The policy imposed by force, using the most coercive methods and tools, by Donald Trump is a direct attack on human rights within the United States itself, and on International Law beyond its borders. On the one hand, the deployment of the militarized police force of ICE (Immigration and Customs Enforcement) in major North American cities, under the dictate of an anti-immigrant policy with strong elements of illegality, which has manifested in brutal repression of the entire citizenry and, on the other hand, the “usurpation” of the political and economic power of Venezuela and Panama, and the serious threat of taking over Greenland, are shameless and overbearing displays of a policy that, without nuance, harkens back to the Nazi Party’s movements of the 1930s, which led to World War II. Despite cynically presenting himself as a “peacemaker,” Trump is straining the geopolitical strings so much that he is making a global war scenario, or a host of local conflicts, entirely plausible, to be seen whether he will be able to respond to, despite the enormous military potential at his disposal.

As far as it affects us, we want to discuss in this session the explicit contempt and dismantling that Trump shows toward the values of legality and coexistence that have served as the basis for international relations since the end of World War II and that were established precisely to maintain harmony and peace among the world’s countries. Trump brazenly scorns this internationally agreed paradigm, substituting his policy of U.S. hegemonic military and economic power, which he believes entitles him to impose his criteria on other countries. In this way, he scorns International Law—to the extent of not recognizing the International Criminal Court (and persecuting its members)—and imposes his own interests over the UN’s coordinated management. All of this places humanity in great danger, which we sensible people must confront in every field, to the best of our ability.