Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and annexation of Crimea has jeopardized the credibility of the international order. But the current rules-based international system, which has been decades in the making, remains most seriously threatened by the civil war in Syria.
LONDON – Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and annexation of Crimea have jeopardized global security and dominated the headlines. But the current rules-based international system, which has been decades in the making, remains most seriously threatened by the civil war in Syria. Not only are millions of lives in jeopardy; the global framework of human rights and humanitarian law is on trial as well. Now these risks are in danger of being overshadowed by the crisis in Ukraine, with confrontation in the United Nations Security Council threatening to subordinate Syria in the pecking order of international problems.
LONDON – Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and annexation of Crimea have jeopardized global security and dominated the headlines. But the current rules-based international system, which has been decades in the making, remains most seriously threatened by the civil war in Syria. Not only are millions of lives in jeopardy; the global framework of human rights and humanitarian law is on trial as well. Now these risks are in danger of being overshadowed by the crisis in Ukraine, with confrontation in the United Nations Security Council threatening to subordinate Syria in the pecking order of international problems.