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"that spark of the divine", authoritarian regimes, Barack Obama, Donald Trump, elections, History, human rights, Impeachment, India, International Law, Nobel Peace Prize, religious belief, Rule of Law, South Africa, U.S. Constitution, use of force, war crimes January 20, 2020

REPRISE: Remembering Martin Luther King, Jr.

Originally published on January 16, 2016 Today is Martin Luther King day in the United States, a national holiday. It is a good moment to…

Africa, Egypt, Egypt, European Union, foreign news coverage, History, International Law, Libya, Libya, Qatar, Qatar, Russia, UAE, United Nations, Vladimir Putin, war crimes

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

Afghanistan, Africa, China, coverage of foreign events, Dimming Vision of World Affairs, Donald Trump, European Union, foreign correspondents, foreign news coverage, France, human rights, International Law, Rule of Law, Russia, sanctions, Ukraine

What is going on in the world?

"that spark of the divine", Africa, CIA, Dictatorship, elections, extrajudicial execution, extraordinary rendering, extraordinary rendition, human rights, Intelligence, internal supporters of human rights, International Law, Latin America, Nobel Peace Prize, religious belief, Rule of Law, Torture, U.S. Constitution, U.S. Intervention

REPRISE: Remembering Martin Luther King, Jr.

Angola, China, Crimes Against Humanity, Egypt, Egypt, International Law, Iran, Lebanon, Russia, syria, U.N. Charter, U.N. Security Council, U.S. news coverage, United States, Venezuela, war crimes

Dénouement: Details on make-up and advances of pro-Assad forces closing in on last insurgents in Aleppo; Russia and China veto Security Council resolution

Africa, The Gambia

Democracy Advances and Retreats: The Gambia, Australia, and South Africa

Angola, Barack Obama, Crimes Against Humanity, European Union, France, Germany, human rights, International Law, NATO, Russia, sanctions, Saudi Arabia, State Department, State Department Legal Adviser, targeted assassinations, targeted killings, Turkey, U.N. Charter, U.N. Security Council, U.S. Congress, U.S. Intervention, U.S. Military, U.S. news coverage, United States, use of force, Venezuela, Vladimir Putin, war crimes October 8, 2016

REPRISE — Civilization falters: Aleppo Burns; Obama looks the other way; Putin threatens, Petraeus underlines feasability of military options; U.S. government paralyzed by Obama’s obstinancy (Updated October 8, 2016)

Check back for further updates UPDATE: October 8, 2016 Russia has this afternoon vetoed a French-sponsored Security Council resolution aimed at halting the war crimes…

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International Law, Politics, and Security

Africa

REPRISE: Remembering Martin Luther King, Jr.

Übersicht: Die Lage in Libyen / Overview: The situation in Libya

Without International Law, “anarchy is loosed upon the world.”

Foreign policy without International Law

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

What is going on in the world?

REPRISE: Remembering Martin Luther King, Jr.

Dénouement: Details on make-up and advances of pro-Assad forces closing in on last insurgents in Aleppo; Russia and China veto Security Council resolution

Democracy Advances and Retreats: The Gambia, Australia, and South Africa

REPRISE — Civilization falters: Aleppo Burns; Obama looks the other way; Putin threatens, Petraeus underlines feasability of military options; U.S. government paralyzed by Obama’s obstinancy (Updated October 8, 2016)