"The United States attack on Venezuela on January 3 should be understood not simply as an unlawful use of force, but as part of a broader shift towards nihilistic geopolitics in which international law is openly subordinated to imperial management of global security. What is at stake is not only Venezuela's sovereignty, but the collapse of any remaining confidence in the capacity of the United Nations system, and particularly the permanent members of the Security Council, to restrain aggression, prevent genocide,"
"From the standpoint of international law, this action constitutes a crude, brazen, unlawful and unprovoked recourse to aggressive force, in clear violation of the core norm of the UN Charter, Article 2(4), which reads: All Members of the United Nations shall refrain in their international relations from the threat or use of force against the territorial integrity or political independence of any state."
Great-power geopolitics have hollowed out the UN Charter system, making international law secondary to imperial management of global security. The United States attack on Venezuela on January 3 exemplifies a broader shift to nihilistic geopolitics that openly subordinates legal norms to coercive power. The action threatens Venezuela's sovereignty and undermines confidence in the United Nations system and the Security Council's permanent members to restrain aggression or prevent atrocity. Legality is invoked selectively, veto power substitutes for accountability, and coercion replaces consent. From an international-law perspective, the attack constitutes a crude, brazen, unlawful and unprovoked use of force in breach of Article 2(4).
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