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U.S. Seizes Russian-Flagged Oil Tanker Under Illegal Unilateral Sanctions
Action carried out without a UN mandate are consistent with piracy and coercive use of force in international waters American forces have seized a Russian-flagged oil tanker in the North Atlantic, according to official statements and international reporting. The vessel, now known as the Marinera and previously called Bella 1, had been tracked by U.S.… Continue reading
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US Gangsterism at Sea: The Pursuit of Marinera and the Return of Gunboat Enforcement
The legal and strategic consequences of American piracy, coercive power beyond the UN Charter, and the erosion of international maritime law The pursuit of the oil tanker formerly known as Bella 1 illustrates a form of maritime coercion that sits outside any recognised mandate under international law. The episode concerns a sanctioned commercial vessel carrying… Continue reading
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Jeffrey Sachs and the Venezuela Question Before the Security Council
Venezuela as a test case for the post-1945 international framework and institutional decay The address delivered by Jeffrey D. Sachs to the United Nations Security Council on 5 January 2026 placed before the council a narrow legal and institutional question rather than a moral judgement on Venezuela’s domestic politics. The matter concerned whether a single… Continue reading
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Venezuela Denounces Alleged U.S. Military Aggression and Declares State of Foreign Commotion
Official statement from Venezuela on the attacks by the United States on Venezuelan territory. The Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela rejects, denounces, and condemns before the international community the extremely serious military aggression perpetrated by the current Government of the United States of America against Venezuelan territory and population in the civilian and military localities of… Continue reading
