Carlo Gubitosa 
Thomas #Piketty: “The use of force against a regime that massacres protesters and oppresses its population can be justified. But only if it begins by building the broadest possible coalitions and, more importantly, by proposing a model of development and a democratic method for a process of transition, in Iran and elsewhere”.
No need to “propose”: The “democratic method” to deal with threats to peace is established on chapter VII of UN charter:
https://main.un.org/securitycouncil/en/content/repertoire/actions
Thomas Piketty: 'In the face of Trump's militaristic drift and looming disaster, Europe must equip itself to have global influence'
Following the intervention in Venezuela, the war against Iran launched by the US president signals yet another admission of weakness by the United States, observes the economist in his column. This military agitation primarily serves to bolster the US economy.