Strategic Autonomy and the UN Charter: Navigating the Venezuela and Greenland Crises
The principles of sovereign equality, non-intervention, and peaceful coexistence have long underpinned the global order established by the United Nations Charter in 1945. Yet recent crises, most notably in Venezuela and Greenland, have exposed deep tensions between great-power behaviour, the imperatives of strategic autonomy, and the Charter’s legal framework. These flashpoints highlight a world in transition; one where the legal norms designed to restrain unilateral force are increasingly tested by geopolitical competition, power diplomacy, and the ambition of states to shape outcomes on their terms.
Background: Venezuela and Greenland Crises
- Venezuela Intervention: In January 2026, US-led military operation captured the ....
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