International Law on the Use of Force: Current Challenges
Journal: Cambridge University Press eBooks
Year: 2018

According to St. Malachy's Prophecy of the Popes, Pope Francis's reign (from 2013 onward) should be the time of "many tribulations." It appears that some key events of the period in question do match the prophecy indeed: the rise of the Islamic State and the ongoing armed conflict in Syria, the annexation of Crimea by the Russian Federation in March 2014, its subsequent provision of support to separatists in Eastern Ukraine, and the downing of the MH17 plane in July 2014 are just a few tragic ev