Rule-based international order

Khawvel indopui pahnihna a tawp khan, khatianga ram lian zawk leh chak zawkten ram tê zawk leh chak lo zawkte an rûn zel tawh loh nan United Nations chuan dan a siam a, chu chu ‘Rule-based International Order’ (RBIO) tia hriat a ni. Mizo ṭawng chuan tawifel deuhin, ‘Ram zawng zawngte zawm tur khawvel dan’ tiin dah ta ila, a tum a ṭhelh em lo ang chu maw. Rule-based International Order chu UN Charter Article 2(4)-ah kimchang taka dah a ni a, UN member ram zawng zawngte’n an pawm vek a ni.

Chu dan chu tiang hian a tlângpuiin a khaikhâwm theih awm e. Khawvel ramte inlaichinnaah (international relations-ah) hian ram tin thuneihna a inang vek (sovereign equality of states) tih pawm a, sipai chakna leh sum hausakna te inhman khum lova inzah tawnna nena inlaichinna neih; khawvel ram zawng zawngten international dan leh thuthlungte zah vek (respect for international law and treaties); buaina sutkian dawnin tharuma sukiang lovin remnaa sutkian tur (peaceful resolution of disputes); mahni inhumhimna a nih loh chuan sipai chakna hman loh tur, mahni humhimna atana sipai chakna hman tur a nih pawhin UN phalna awm ngei ngei tur; mihring dikna (human rights) humhalh tur; zalen taka khawvel pumpui insumdawn tawnna leh thawhhona neih tur (open trade and economic cooperation).

USA-in an ramah ruihtheihthil tawlh luhnaa inhnamhnawihna nei anga puhin, tun hnaiah Venezuela ram chu rûnin, an ram hruaitu ni mek, sitting head of state (president) an man kha, mithiamte chuan UN Charter Article 2(4) bawhchhiatna niin an sawi. Ram pakhat hruaitu (head of state) chu a sual emaw, sual lo emaw, dictator a ni emaw, ni lo emaw, inthlanna kalpui dan leh inthlan result puannaah inhnialna a awm avanga dan ang taka ram hruaitu (legitimate head of state) a nih an pawm emaw, pawm lo emaw, UN ram pakhatin UN ram dang a rûn thei lo a, an ram hruaitu ni mek (sitting head of state) an man thei lo, tiin an hrilhfiah a ni.

Linguistics, analytical philosophy, cognitive science leh political criticism lama mithiam, Massachusetts Institute of Technology leh University of Arizona-ah te lo zirtir tawh Prof. Noam Chomsky chuan, mithiamte mawhphurhna chu thu dik sawi leh dâwt pho lan a ni, tiin a sawi a. A sawi ang chiahin khawvela mithiamte chuan Russia-in Ukraine a rûn khan rule-based international order bawhchhia a nih chuan, USA-in Vanezuela ram rûna an president a man pawh hi UN Charter Article 2(4) bawhchhia niin an sawi a ni. Venezuela ramah chauh a ni lo, super power ramte, a bik takin USA chuan Rule-based International Order an bawhchhiat reng thu USA rama mithiamte ngei, New York khawpui Columbia University-a Political Science professor John Mearsheimer leh Economics professor Jeffrey Sachs leh mithiam dangte chuan an sawi chhuak reng ṭhin a ni. Prof. Sachs chuan Venezuela chungchanga UN Security Council emergency meeting (Jan 5, 2026)-ah USA sawrkar chet zia ṭhin dik lo leh ṭha lote tiang hian a sawi a, a zavai deuh thawhin tarlan ila a ṭha awm e.

“Vawiina Council-in a ngaihtuah tur thil hi Venezuela sawrkar nungchang (character) a ni lo. Ngaihtuah tur chu, UN member ram pakhatin tharum (sipai chakna) hmangin emaw, intihluihnain emaw, economics-a inhrêknain emaw, Venezuela politics hma lam tur relsak theihna thuneihna a nei em, Vanezuela ram kal dân tura khuahkhirhna leh thunun theihna a nei em, tih chungchang a ni zawk. He zawhna hi United Nations Charter Article 2(4) nena inzawm tlat a ni. Chu Article chuan UN ram pakhatin eng UN member ram pawh ni se, vauna leh tharum hmanga a ram himna leh politics-a a zalenna tihchhiat a khap tlat a ni. Council hian he khapna thupek hi a vawng tlat dâwn nge, a bânsan dâwn tih hi thutlukna a siam tur chu a ni. Bânsan a nih chuan, nghawng hlauhawm tak tak a

nei dâwn.

“1947 aṭang khan United States foreign policy chuan tharum thawh, a ruka thiltih (covert action) leh politics siksawi leh tihdanglam (manipulation) te a ching hle a. Hei hi historical record-ah chiang taka ziah lan a ni hlawm nghe nghe. Lindsey O’Rourke lehkhabu Covert Regime Change (2018) ah chuan, 1947 aṭanga 1989 chhûng chauhin US-in ramdang sawrkar thlâk tumna (regime change) vawi 70 lai a kalpui tawh thu a sawi. He USA thiltih dânte hi Cold War tâwp hnû pawh hian a la tâwp lo. Kum 1989 aṭangin UN Security Council (UNSC) phalna tel lova US-in ramdang sawrkar thlâk tumnaa a tihhlawk berte zînga langsar zualte chu: Iraq (2003), Libya (2011), Syria (2011 aṭangin), Honduras (2009), Ukraine (2014) leh Venezuela (2002 chho aṭangin) te kha a ni. US in ramdang sawrkar thlak hna a kalpui dânte chu chiang taka ruahman a ni a, ziah fel vek a ni. Chûng zîngah chuan pawnlang taka runna leh indona; a ruka enthlatute tirhna leh enthlatute thiltih; a rama buaina chawh chhuah; silai keng underground te puih; mass media leh social media te tihdanglam leh lamṭanga siam; sipai leh civil sawrkar officer te thamna pek; thlan bikte thah; thil ṭha lote tiha chu chu hmelmate tiha puh; sum leh pâi-a (economics-a) hremnate hmanga civil mite chungah harsatna leh tuarna nasat taka thlentirte a tel. Hêng thiltihte hi UN Charter bawhchhiatna a ni a, a tâwpah chuan indona tawp hlei thei lo, thihna thlentu buaina, politics ngheh lohna (ram buaina) leh civil mipuite tawrhna nasa tak a thlen ṭhîn a ni.

“Venezuela chungchâng bikah chuan tun hnaia US thiltih chu chiang taka hmuh theihin a awm a. April 2002-ah khan, US chuan Venezuela sawrkar paihthlak (coup) tumna a awm thû a hria a, a pawmpui. Kum 2010 aṭangin US chuan sawrkar dodâlna kawngzawh (protest) hmanga che chhuak civil society group-te sumin a pui ṭhin, a bîk takin 2014 ah. Chûng kawngzawhtute chu sawrkarin a khawih letin US chuan hremna (sanction) hrang hrang a belhchhah zel. 2015-ah khan President Barack Obama-in Venezuela chu “United States ram himna leh foreign policy atâna dân pângngai ang loa hlauhawm danglam tak a ni,” tiin a puang. UN General Assembly 2017 denchhena zanriah ei khawmnaah President Trump chuan Venezuela sawrkar paihthla turin US chuan Venezuela run tura rawtna chu pawnlang takin Latin America hruaitute a sawipui. 2017 aṭanga 2020 chhûngin, US chuan Venezuela sawrkar tuialhthei (oil) company chu nasa takin a hrem a, an tuiahthei hralh theih loh turin khapna dan khauh tak a siam. Chuvangin 2016 aṭanga 2020 chhûngin Venezuela-in tuialhthei a siamchhuah chu 75%-in a tlahniam ta a, GDP per capita pawh 62%-in a tlâhniam ta a ni.

“Chutianga ram mal pakhatin ram dang pakhat chungah hremna a kalpui chu UN General Assembly chuan thil ṭha lo leh thil dik lo a nihzia member ram tam zawk (overwhelming majority) pawmpuinain thutlukna a siam nawn leh ṭhin. International law-ah chuan, chutianga hremna (sanction) kenkawh theihna thuneihna neitu chu Security Council chauh a ni. January 23, 2019-ah US chuan Juan Guaidó chu Venezuela “interim president” a ni tiin amah mal chauhin (unilateral-in) a puang a, January 28, 2019 ah ram pâwn lama awm Venezuela ram sum USD 7 billion vel chu a khârsak a, Guaidó chu Venezuela sum leh pai thenkhat chungah thuneihna a pe a ni. Hetianga a thiltihte hi, Venezuela sawrkar thlakna atana US chuan kum 20 kal ta aṭanga a lo ruahman tawh kal zel a ni. Tûnhnaiah pawh hian US chuan khawvel ram hrang hrangah buaina a chawk chhuak bawk a. Nikumah khan United States chuan ram sarihah bomb a thlak a, chûngte chu Security Council phalna tel lo leh Charter-in a phal chin self-defence hmanga tih an ni lo. Chûng ramte chu Iran, Iraq, Nigeria, Somalia, Syria, Yemen leh tûna Venezuela ramte hi an ni. Kan hnung thlaah pawh khan President Trump chuan UN Member ram parukte chu a vau a, chûngte chu Colombia, Denmark, Iran, Mexico, Nigeria leh Venezuela te an ni.

“Thil pawimawh ber chu hei hi a ni. Council memberte hi Nicolás Maduro chungchanga rorel tura koh an ni lo. United States-in tunhnâia Venezuela a runna leh tui lam kawng khârna (naval quarantine) a kalpuinate hian zalênna a thlen dâwn nge, thuhnuaia dahna a thlen zâwk dâwn tih rorêl tûra koh pawh an ni hek lo. Council Member-te hi international law, a bîk takin United Nations Charter vawng him tûra koh an ni zâwk. Khawvel Indopui Pakhatna a tawp khan, chhiatna awm leh thei tur titawp turin League of Nations din a ni a, international law duan a ni. Nimahsela khawvêl ram hruaite chuan international law chu kum 1930 aṭangin an vawng ta tlat lo a, chuvangin khawvêl pum huapah indona hial a lo awm thar leh a nih kha. United Nations hi, chutianga dan mumal awm lohna avanga khawvela buaina leh chhiatna awm ṭhin pumpelhna tura a vawi hnihna atana mihringte thiltih ropui tak a ni a. Charter chuan UN hi “Indona avanga kan dam lai ngeia vawi hnih lai kan tawnhriat tawh mihringte lungngaihna leh tawrhna chhiar sên lohte chu chhuan lo la awm zel turten an tawnhriat ve lohna tur atana din a ni,” tiin a sawi a ni. Tunah phei chu nuclear khawvelah kan awm a, thil tihsual nawn leh hun a ni tawh lo. Chuti lo chuan mihringte hi kan mang vek dawn. Hun remchang vawi thumna a awm tawh lo ang. Chuvangin UN hian Charter-in a duan anga a mawhphurhna a hlen theih nân, Security Council chuan hêng thilte hi dinpuia, a tih nghal a ṭul a ni:

“United States chuan a ruh lang leh lang loa Venezuela vauna emaw, tharum thawhna (sipai chakna) hman khum tumna emawte a chawlhtir nghalin a titawp nghal tur a ni. Security Council phalna tel loa tui lam kawng khârna (naval quarantine) leh sipai chakna hmanga thununna a kalpui zawng zawngte a bânsan vek tûr a ni. Thununna atana a hman Venezuela chhûng leh a vêla a sipai leh ralthuamte, enthlatute, lawng leh lawng sipaite, thlawhna leh thlawhna sipaite leh thil dangte a hnûk lêt vek tur a ni. Venezuela chuan UN Charter leh Universal Declaration of Human Rights-a mihring dikna vawn tûrte chu a zawm tlat tûr a ni. Secretary-General chuan a rang thei ang berin Special Envoy a ruat ang a, chu mi chuan Venezuela leh ram pâwn lama mi pawimawhte nên thawk hoin, ni 14 chhûngin Charter nena inmila rawtna a siam ang a, Security Council chuan chu rawtnate chu ngai pawimawhin hmanhmawh takin a tipuitling tûr a ni. Member ram zawng zawngte chuan Charter zawm tlatin Security Council thuneihna tel loa anmahni mala vauna emaw, thunun tumna thiltih emaw, ralthuam hmanga thiltih emaw, an ti miah tur a ni lo. A tawpah chuan, remna leh mihringte dam chhuahna tur chu United Nations Charter hi international law hmanraw nung a ni zel ang em, awmze nei tawh loin a chul mai dawn nge tihah a innghat a ni. Chu chu vawiinah Council hmaa duhthlan tur awm chu a ni e.”

Ni e, khawtlang lam ramte khuan democracy championpui angin an insawi ṭhin a, a nihna dik takah chuan sum leh paia (economically-a) an hlawkna tur a nih phawt chuan democratic norms te palzut an pawisa lem lo. An double standards ṭhin hle. “Might is right” tih thu kha a la nung reng a nih hi maw! UN kaldan pawh hi a democracy lo hle. General Assembly aiin Security Council a lal zawk a, ram pangaten Security Council-ah veto power an nei tlat mai. Security Council-a veto power hmang theih ram pakhat chuan UNSC member ram sawmpali ten ṭha an tih leh an pawm rawtna (bill) a paihthla thei tlat a ni. USA-ah pawh President’n veto power a neih ve. India parliamentary democracy kaldanah chuan Prime Minister pawh parliament sessionah a tel ve ṭhin a, MP ten PM thiltih dik lo leh ṭha loa an ngaihte hmaichhanin an sawi thei a, zawhnate pawh an siam thei. USA-ah erawh chuan an President chu house, senate leh joint sessionah te a tel ve a ngai kher lo avangin memberten President thiltih lungawi lohna an neihte leh zawhna an neihte hmaichhana sawina chance a awm lo. Tuna US in Venezuela ram runa, an president a man pawh hi, a democracy lo hle a, rule-based international order bawhchhiatna a nihzia mithiamte thusawi kan tarlan tawh a. Ruihtheihthil leh Venezuela ram chu democracy ram nih tir tumna te chhuanlama hmangin an tuialhthei leh natural resources dangte chungah thununna a kenkawh duh vang a ni zawk e, titute an tam a ni. UN member zawng zawngin an pawm UN Charter Article 2 (4) hi Super Power (USA, etc) te chuan an bawhchhiat reng thu kan sawi tawh a. Tunhnaia USA leh Venezuela inkara buainaah pawh hian, Super Power USA chuan UN Charter hi bawhchhiat mahse, a silaite a lianin sum a ngah si a, chuvangin thiam loh chantir ngam ram leh court an awm ang em, tih i thlir chhin phawt ang u. Super Power ten rule-based international order an zah lohna leh bawhchhiatna a kal zel a nih chuan khawvel hmalam hun tur ngaihtuahin a lungchhiat thlak hle.

Mizoramah pawh hian rule-based state order kan nei ve a, chu chu khua leh tui zawng zawngten zawm vek thei ila chuan, kan ram hi ram nuam leh ram muanawm a ni zel ang. Entirnan, zu khapna dan kan neih hi, ramin a ṭhatpui leh ṭhatpui lo lam inhnialna awm theih chu thu hran ni sela, a hmasa berah politiciante leh sawrkar hnathawkten an dam siam chu zawm vek sela chuan, mipui lam chuan kan entawn ang a, kan zawm ve theiin a rinawm. Dan leh dun dangte pawh chutiang bawkin. Buaina a awm ṭhin hi sawrkar mi leh saten sawrkar dan an zawm ṭha lo a, kohhran memberten kohhran dan leh sawrkar dan kan zawm ṭhat loh vang a nihzia hriaa, dan zawm ṭha khua leh tui leh kohhran member nih i tum theuh ang u.

Lalpa avângin mihring dâna thuneitute hnênah intulût rawh u; thuneitu sâng ber, lalber thu chu awih ula, thil sual titute hrema, thil ṭha titute chawimawi tûra a ruat ramawptute thu pawh awih rawh u (1 Petera 2.13-14) 

- Laiu Fachhai