• Fleur_@aussie.zone
    124·
    3 days ago

    States doing piracy to each other without war was a staple of the golden age of piracy. It was called privateering.

    • arrow74@lemm.eeEnglish
      13·
      3 days ago

      Right, modern day international law would define that as an act of war.

        • Hawke@lemmy.world
          8·
          3 days ago

          “Act of war” is not the same as “declaration of war”, in case you were under that impression.

        • arrow74@lemm.eeEnglish
          9·
          3 days ago

          It clearly is.

          Just because a nation commits an act of war against you doesn’t mean that you have to declare war and attack. All it means is you have a justifiable cause to retaliate under international law