the invasion itself is a breach of international law, but the shelling of civilian infrastructure, the targeting of hospitals that has been exposed by the World Health Organization, these are all acts of impunity, which after all, the definition is that these are punishable acts that received no punishment.
David Miliband discusses the breaches of international law during the Ukraine crisis.
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It has made real the commitment of the United States and of the wider international community to empower Afghans to run their own society.
The fact that Russia should today be turned into a pariah state is a very significant change in the balance that’s existed over certainly over the Cold War, of the post-Cold War period.
this trend has been going on for about 15 years, that the Ukraine crisis is the capstone of this age of impunity, and it needs to bring a reaction like of which has not happened since the Second World War.
any diplomatic or political approach needs to address both sides of the coin if it is to have a chance of success.