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  • March 26, 2023 | The Ukraine War, March 27, 2023: Some reflections on the war, and dangerous developments on the American Front
  • March 25, 2023 | Ukraine War, March 25, 2023: Blinken undercuts Ukraine, gives hope to Putin
  • March 24, 2023 | Ukraine War, March 24, 2023: Can Putin be arrested after the ICC arrest warrant?
  • March 22, 2023 | Ukraine War, March 22, 2023: War Crimes–The ICC arrest warrant for Putin
  • March 21, 2023 | After delays and hesitations, the looming arrest of Donald Trump
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U.S Foreign Relations March 26, 2023

The Ukraine War, March 27, 2023: Some reflections on the war, and dangerous developments on the American Front

The War in Ukraine Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine rages on, claiming a terrible toll in soldiers’ lives at Bakhmut. The horror of this…

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Ukraine War, March 25, 2023: Blinken undercuts Ukraine, gives hope to Putin


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Ukraine War, March 24, 2023: Can Putin be arrested after the ICC arrest warrant?


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Ukraine War, March 22, 2023: War Crimes–The ICC arrest warrant for Putin


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After delays and hesitations, the looming arrest of Donald Trump


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Ukraine War, March 20, 2023: Russian war of aggression against Ukraine impedes global action to halt climate change


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Ukraine War, March 18, 2023: ICC prosecutor gets arrest warrant for Putin, seeks to give life to “Never Again”; U.S. deports Russians seeking asylum because of fear of conscription


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Iraq: 20 years after the invasion


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Ukraine War, March 17, 2023: The International Criminal Court (ICC) indicts Valimir Putin for war crimes in Ukraine; The horrendous human cost of the war


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U.S Foreign Relations March 16, 2023

Ukraine War, March 16, 2023: Poland to send fighter jets to Ukraine; Biden seeks to enforce Putin’s “red lines”; Victory or long drawn-out war at stake

Developing. We are publishing this article as it is being written. Please check back for updates To see a list of previous articles, enter “Ukraine”…


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U.S Foreign Relations March 15, 2023

Ukraine War, March 15, 2023: How will NATO respond when and if Putin uses a nuclear weapon in Ukraine?

Developing. We are publishing this article as it is being written. Please check back for updates To see a list of previous articles, enter “Ukraine”…


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U.S Foreign Relations March 14, 2023

Reflections on Man’s ascent toward the triumph of good over evil, of liberty and freedom over tyranny

Open AI’s new engine, GPT-4 suggests the immense possibilities that exist for the future pf mankind. The continuing war in suggests the immense obstacles that…


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U.S Foreign Relations March 14, 2023

Ukraine War, March 14, 2023: Republican Governor ) Ron De Santis throws doubt on support for Ukraine

1) Clemens Wergin, “‘Gehört nicht dazu’ – Der Mann, der die Ukraine schockt,” Die Welt, den 14. März 2023 (16:45 Uhr); 2) Isabelle Khurshudyan, Paul…


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U.S Foreign Relations March 7, 2023

Ukraine War, March 7, 2023: “Peace plan? East European objections to reported French-German initiatives

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U.S Foreign Relations March 5, 2023

Ukraine War, March 4, 2023: Kaiser Olaf meets with Kaiser Joe to discuss war strategy

See Chris Megerian and Frank Jordans (Washington, AP), “Biden and Scholz: US, Germany in ‘lockstep’ on Ukraine war,” Yahoo News (AP), March 3, 2023 (12:10…


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U.S Foreign Relations March 4, 2023

Iran agrees with IAEA to reinstall monitoring equipment

Developing. We are publishing this article as it is being written. Please check back for updates Dispatches 1) Laurence Norman (Berlin), “Iran Promises to Increase…


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U.S Foreign Relations March 1, 2023

Ukraine–The War to Save the U.N. Charter, March 2, 2023:Flawed arguments to support abstention on U.N.G.A. Resolution, by Gilles Paris, Editorialist of Le Monde

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U.S Foreign Relations February 28, 2023

Ukraine War, February 28, 2023; International press opinions

1) “Putin ist „miserabler Militärstratege, aber genialer Manipulator der öffentlichen Meinung,” Die Welt, den 25. Februar 2023; 2) “Putin is a ‘miserable military strategist, but…


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U.S Foreign Relations February 24, 2023

Ukraine War, February 24, 2023: U.S. and Western companies still in Russia–BOYCOTT?

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U.S Foreign Relations February 19, 2023

Ukraine War, February 20, 2023: Antony Blinken, top U.S. diplomat, confronts Wang Yi, Chinese foreign minister, in meeting at Munich Security Conference; “Woke” ideology and the defense of Ukraine; President Biden’s historic visit to Kyiv

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U.S Foreign Relations March 26, 2023

The Ukraine War, March 27, 2023: Some reflections on the war, and dangerous developments on the American Front

The War in Ukraine Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine rages on, claiming a terrible toll in soldiers’ lives at Bakhmut. The horror of this…

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