In 1970, Thomas Franck asked a rhetorical question of enduring significance: Who Killed Article 2(4) ? The reference is to the provision United Nations Charter that requires all member states refrain “from threat or use force against territorial integrity political independence any state.” Vladimir Putin's gambit in Ukraine, conducted with purpose eliminating country as an independent state, la...

We are amidst what can be termed an ongoing authoritarian turn in global politics. While Trump, one of its important examples, is no longer office the United States, there remain many countries under sway leaders, such as Turkey, Egypt, Brazil, Hungary and Philippines. The policies Sisi, Bolsonaro, Orban Duterte characterized developmentalism. Although they have come to power through democratic...