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US Strike on Venezuela: A Violation of the Sovereign Equality of Nation-State Principle

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The US strike on northern Venezuela’s establishment on January 3 is a gross violation of international law and the principle of the sovereign equality of the nation-state. This noble principle, first articulated in the Peace of Westphalia in 1648 — which ended the balkanization of Europe — was later reiterated in the Charter of the… Continue reading US Strike on Venezuela: A Violation of the Sovereign Equality of Nation-State Principle
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