By Kyle Orton (@KyleWOrton) on 26 October 2024
Advocacy Journalism Has Been a Problem for Ages: Looking Back at Bosnia
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Tag Archives: international law
The Worst Disinformation About Israel Comes From the “Most Credible” Sources
By Kyle Orton (@KyleWOrton) on 18 June 2024
“International Law” is a Dangerous Illusion
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British Strategy in the Gulf as Iranian Aggression Escalates
By Kyle Orton (@KyleWOrton) and Rob Clark (@RobertClark87) on 26 July 2019
A speedboat and a helicopter of the Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps Navy move around a British-flagged oil tanker Stena Impero, 21 July 2019. (Hasan Shirvani/Mizan News Agency via AP)
The series of provocations in the Gulf by the Islamic Republic of Iran, beginning with the sabotage of four vessels in mid-May, culminated last Friday in the illegal seizure by the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps Navy (IRGCN) of the British-flagged and operated Stena Impero oil tanker, followed shortly thereafter by the seizure of the Liberian-flagged, British operated MV Mesdar in the Strait of Hormuz. Only the Mesdar has been released. This episode has served to demonstrate the serious defence issues confronting Boris Johnson, the incoming United Kingdom (UK) Prime Minister, which have to be dealt with immediately and cannot be pushed off into the future when the domestic turbulence over Brexit has abated. Continue reading
