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A Response to Roger Alford

by James Goldgeier

July 7th, 2008 - 10:04 PM EDT | 1 Comment » | Continue Reading » http://opiniojuris.org/2008/07/07/a-response-to-roger-alford/ |

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July 16, 2014
The Man Who Would Be King, Daddy’s Little Princess, and their Territorial Claim
There are many dads who have played make-believe with their little girls, perhaps taking the part of kindly king to his daughter's princess. Not many people have turned this game into an international legal incident concerning state formation. Bu...

July 13, 2014
Let Me Be Clear: Taiwan Should Be Defended, Even Though the Defense is Illegal
So I managed to anger lots of folks (mostly on twitter) with my post Friday (republished in the Diplomat and RealClearWorld yesterday) on the international legal problems created by any Japanese intervention to defend Taiwan from an attack by China....

July 10, 2014
Why Japan Would Violate International Law If It Militarily Intervened to Defend Taiwan (But Why Japan Should Do So Anyway)
I've been swamped with various projects and distractions here in Taiwan (mostly food-related), so I didn't notice until today this very interesting Zachary Keck post about how Japan's recent decision to re-interpret its constitutional provision to al...

July 3, 2014
For Unrecognized Entities and Would-Be States, the World Cup is Already Over
While awaiting the FIFA World Cup quarterfinal matches to begin, and U.S. Secretary of Defense Tim Howard taking a well-deserved rest, I thought it might be useful to check-in on the status of the ConIFA World Cup, the tournament among teams from unr...

June 28, 2014
Milestone: The EU Signs Association Agreements with Ukraine, Moldova, and Georgia
On Friday, Ukraine, Moldova, and Georgia signed the Association Agreements with the European Union that have been at the center of so much controversy among Russia, the EU, and these states. Preventing Ukraine, Moldova and Georgia from signing these ...

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