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Seems like real-time revision of UN powers as per the UN Charter. What sources support that UNSC resolutions are non-binding if using “recommendatory” language? And in any case “calls upon” is a directive, not a suggestion.

The next British government must have an honest conversation with counterparts in Beijing regarding the conditions for a China-UK reset. chathamhouse.org/2024/06/uks-ne…

The day before I submit; re: #brexit #nato

This is what my mess of a thesis gets at, but framed from PIL understanding #alliancepolicy #alliancelaw

'While Britain has some highly regarded capabilities, it also has forces that are smaller than in other major European states. And, without additional funding, capability and readiness will likely fall further.' #MilitaryBalance analysis: go.iiss.org/4eVT4P3

🎙In the latest episode of #GlobalSecurityBriefing, we discuss how Labour will approach the balance between security, values, economic interests and environmental concerns and the difficult trade-offs inherent in dealing with China. Listen here: bit.ly/3Yg1evG

This is part of the UK’s multifaceted minilateral defence policy (which should be more holistic post DefRev25). Enhanced Carrier Strike Group deployment, the Global Combat Air Programme Treaty (18 Dec 23), +Aukus marks an opportunity for UK leadership in the Indo-Pacific contest

Is the People’s Liberation Army Navy a threat to British interests? 🇨🇳 We asked seven experts for their thoughts in the Big Ask... ✍️ Neil Brown, William Freer, Charles Parton, Alessio Patalano, Danielle Reeder, Kevin Rowlands and Dr Emma Salisbury britainsworld.org.uk/p/the-big-ask-…

The ICC Prosecutor's response to the 64 (often irrelevant, tendentious or legally weird) amicus curiae briefs is pithy and on point regarding jurisdiction and the Oslo Accords. Thread. icc-cpi.int/court-record/i…

Single best description of AI I’ve ever read, from the great Ted Chiang.

In this weeks Big Ask we asked 7 experts: Has the Joint Expeditionary Force (The Joint Expeditionary Force (JEF)) been a success?’ 👇 [1/9] #BritainsWorld #BigAsk britainsworld.org.uk/p/the-big-ask-…

As a person from a post-Soviet country, I could not but find the institutions of People’s Republic of China oddly familiar. For every major institution of the Communist Russia, I could find a direct equivalent in Communist China. With one major exception: China had no KGB

CNI is vulnerable, and doesn’t have the clearest classification in terms of escalatory frameworks (i.e. violation of sovereignty, self-defence, lawful and/or strategic response). Developments in #cyberlaw and #spacelaw are instructive, but practice across domains need analysis

18 Sept NYT round-up phrasing 'Israel hid small amounts of explosives in the pagers, which were made in Taiwan, before they were imported into Lebanon, U.S. and other officials said'. Implicates Taiwan without speculation.

For record keeping.

Did Opposition (the Dems) spend any effort explaining, in layman’s terms, that alliances cannot be taken for granted? Weakening them = bad for US? You can, with tact, make Farmer/Worker/Subnte understand. American messaging (from Democrats, as it counts) always so weak with this

A very important story that's flying under the radar at the moment: Saudi Arabia plans to pay off Syria's World Bank debt. Beyond the humanitarian implications, there's a very significant geopolitical implication (see next tweet):

This is why I am constantly thinking about “The Giver” (Lois Lowry)

Clearly stated.