Exorbitant Privilege of Nuclear-weapon States in a Multipolar World
Journal: Lecture Notes in Education Psychology and Public Media
Year: 2023

As a Chinese-brokered peace deal for the war in Ukraine starts to form, the previously unthinkable reality that Russia as the aggressor may end up possessing a substantial amount of occupied territories sinks in. In violation of Article 2(4) of the U.N. Charter and turning Article 51 on its head, Russias adventurism since the 2014 annexation of Crimea signifies the emerging norm of exorbitant privilege enjoyed by nuclear-weapon states. Through case study of Russias nuclear coercion and systemati