[De Alan MacLeod] During a discussion at the Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies yesterday, United States Secretary of Defense Mark Esper claimed that North Korea and Iran – two countries that have drawn the ire of Washington in recent weeks – were «rogue states» that require our «constant vigilance.» The Oxford English Dictionary describes a rogue state as «a nation or state regarded as breaking international law and posing a threat to the security of other nations.» Yet historian Mark Curtis argues that if Esper wanted to find a country that routinely flouted international conventions and threatened the world, he could look much closer to home, to one of the U.S.’ key allies. In a new exposé published today, Curtis revealed 17 separate and ongoing British government policies that did so, leading him to label his own nation as a rogue state. (mintpressnews.com)
domingo, 9 de fevereiro de 2020
«"Rogue State": How the UK is Violating International and Domestic Law»
[De Alan MacLeod] During a discussion at the Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies yesterday, United States Secretary of Defense Mark Esper claimed that North Korea and Iran – two countries that have drawn the ire of Washington in recent weeks – were «rogue states» that require our «constant vigilance.» The Oxford English Dictionary describes a rogue state as «a nation or state regarded as breaking international law and posing a threat to the security of other nations.» Yet historian Mark Curtis argues that if Esper wanted to find a country that routinely flouted international conventions and threatened the world, he could look much closer to home, to one of the U.S.’ key allies. In a new exposé published today, Curtis revealed 17 separate and ongoing British government policies that did so, leading him to label his own nation as a rogue state. (mintpressnews.com)