Jon Richardson
@jon-richardson.bsky.social
Visiting Fellow
Centre for European Studies
Australian National University
https://researchportalplus.anu.edu.au/en/persons/jon-richardson
https://theconversation.com/profiles/jon-richardson-1510140
https://insidestory.org.au/authors/jon-richardson/
Centre for European Studies
Australian National University
https://researchportalplus.anu.edu.au/en/persons/jon-richardson
https://theconversation.com/profiles/jon-richardson-1510140
https://insidestory.org.au/authors/jon-richardson/
Kosovo is a tricky one although it falls outside my precise meaning- I should have said zero cases of int community broadly recognising cases of UN members being forced to cede territory to other members that have conquered them. Not applicable to civil wars like Serbia, Sudan or Ethiopia/Eritrea.
December 1, 2025 at 9:45 AM
Kosovo is a tricky one although it falls outside my precise meaning- I should have said zero cases of int community broadly recognising cases of UN members being forced to cede territory to other members that have conquered them. Not applicable to civil wars like Serbia, Sudan or Ethiopia/Eritrea.
If a state’s armed forces attack a civilian vessel and there is no clear evidence that the vessel was engaged in military activity, the attack is a violation of the Geneva Conventions and qualifies as a war crime. But there is no international court with jurisdiction over this, unless it’s ICJ??
December 1, 2025 at 9:33 AM
If a state’s armed forces attack a civilian vessel and there is no clear evidence that the vessel was engaged in military activity, the attack is a violation of the Geneva Conventions and qualifies as a war crime. But there is no international court with jurisdiction over this, unless it’s ICJ??
I believe that is incorrect in terms of how Rome Statute or Geneva Conventions work (but not on applicability to US as non-party). Would not repeated naval attacks on civilian vessels constitute an international armed conflict and thus make both Rome and GCs applicable? Doesn’t have to be a “war”.
December 1, 2025 at 9:15 AM
I believe that is incorrect in terms of how Rome Statute or Geneva Conventions work (but not on applicability to US as non-party). Would not repeated naval attacks on civilian vessels constitute an international armed conflict and thus make both Rome and GCs applicable? Doesn’t have to be a “war”.
Did they discover that people can google Bradman’s average to prep for the test?
December 1, 2025 at 9:01 AM
Did they discover that people can google Bradman’s average to prep for the test?
A good Polish cartoon.
December 1, 2025 at 8:31 AM
A good Polish cartoon.
This would be useful to quote if you told us exactly who he is and what the program is. Otherwise, not.
December 1, 2025 at 8:29 AM
This would be useful to quote if you told us exactly who he is and what the program is. Otherwise, not.
But principle of inadmissibility of territorial conquest has been entrenched in international law & practice since WW2. Zero cases of a UN member being forced to cede territory to another member and having it broadly recognised by the international community. Even takeovers of ex-colonies rejected
November 29, 2025 at 9:51 AM
But principle of inadmissibility of territorial conquest has been entrenched in international law & practice since WW2. Zero cases of a UN member being forced to cede territory to another member and having it broadly recognised by the international community. Even takeovers of ex-colonies rejected
And what happens to the occupied territories? The most egregiously brutal and and ethnocidal occupation regime since WW2, rated -1/100, worse than DPRK & Gaza, by Freedom House. Any relaxation of sanctions without Russia rescinding annexations or allowing in observers would be criminal.
November 29, 2025 at 9:43 AM
And what happens to the occupied territories? The most egregiously brutal and and ethnocidal occupation regime since WW2, rated -1/100, worse than DPRK & Gaza, by Freedom House. Any relaxation of sanctions without Russia rescinding annexations or allowing in observers would be criminal.
Greatest democracy in the world???? Which ranked 29th on The Economist’s Democracy Index and 55th on the Freedom House Freedom Index? And that’s before Trump II.
November 29, 2025 at 8:45 AM
Greatest democracy in the world???? Which ranked 29th on The Economist’s Democracy Index and 55th on the Freedom House Freedom Index? And that’s before Trump II.
Firing at the boats and killing people is illegal in the first place.
November 29, 2025 at 8:40 AM
Firing at the boats and killing people is illegal in the first place.
It’s illegal both ways, attacking the boats in the first place as well as survivors.
November 29, 2025 at 8:38 AM
It’s illegal both ways, attacking the boats in the first place as well as survivors.
But Trump will no doubt preemptively pardon him if/ when he leaves office?
November 29, 2025 at 8:32 AM
But Trump will no doubt preemptively pardon him if/ when he leaves office?
Protégé or prodigy??
November 29, 2025 at 8:21 AM
Protégé or prodigy??
Perhaps the rest of us should now ban immigration from the U.S., following his logic? Not seeing much Western civilisation lately.
November 29, 2025 at 8:13 AM
Perhaps the rest of us should now ban immigration from the U.S., following his logic? Not seeing much Western civilisation lately.
So should the rest of us now ban migration from the U.S., following his logic?
November 29, 2025 at 8:11 AM
So should the rest of us now ban migration from the U.S., following his logic?
And single countries couldn’t do this in 19th century- normally needed a Congress in Vienna, Berlin, etc
November 29, 2025 at 8:07 AM
And single countries couldn’t do this in 19th century- normally needed a Congress in Vienna, Berlin, etc
Extraordinary sabotage of international law and post World War 2 norms.
theconversation.com/since-wwii-i...
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Since WWII, it’s been taboo to force nations to cede land after war. Russia wants to normalise conquest again
Territorial concessions used to be common after wars. The formation of the UN after WWII was meant to put an end to this.
theconversation.com
November 29, 2025 at 8:06 AM
Extraordinary sabotage of international law and post World War 2 norms.
theconversation.com/since-wwii-i...
theconversation.com/since-wwii-i...
Another example of why you need a parliamentary system. PMs like Presidents can dodge and weave with the media but the also have to stand up regularly in Parliament and take a barrage of hostile questions from the opposition parties. The imperial Presidency lacks that accountability.
November 28, 2025 at 4:53 AM
Another example of why you need a parliamentary system. PMs like Presidents can dodge and weave with the media but the also have to stand up regularly in Parliament and take a barrage of hostile questions from the opposition parties. The imperial Presidency lacks that accountability.
Thanks. I’m afraid they did fulfill no. 4 which was to call for a Security Council meeting. Russia of course wielded a veto so no action was possible. It was always an empty document, not even a treaty, and the US was very careful at the time not to make commitments it wasn’t sure it wanted to keep.
November 25, 2025 at 1:11 PM
Thanks. I’m afraid they did fulfill no. 4 which was to call for a Security Council meeting. Russia of course wielded a veto so no action was possible. It was always an empty document, not even a treaty, and the US was very careful at the time not to make commitments it wasn’t sure it wanted to keep.