T. Belman. The existence of an international order is a myth or a con job to justify things like the Climate Accords or the dominance of the WHO.
Israel has been victimized by the UN and “international law”, not protected. She is attacked by the UN and the HR NGOs for alleged violations of alleged international law.
Article 2(1) of the charter provides, “The Organization is based on the principle of the sovereign equality of all its Members.”, yet our sovereignty is constantly being attacked by the UN and its agencies. The rule of law requires equal justice and equal law yet double standards are constantly applied to Israel by biased institutions.
Both Israel and the US did not ratify the Rome Statute or submit to the International Criminal Court because they knew that they would not get justice. The US, Russia and China will not relinquish their veto because they do not want to be judged by everybody else.
Trump was against free trade as it denies the sovereign right to apply tariffs or to protect certain industries. There is no reason to submit to free trade unless its in your interest to do so.
Are not the sanctions being imposed on Russia and Iran a violation of the international order.
By Amir Taheri, GATESTONE • June 19, 2022
- Shaped over the past seven decades, that is to say after the Second World War, what is known as the international order has been based on three principles which, although not always observed, have helped keep the edifice intact.
- The first principle was what is known as international law, built around the United Nations Charter and over 10,000 international treaties and protocols endorsed by a majority of the existing 193 states. The invasion of Ukraine has violated that principle in a dramatic way. Because the aggressor is a veto-holding member of the UN Security Council, the issue cannot even be handled even formally by the United Nations.
- The second principle was consensus in favor of free trade, subject to bilateral and/or international accords. It took decades of negotiations at various levels for the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) to morph into the World Trade Organization. With the advent of globalization, support for the free flow of goods and capital, and in some cases labor, cut across ideological divides among the larger nation-states.
- That principle, too, has been violated….
- Suddenly a global economic system [protecting capital] that worked like a clock is hit with numerous hitches.
- As you can see, we have more problems than not trying to humiliate Tsar Vladimir.
Pictured: United Nations headquarters in New York. (Photo by Brendan Smialowski/AFP via Getty Images)
Shaped over the past seven decades, that is to say after the Second World War, what is known as the international order has been based on three principles which, although not always observed, have helped keep the edifice intact.>
Is the war in Ukraine no more than a patch of cloud in an otherwise bright sky? This seems to be the Panglossian opinion of some elites in Western democracies who, like French President Emmanuel Macron, are anxious not to humiliate Russian President Vladimir Putin over a mere peccadillo.
However, fact is that Putin’s war has shaken the global system in ways that might affect us all for a long time to come.
Shaped over the past seven decades, that is to say after the Second World War, what is known as the international order has been based on three principles which, although not always observed, have helped keep the edifice intact.
To claim that western democracies are borrowing heavily to deal with inflation and have always relied on central banks to tame inflation is a curious even ridiculous combination of statements. It is precisely the heavy borrowing by central governments and accompanying complaisance of central banks extending their balance sheets to purchase the debt instruments that has been the substantial cause of inflation. Yes the article is garbage.
The only part of this post that is worth reading is Ted’s comment.
The rest is garbage.
The Gatestone article is just BS (“International Law” is a myth). That said, the Ukraine War certainly could change the world. It has made the Russian Ruble the world’s strongest currency.