The Trenchant Observer | International Law, Politics, and Security

U.S Foreign Relations April 22, 2018

CIA nominee is presumptive war criminal; multiple reasons to reject Haspel nomination

Developing–preliminary draft We have grown tired under Dpnald Trump’s relentless assault on our democratic values and the rule of law. We now face the potential…

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Roger Cohen “stands up”, speaks the truth about Trump

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Syria out of control: Fruits of a monumental U.S. foreign policy failure (I)

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Samantha Power on Syria: Former Obama officials still downplay the use of force

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Americans Are Lost in the Weeds, and Google Doesn’t Help

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Republican smear campaign against FBI continues propaganda aimed at sowing confusion

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International Law? U.S. maintains 2,000 troops in Syria without legal justification

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REPRISE: Remembering Martin Luther King, Jr.

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The Question of Individual Responsibility for the Actions of One’s Nation

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How Senate Democrats have strengthened Trump: Al Franken and the Democrats’ Circular Firing Squad

Draft (developing) The Senate Democrats, spurred on by the wave of feminist hysteria over alleged sexual misconduct sweeping the country, have pressured Senator Al Franken,…

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