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…
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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)
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…
International Law and the Descent toward Barbarism: MSF —“Wars are being fought as in ‘barbarian times’
International Law constitutes the structure and the fabric which helps to hold international society back from a descent into barbarism. But, as is the case…
Remembering Martin Luther King, Jr.
Today is Martin Luther King day in the United States, a national holiday. It is a good moment to remember the man, his message, and…
Theo Sommer: “The wars come to us.”
Developing No man is an Island, entire of itself; every man is a piece of the Continent, a part of the main; if a clod…
Crumbling world order: Power politics and international law—the way forward
See Stefan Kornelius, “Putins Machtspiele; Ruhe in der Ukraine, Druck in Syrien. Russlands Präsident sendet rätselhafte Signale. Sucht er einen Weg aus der Isolation? Oder…
Abdel al-Sisi visits Vladimir Putin in Russia: Egypt as a new member of the League of Authoritarian States
Developing Egyptian President Abdel al-Sisi has visited Vladimir Putin in Russia, seeking to build closer relations with the Russian dictator and his authoritarian state. As…
The cold-blooded REALPOLITIK of the American president: Obama’s intellectual calculations in foreign policy, and his heart as cold as stone
Developing Obama seems to have opposed stronger action in Syria and in opposing Russian aggression in the Ukraine out of some demented belief that he…
The Iran nuclear deal: Has Barack Obama earned his Nobel Peace Prize? (Revised August 18)
See Roger Cohen, “The Door to Iran Opens,” New York Times, July 16, 2015. David Ignatius, “After the nuclear deal, how to contain Iran’s meddling…
Jacob Zuma flouts South African court order, Constitution and international law, allowing Sudanese president al-Bashir to escape arrest on ICC charges of genocide
Developing See Norimitsu Onishi, “South Africa High Court Says Allowing Bashir to Leave Violated Constitution, June 15, 2015. Isabel Ferrer, “Un nuevo revés para La…
How the West helps Putin suppress the truth about Russian military intervention in the Ukraine
Developing See Stephanie Bolzen und Julia Smirnova, “Warum Russland im Informationskrieg vorn liegt Die Nato wirft Russland gewaltige Truppenpräsenz in der Ostukraine vor. Putin dementiert,…
Obama seeks to block publication of Senate torture report; Pillar of democracy at stake
Background — See (1) “Sicherheitsbedenken: US-Regierung bremst Veröffentlichung von CIA-Folterbericht,” Der Spiegel, 6. Dezember 2014 (19:55 Uhr). Der US-Senat wollte umfassende Informationen über geheime Foltermethoden…