... western doctrine of international law reacted to what has transpired by posts of M. Milanovic (UK), M. Schmitt (USA), A.A. Haque (USA) and K. J. Keller (Netherlands).
M. Milanovic, in particular, notes that the classical understanding of self-defense as allowing ... ... “last window of opportunity” (i.e. necessity): at the time of the attack, Iran and the US were negotiating over Iran’s nuclear program. Thus, Israel’s actions violate Article 2 (4) of the UN Charter (prohibition of the use of force) and constitute ...
... begin while keeping control over their scope and substance.
The nuclear program: compromise is possible, surrender is not
Ivan Bocharov:
The Middle East Dichotomy
One of the key issues in the Iran–U.S. negotiations remains the future of the Iranian nuclear program. Despite years of mutual accusations and broken trust, Tehran appears open to tactical compromises but not to surrender. According to sources within Iranian political circles, Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei
has agreed
to discussions on all parameters of the nuclear program, including ...
... Europe, far from strengthening cooperation between countries, France’s choice pushes countries, such as Germany, to move closer to NATO, thus burying any possibility of a European Defense Community. Internationally, the US Army criticized the French nuclear program because it suggested that other countries could follow the example set by France. According to Lieutenant-Colonel Warner Farr in a report to the USAF Counterproliferation Center, “Progress in nuclear science and technology in France and Israel remained closely linked throughout the early fifties... There were several Israeli observers at the
French Nuclear Test
s and the Israelis had “unrestricted ...
... “Yuzhmash”. 15 August 2017.
Concurrently, the Permanent mission of the United States of America to the United Nations in New York sent a “targeted” letter to some members of the Panel of Experts (not surprisingly, among them were representatives of the USA, the UK, France, the Republic of Korea and Japan). The Mission urged to conduct “a fair and a balanced” review of the issue and “to critically review of all allegations made by governmental and non-governmental actors, especially the two misinformed ...
The Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action on Iran’s nuclear program has been implemented successfully for a year now. Nonetheless, there are still a number of obstacles barring the path to its complete implementation, and even a fully enforced JSCPOA does not guarantee the stability of Tehran’s nuclear ...
