Submission statement:
The United States faces criticism for its actions, regardless of their legitimacy or intent. This reaction stems from a decolonial moral framework that views American power as inherently oppressive and a European legal perspective prioritizing non-intervention and procedural authorization. These frameworks lead to a double standard, where American actions are judged harshly while similar actions by other states are excused or minimized.
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Read it and learn.
„The same misreading lies behind the claim that American action emboldens China to move against Taiwan. This argument assumes that major powers take their cues from legal precedent. In reality, they respond to strength, resolve, and capability. Beijing’s calculations are shaped by U.S. military posture, alliance cohesion, industrial capacity, and political will, not by procedural debates over authorization in distant and unrelated cases. Legal processes do not deter authoritarian states, only military power does. When American restraint becomes habitual, it does not reinforce norms, it communicates uncertainty about whether the United States is prepared to act when those norms are challenged.“
Exactly.
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Submission statement:
The United States faces criticism for its actions, regardless of their legitimacy or intent. This reaction stems from a decolonial moral framework that views American power as inherently oppressive and a European legal perspective prioritizing non-intervention and procedural authorization. These frameworks lead to a double standard, where American actions are judged harshly while similar actions by other states are excused or minimized.
Read it and learn.
„The same misreading lies behind the claim that American action emboldens China to move against Taiwan. This argument assumes that major powers take their cues from legal precedent. In reality, they respond to strength, resolve, and capability. Beijing’s calculations are shaped by U.S. military posture, alliance cohesion, industrial capacity, and political will, not by procedural debates over authorization in distant and unrelated cases. Legal processes do not deter authoritarian states, only military power does. When American restraint becomes habitual, it does not reinforce norms, it communicates uncertainty about whether the United States is prepared to act when those norms are challenged.“
Exactly.