The Trenchant Observer | International Law, Politics, and Security

authoritarian regimes, Crimes Against Humanity, Dictatorship, Donald Trump, human rights, International Law, International Trade, Rule of Law, Russia, syria, Turkey, U.N. Charter, U.S. Constitution, United Nations, war crimes May 10, 2019

The meaning of war crimes in Syria, as the U.S. and others look away

Developing The government of Bashir al-Assad continues its wanton commission of war crimes in Syria, as the U.S. and the world look away. The U.S….

Donald Trump, Egypt, Egypt, Libya, Libya, Russia, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, State Department, U.N. Security Council, U.S. Intervention, UAE, united arab emirates, Vladimir Putin

Trump undercuts U.N. democratic efforts in Libya, siding with authoritarian dictatorships

2016 U.S. Presidential election, Baltasar Garzón, Barack Obama, CIA, Crimes Against Humanity, Donald Trump, extrajudicial execution, freedom of speech, History, human rights, Intelligence, propaganda, Spain, targeted assassinations, targeted killings, U.N. Convention Against Torture, U.N. Torture Convention, U.S. Military, United Kingdom, war crimes

Stupid and Incompetent Foreign Policy Towards Venezuela — “Intervention to Protect Nationals” (Updated)

authoritarian regimes, Donald Trump, elections, International Law, Latin America, Rule of Law, Russia, Soviet Union, State Department, State Department Legal Adviser, U.N. Charter, U.N. Security Council, U.S. Intervention, U.S. Military, United States, use of force, Venezuela, Venezuela

Trump Steers Dangerous Course in Venezuela

Afghanistan, authoritarian regimes, Crimea, Deutschland, Dictatorship, Donald Trump, elections, foreign news coverage, History, International Law, Rule of Law, Russia, sanctions, Soviet Union, Trump and Putin, U.N. Charter, U.S. news coverage, use of force, Vladimir Putin

International Law after Trump

authoritarian regimes, Crimea, Dictatorship, Donald Trump, freedom of speech, human rights, International Law, Iran, Lebanon, Nuclear Proliferation, nuclear war, Russia, sanctions, Saudi Arabia, syria, Taliban, Trump and Putin, U.S. Congress, Ukraine, United States, use of force, Venezuela, Vladimir Putin December 26, 2018

Keeping Track of Trump’s Foreign Policy: From the Kerch Strait to Russian sanctions, Khashoggi, Syria, and Afghanistan

U.S. foreign policy under the direction of a malevolent simpleton The great challenge facing observers and critics of U.S. foreign policy is to keep track…

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