader Nicolás Maduro. Before the UN’s most powerful body, the countries have criticized – if sometimes obliquely – President … Read more