Imagine US special forces storming Caracas, snatching a president and his wife over drug charges—now a top IR expert’s blasting it as a direct gut-punch to global rules! International relations guru Femi Ojumu tore into the January 3 invasion at a Lagos NIIA roundtable, calling it a sovereignty shredder that risks world chaos.
Ojumu traced the violation back to UN Charter pillars from the 1648 Westphalia Treaty—non-interference, territorial integrity, sovereign equality (Article 2)—slamming Article 51 self-defense as irrelevant here.
US “exceptionalism” acts like international law doesn’t apply, setting outlaw vibes that could spark copycats. Ojumu demands UN Security Council reform, veto reviews, clearer “responsibility to protect” rules, and people-first governance to dodge interventions—no justifying invasions, but democracy lowers risks.
Ditch Hobbesian force and colonial plays; let nations pick economic models freely beyond capitalism. Uphold self-determination or watch UN irrelevance explode in this volatile world!
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