To achieve effectiveness and legitimacy it is time to scrap the right of veto given to permanent members of the UN, or at least severely restrict its use. It is also time to either abandon the idea of permanent membership or broaden it to reflect the rise of non-Western states to the status of global leaders (e.g. Brazil, India, Indonesia, Turkey, South Africa), and to downgrade European representation by either giving the European Union a single seat or rotating a European state among Germany, France, UK, and Italy.
What both the state and the capitalist economy oppose is an understanding of what might be called "the true nature of things" (using the phrase witho… - Richard A. Falk
What both the state and the capitalist economy oppose is an understanding of what might be called "the true nature of things" (using the phrase witho…
- Richard A. Falk
It may be that there is so much ambiguity and ideology attached to the term 'terrorism' that it is best to avoid its use altogether, as it is likely … - Richard A. Falk
It may be that there is so much ambiguity and ideology attached to the term 'terrorism' that it is best to avoid its use altogether, as it is likely …
As Gandhi famously responded when asked about "Western civilization," "I wish they had one," the same applies to "international community": "I wish t… - Richard A. Falk
As Gandhi famously responded when asked about "Western civilization," "I wish they had one," the same applies to "international community": "I wish t…
An aggravating feature of this post-9/11 atmosphere is to cast suspicions on Muslims and on Islam as a religion that is interpreted as either inheren… - Richard A. Falk
An aggravating feature of this post-9/11 atmosphere is to cast suspicions on Muslims and on Islam as a religion that is interpreted as either inheren…
The main challenge is what to do in the face of double standards. Those who should be rendered accountable under international criminal law, the Kiss… - Richard A. Falk
The main challenge is what to do in the face of double standards. Those who should be rendered accountable under international criminal law, the Kiss…
The central task of our time is to evolve a new system of world order based on principles of peace and justice. - Richard A. Falk
The central task of our time is to evolve a new system of world order based on principles of peace and justice.
We should not rule out the possibility that Trump's diplomacy could deescalate Middle East strife and international tensions, give the US a lower glo… - Richard A. Falk
We should not rule out the possibility that Trump's diplomacy could deescalate Middle East strife and international tensions, give the US a lower glo…
Historically, international law lent a measure of legality to the colonial system, and allowed the West to set the rules for participation as a sover… - Richard A. Falk
Historically, international law lent a measure of legality to the colonial system, and allowed the West to set the rules for participation as a sover…
Hamas retains the right to defend Gaza by the use of the weaponry at its disposal, and is thus not committed to nonviolence, but it does offer the po… - Richard A. Falk
Hamas retains the right to defend Gaza by the use of the weaponry at its disposal, and is thus not committed to nonviolence, but it does offer the po…
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