Living in the Trumpian world of ‘might is right’

Living in the Trumpian world of ‘might is right’ US President Donald Trump speaks during a news conference at Trump’s Mar-a-Lago club in Palm Beach, Florida, January 3, 2026. Photo: OSV News/Jonathan Ernst, Reuters.

After the recent seizure of Venezuelan president Nicolas Muduro and his wife, Cilia, by US Special Forces from their supposedly secure hiding place, Donald Trump spoke in his own typically idiosyncratic way about international law. The bottom line? He doesn’t really believe in it. As soon as the capture happened, experts and political leaders rightly…

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