With the UK and France moving toward recognising Palestine, will Australia now follow suit?
- Written by Donald Rothwell, Professor of International Law, Australian National University
One of the smallest and most exclusive clubs in the world belongs to states. The US Department of State puts the number of independent recognised states at 197, while others count 200.
The United Nations, meanwhile, has 193 member states. This number has grown rapidly since the second world war, from the 51 original members, to 99 by 1960, and then...
