Can you justify cross-border interventions?

Look around the world, and this issue is playing out again and again – most recently in Ecuador, Somalia and Gaza this week, on an ongoing basis in Iraq, Afghanistan, and DR Congo to name but three examples.

Just today, the leaders of Ecuador and Venezuela have called for clear international condemnation of Colombia for its raid against rebels inside Ecuador. If FARC were operating in Ecuador, does Colombia deserve to be condemned?

Stories for Thursday 6 March

Good morning, here are the top three stories on the BBC web site: Gaza’s humanitarian situation is at its worst since Israel occupied the territory in 1967, according to human rights groups; Kenyan power-sharing era starts today with the opening of parliament; and the International Whaling Commission aims to find common ground between pro- and anti-hunt factions at a meeting in London.