In recent days, the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation's Articles 4 and 5 have been making headlines, specifically in the context of Russian violation of airspace in the NATO countries of Poland and Estonia, marking yet another worrying escalation in the Russia-Ukraine War. So, let's talk about it because even whispering the words "invoking NATO's Article 5" should concern us all.
Environmental law and regulations are undoubtedly becoming of increasing importance in today's world. As temperatures rise, fires roar, oceans rise, and life suffers, one begs the question of: "What are we actually doing about this?" Well, the sugarcoated answer would be that we have a wide range of regulations and laws in place and that we are all doing our part in fighting the climate crisis. The real answer is, to put it plainly, not enough.
It sounds like the start of a joke: three people walk into Alaska. But this isn’t an empty joke. It’s real politics.