Even when our most basic civilizational values are in dispute, there are a few sets of rules and regulations that we nevertheless manage to share. The laws of the sea, for example, or the norms governing the conduct of air-traffic controllers. Pilots of any nationality, even when flying to Caracas, Havana, or Pyongyang, have no reason to believe that the instructions they receive from the ground are political or deceitful, or meant to achieve any purpose other than a safe landing.
Protests in Belarus
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Anne Applebaum: If Belarus gets away with it, other dictators will follow
Belarus' President Alexander Lukashenko (C) visits the Minsk Wheel Tractor Plant (MZKT), in Minsk, on Aug. 17, 2020.
