Self-Defence

von TJORBEN STUDT The “Memorandum of Understanding” between the US and Iran, meant to guide the peace negotiations over the war on Iran, secures almost none of the US-aims it was fought for. It is not without irony that Trump proudly signed this Memorandum at Versailles. It may yet become…
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by TJORBEN STUDT The commencement of Israel’s military offensive against Iran, focused on Iran’s nuclear program, has given rise to a resurgence of discourse surrounding the boundaries of the right of self-defence under international law. According to Israel’s prime minister Netanyahu and the letter to the UNSC, the attack was…
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von CHRISTIAN RICHTER In the early hours of January 3 at about 1 a.m. local time, a reaper drone killed Iranian Major General Qassem Soleimani on the road leading to Baghdad International Airport. Killed alongside Soleimani was Abu Mahdi al-Mohandes, deputy commander of Iraq’s quasi-official Hashd al-Shaabi, or Popular Mobilization…
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