... diverse. Only a small portion of the central Arctic Ocean lies completely beyond national jurisdictions and is mainly governed by international law of the sea. The governance of the Arctic consists of a blend of national, regional, transnational, and international ... ... exceptionalism,” both of which are becoming more and more blurred. This leads back to the United States finding the engagement of China, a non-Arctic state, a threat to Arctic cooperation. During the Rovaniemi ministerial meeting, the U.S. pointed out its ...
... share Western interests (e.g. Tbilisi refused to recognize Kosovo).
Moscow should also be cautious when it comes to its bilateral relationship with Serbia. Belgrade is seeking support from Russia — and more recently from the People’s Republic of China — to counterbalance American and European soft power in Kosovo and does not support Moscow’s views regarding Abkhazia and South-Ossetia.
Geopolitics versus International Law
The Montevideo Convention on the Rights and Duties of States, signed in 1933, states: “the state as a person of international law should possess the following qualifications: (a) a permanent population; (b) a defined territory; (c) ...
... Arbitration
in The Hauge, but China refused to accept the tribunal’s
verdict
that Chinese claims are illegitimate, and the
construction
of artificial islands to justify them is illegal.
But Moynihan does not believe that this action shows disregard for international law: China did try to defend its position, accusing Manilla of breaking the
UN Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS)
. Moynihan suggests that China’s new investment in legal expertise is because of this. Moynihan calls China’s behavior here “non-participatory ...
