When It Comes to Middle East Policy, the UK Is Nothing but a Rogue State
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Giving the UK a seat on the UN Security Council is like employing a gangster to serve as a judge
By Mark Curtis
Global Research
Featured image: The RAF’s use of Reaper drones since 2007 has hit targets in Afghanistan, Iraq and Syria (Open Government License)
In the current crisis with Moscow, British Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson has written that “Russia cannot break international rules with impunity”.
Britain, along with Russia, has a particular obligation to uphold international law since it is one of the five permanent members of the UN Security Council.
Last year, Attorney General Jeremy Wright said the UK was “a world leader in promoting, defending and shaping international law”.
Yet the reality is different: Britain has been promoting at least seven foreign po...