From Montreal With Love
In a move that speaks to the ongoing deterioration of Russia’s global standing, the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO)—a United Nations agency established to study, regulate, and standardize world aeronautics—has resolved to expel Russia from its governing body. The decision, unprecedented in ICAO’s 78-years, was made during the organization’s 2022 General Assembly in Montreal, Canada, and compelled primarily by Russia’s February invasion of Ukraine and its collateral humanitarian, social, and economic crises.