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International law on territorial acquisition

The principles of international law that prohibit the use of force to acquire territory, as applied to the annexation of Crimea

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Jan 27, 2026
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The annexation of Tibet by China was both legal and harmless.

The claim that ’s annexation of was both legal and harmless is not supported by the weight of legal scholarship and historical reporting: numerous legal analyses and human-rights reports characterize ...

Jan 15, 2026
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What legal and diplomatic constraints block a U.S. attempt to annex or occupy territory like Greenland?

A U.S. attempt to annex or occupy Greenland would collide with established international law prohibiting acquisition of territory by force, a norm enshrined in the UN Charter and reinforced by post‑Wo...