> the validity of the claims still have to be demonstrated in court Whose courts? Who decides? The sovereign here is whoever has the power to dictate terms, an

> the validity of the claims still have to be demonstrated in court Whose courts? Who decides? The sovereign here is whoever has the power to dictate terms, and for far to long that has been the US. I completely agree re: Russia and China And just to be clear I couldn't be less of a fan of this current global order. But it is what it is. Just so people don't twist themselves into knots talking about rule of law, and trying to rationalize this as if there is some benevolent removed 3rd party deciding fairly, rather than power making up its own rules. Hopefully, the rest of the world at some point tips the scales the other way. Hasn't happened so far.