Trump Tries to Turn Greenland Into Okinawa

Kadena Air Base. Photograph Source: Sonata – CC BY-SA 3.0

In 1648, the Peace of Westphalia established a revolutionary principle that has anchored global order for nearly four centuries: the legal equality of sovereign states and the sanctity of their borders. It was a practical accommodation to reality, designed to end an era of chaotic, faith-based warfare by ensuring that every state, regardless of its size or strength, held exclusive jurisdiction over its own territory.

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