Lauri Mälksoo is Professor of International Law at the University of Tartu in Estonia. He is member of the Estonian Academy of Sciences and associate member of the Institut de droit international.
The international rule-based order has come under threat on multiple fronts. If it continues to deteriorate into an older model based on power politics, small states—by definition vulnerable in a world where only might makes right—are most at risk. This makes them natural defenders of the international order that protects them.How can small countries serve […]
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