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The key is finding pragmatic ways to react to a finding of harm that will result in positive change.

After WWI, the League of Nations was formed, in large part to mitigate the risk of war. Unfortunately, the primary known way to punish a warring nation is with a war.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/League_of_Nations

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The primary means is sanctions. War is a often a last resort.

That hasn't worked out well as one might have hoped in Eastern Ukraine/Crimea nor South Ossetia.

That's because you can't expect every country to submit. Russia will not, China will not.

The same way the US would not stop bombing the middle east and Africa or overthrow legitimate governments in Latin America if them, China and Russia decided to sanction America.

Exactly -- and the trick is finding a viable way to get even large countries to hold themselves to account for their share in ecological catastrophes.

No worries. It worked so well in Vietnam, Iraq, Grenada, etc. etc.

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