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The reality of power and the limits of law

Lawyer Onur Şahin pointed to the 'systematic lawlessness' behind the U.S. operation in Venezuela. Şahin made these important observations regarding the consequences of American power.

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The reality of power and the limits of law

The fantasies of Eurasianist circles in Turkey, detached from reality, hit a hard wall every time in the face of America's real power .ing; we all agree on this point.

However, there is achasm between identifying that power as a reality and implicitly legitimizing the unlawful practices of that power.In the recent period, we have been witnessing thepower ofPower demonstrations and military operations, beyond beingstrategic moves, are blatant acts of tyranny that disregard international law andglobalnorms.They are clear acts of bullying.

As required by the USglobal strategythat first prepared the ground,and thenregional societiesof descending like disasters uponthe destruction caused by structures like ISIS and Al-Qaeda is still fresh in our memories, while these roguemethods "the right of the infidelwith the satisfaction of "ill-gotten gains"we cannot ignore.

This approach,which sets civilian geographies on fireunder the pretext offighting the monsters it created itself,is not a global stability,but a systematic lawlessness. produces. Moreover,American strategy first indirectlyor directlyby methods, empowers hegemonic leaders and regimes,and 'hooks them'intois collapsing," and ultimately, societiesalong with them are forced to pay heavy prices. are forced to pay.

To meet the direct or indirectinterventions based on the "might makes right" logicdisplayed in our region and even the world today with silenceis an invitation for similar tyranny to target our own sovereignty tomorrow byis to extract. As much as we are distant from Eurasianist romanticism, we must also maintain a principled and firm stance against Washington's acts of banditry that are incompatible with international law. Worshipping power is not the issue; the real issue is protecting the dignity of law and national sovereignty.

The intervention carried out with the recent Venezuela operation is absolutely a form of state banditry that recognizes no borders, with no 'ifs' or 'buts'...


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