The Case for Multilateralism: Unilateral Airspace Closure and the Need for the UN
The purported closure of the airspace surrounding Venezuela by the President of the United States, as recently stated, serves as a powerful case study for the fragility of global order and the indispensable need for international law and robust multilateral institutions. While the assertion may be rooted in addressing transnational issues such as drug trafficking, the unilateral nature of the declaration directly challenges the foundational principles of state sovereignty and global stability. Such a move underscores that complex geopolitical problems are inherently international in scope and must be resolved by collective bodies, not by the coercive power of a single nation.