In recent days, global attention has focused on reports that Venezuelan president Nicolas Maduro has been captured by US forces and transferred out of Venezuela to face prosecution. Such an operation represents one of […]
The United Nations’ International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights transformed political desires into enforceable claims, eroding the classical understanding of natural rights. The International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural […]
Most people assume the number of countries in the world is a matter of fact – 195, 197 or 193 depending on which trivia book they memorised. But under any kind of […]
In Tianjin on 1 September, China’s Xi Jinping told visiting leaders that it’s time to “take a clear stand against hegemonism and power politics” – a thinly veiled swipe at the US […]