From the bombing of Iran's consulate in Damascus to the raid of the Mexican embassy in Quito and the killing of more than 200 humanitarian workers in Gaza, are we entering a stage where international norms and laws are under attack? At the same time, the United States, a permanent UN Security Council member, re-defined the Council's resolution calling for an immediate ceasefire as "unbinding," arguably the first time in UN history. Is international law no longer binding? Is the current international order declining?