The Trenchant Observer | International Law, Politics, and Security

Crimea, Deutschland, Germany, History, International Law, Russia, Soviet Union, U.N. Charter, Ukraine, use of force, Vladimir Putin September 1, 2019

September 1, 1939: German-Soviet alliance launches World War II with German invasion of Poland

See Paul Flückiger, “Ein Sieg, aber keine Kapitulation – vor 80 Jahren begann mit dem deutschen Angriff auf Polen der Zweite Weltkrieg; Vor 80 Jahren…

Crimea, Donald Trump, History, International Law, Russia, sanctions, State Department Legal Adviser, Trump and Putin, U.N. Charter, Ukraine, use of force, Vladimir Putin

The Great Buffoon’s lack of support of Article 2(4) of the U.N. Charter

authoritarian regimes, China, coverage of foreign events, Crimea, Crimes Against Humanity, Deutschland, Dictatorship, Dimming Vision of World Affairs, Donald Trump, Egypt, Egypt, Ethiopia, foreign correspondents, Germany, History, International Law, North Korea, nuclear war, Qatar, Qatar, Russia, Saudi Arabia, self-defense, Soviet Union, Spain, syria, U.N. Charter, U.S. Congress, UAE, Ukraine, united arab emirates, United Nations, use of force, Vladimir Putin, war crimes

Foreign policy without International Law

Dictatorship, Donald Trump, elections, Germany, Impeachment, propaganda, Rule of Law, U.S. Congress, U.S. Constitution, Vladimir Putin

The Democrats have already lost the 2020 elections — Part II

Donald Trump, elections, Impeachment, International Law, International Trade, NATO, propaganda, Rule of Law, Russia, Trump and Putin, U.S. Congress, U.S. Constitution, Vladimir Putin

Democrats have already lost the 2020 elections

coverage of foreign events, Dictatorship, elections, foreign news coverage, propaganda, Russia, Vladimir Putin

Putin’s popularity and Russian polls

authoritarian regimes, Dictatorship, freedom of speech, Google, Google filtering, Google indexing, propaganda

New York Times adds to apparatus of a totalitarian state

Donald Trump, elections, Impeachment, Rule of Law, television, U.S. news coverage

The “boiling frog” fable, and starting the Trump impeachment investigation

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

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

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 April 22, 2019

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

President Trump, in a surprise reversal of U.S. policy, has acted to undercut United Nations efforts to build and support a democratic government in Libya….

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