Robert A. James reviews the surprising history of the United Nations Security Council veto, the five permanent members solution, and the various alternatives proposed during the discussion. Although the current Security Council format appears historically inevitable, there is ample evidence of alternative formats suggested at the time of the construction of the United Nations. Beginning… Continue reading The San Francisco Conference and the Evitable UN Vetoes
Tag: International Law
Influence, War, and Ethics
Beba Cibralic contends existing international law frameworks are inadequate for explaining why certain foreign information-based influence campaigns are impermissible or troublesome. Moreover, Cibralic posits the warfare paradigm is both limiting and potentially dangerous. Cibralic proposes reframing the conversation about foreign information and influence campaigns to focus not on the nationality of the speaker or the… Continue reading Influence, War, and Ethics
The Protection of Nationals Abroad and Non-Combatant Evacuation Operations in Times of Crisis
Ronald Alcala and Hitoshi Nasu discuss the legal basis for conducting non-combatant evacuation operations (NEO), a type of military operation conducted in a foreign state’s territory, designed to protect and rescue the operating state’s nationals. The legality of such operations has been debated for decades, and the potentially associated legal constraints surrounding them may hinder… Continue reading The Protection of Nationals Abroad and Non-Combatant Evacuation Operations in Times of Crisis