Czechoslovakia

Belarus, Czechoslovakia, Dictatorship, European Union, History, internal supporters of human rights, International Law, Rule of Law, Russia, sanctions, Soviet Union, Trump and Putin, U.N. Charter, U.S. Congress, Ukraine, use of force, Vladimir Putin August 19, 2020

In Belarus, Lukashenko appears to resume repression

For background, see “The democratic flame ignites in Belarus (Updated), The Trenchant Observer, August 14, 2020 (updated August 17). RUSSIA AND BELARUS On the eve…

Crimea, Czechoslovakia, Deutschland, Donald Trump, Germany, History, International Law, Qatar, Qatar, Rule of Law, Russia, sanctions, Saudi Arabia, Soviet Union, State Department, State Department Legal Adviser, U.N. Charter, U.N. Security Council, U.S. Intervention, united arab emirates, United Nations, United States, use of force, Vladimir Putin

50 Years Ago: The Soviet invasion of Czechoslovakia, and its enduring significance

Crimea, Czechoslovakia, Germany, History, human rights, International Law, Russia, Soviet Union, U.N. Charter, Ukraine, use of force, Vladimir Putin

REPRISE: August 20, 1968 — “Dubček, Svoboda!”

Barack Obama, Canada, Crimea, Czechoslovakia, Deutschland, France, Germany, International Law, NATO, Russia, sanctions, self-defense, Spain, Turkey, U.N. Charter, U.S. Military, Ukraine, United Kingdom, United States, use of force, Vladimir Putin

Abrogation of 1997 NATO Partnership Agreement with Russia urgently required — With excerpts from and link to text of Foundational Act

Barack Obama, China, Crimea, Czechoslovakia, Deutschland, European Union, France, Germany, History, human rights, International Law, NATO, Russia, sanctions, self-defense, State Department, State Department Legal Adviser, U.N. Charter, U.N. Security Council, U.S. Congress, U.S. Military, Ukraine, United Kingdom, United States, use of force, Vladimir Putin

Overt Russian military invasion of the Ukraine underway; West must impose harsh stage 3 sanctions immediately

Barack Obama, Crimea, Czechoslovakia, Deutschland, European Union, France, Germany, History, human rights, International Law, Russia, sanctions, self-defense, State Department, State Department Legal Adviser, U.N. Charter, Ukraine, United Kingdom, United States, use of force, Vladimir Putin

FEAR OF THE AGGRESSOR: Merkel reported planning to push for ceasefire in Ukraine at Minsk meeting with Poroshenko, Putin

Crimea, Czechoslovakia, Deutschland, Germany, History, human rights, International Law, Russia, U.N. Charter, Ukraine, use of force, Vladimir Putin

REPRISE: August 20, 1968 — “Dubček, Svoboda!”

Barack Obama, Crimea, Czechoslovakia, Deutschland, Dimming Vision of World Affairs, European Union, France, Germany, History, human rights, International Law, NATO, Russia, sanctions, self-defense, State Department, State Department Legal Adviser, syria, U.N. Charter, U.N. Security Council, U.S. Military, Ukraine, United States, use of force, Vladimir Putin

Heirs to Daladier and Chamberlain? The German and French appeasers of today should call off the “Munich II” peace negotiations with Vladimir Putin; Immediate harsh sanctions are required; Individual countries should send military contingents to the Ukraine to assist in “collective self-defense”

Crimea, Czechoslovakia, Deutschland, European Union, Germany, International Law, NATO, Russia, sanctions, self-defense, State Department Legal Adviser, U.N. Charter, U.N. Security Council, Ukraine, United States, use of force, Vladimir Putin

Russian invasion of eastern Ukraine possibly imminent; Russia lays out “facts” to justify “humanitarian intervention”, masses combat-ready troops on Ukrainian border

China, Crimea, Crimes Against Humanity, Czechoslovakia, Deutschland, Germany, History, human rights, International Law, Iraq, Libya, Libya, Russia, syria, U.N. Charter, Ukraine, use of force, Vladimir Putin, war crimes July 19, 2014

“Krystallnacht” in Mosul and the Islamic Caliphate

Developing Just as “Krystallnacht” (Chrystal Night), on November 9-10, 1938, signaled loudly to the World Hitler’s and Nazi Germany’s policy of persecution of the Jews…

Barack Obama, Crimea, Czechoslovakia, Deutschland, France, Germany, History, International Law, Justice Department, NATO, Russia, U.N. Charter, U.S. Congress, U.S. Military, Ukraine, United States, use of force July 3, 2014

Russian invasion of eastern Ukraine continues; Europe refuses serious sanctions; Only serious sanctions can stop Russia

Developing For background, see The Trenchant Observer, “The virus of nationalism and military aggression: Adolf Hitler in Vienna, March, 1938; Vladimir Putin in Sevastopol, May…

Barack Obama, Czechoslovakia, Deutschland, Dictatorship, France, Germany, History, International Law, Russia, sanctions, U.S. Congress, Ukraine, United States, use of force June 30, 2014

The virus of nationalism and military aggression: Adolf Hitler in Vienna, March, 1938; Vladimir Putin in Sevastopol, May 9, 2014

The virus of unbounded nationalism and military aggression ravaged Europe, Germany and the world in the 1930’s and 1940’s, leading to World War II and…

Barack Obama, Crimea, Czechoslovakia, Deutschland, Germany, History, human rights, International Law, NATO, Russia, sanctions, U.N. Charter, Ukraine, United States, use of force June 5, 2014

Francois Hollande’s dinner diplomacy with Obama and Putin; France’s decision to proceed with the sale of warships to Russia to be based in the Crimea; NATO’s failure to increase forward-based troop deployments in the East

Francois Hollande’s Dinner Diplomacy and France’s Undercutting of the West For a droll account of French President Francois Hollande’s dinner plans Thursday evening in Paris,…

Barack Obama, Crimea, Crimes Against Humanity, Czechoslovakia, Deutschland, Dictatorship, Dimming Vision of World Affairs, freedom of speech, Germany, History, human rights, International Law, public diplomacy, Russia, sanctions, self-defense, State Department, State Department Legal Adviser, syria, U.N. Charter, U.N. Security Council, U.S. Congress, U.S. Military, Ukraine, United States, use of force, war crimes April 21, 2014

After Geneva: Putin’s double game, and what to do about it

(Developing—check back for updates) Geneva agreement delays further sanctions; Russian non-compliance and new conditions; tacit acceptance of Crimean annexation; 40,000 combat-ready troops on border continue…

Barack Obama, China, Czechoslovakia, Germany, History, International Law, Iran, Japan, NATO, Nuclear Proliferation, Russia, sanctions, Saudi Arabia, self-defense, State Department, U.N. Charter, U.S. Military, Ukraine, United Kingdom, United States, use of force April 11, 2014

Munich II: The meeting in Geneva between the U.S., the EU, the Ukraine and Russia

It is a very bad idea for the U.S. and the EU to meet with Russia on April 17 to discuss the Ukraine’s fate, even…

Barack Obama, Czechoslovakia, Deutschland, France, Germany, History, International Law, Russia, sanctions, State Department, State Department Legal Adviser, U.N. Charter, U.N. Security Council, U.S. Congress, Ukraine, United States, use of force February 28, 2014

UKRAINE: Russia military intervention underway in Crimea, in flagrant violation of international law

Developing Background “Ukraine: Russian military interventiom underway or likely, as Putin follows Hitler’s playbook in the Crimea,” The Trenchant Observer, February 27, 2014. “U.S. should…

Argentina, Bolivia, Canada, Chile, Crimes Against Humanity, Czechoslovakia, Deutschland, Ecuador, elections, extraordinary rendition, Mossad, Nuclear Proliferation, Serbia, Sudan, U.N. Charter, U.S. Intervention, United Nations Secretary General September 28, 2013

Not indexed by Google: Trenchant Observer article with text of Security Council Resolution 2118; the unregulated power of a totalitarian instrument of thought control (updated November 27, 2013

One would think that a post containing the text of the first U.N. Security Council decision on Syria mandating anything—here, the destruction of chemical weapons—would…

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Stop the killing: Stop al-Assad, Putin, and Kofi Annan’s peace plan—Obama’s Debacle in Syria — Update #27 (April 21)

News Update See Alexandra Sandels, “Syria street protests met with force; On a day when U.N. monitors are missing, Syria government forces try to prevent…

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Beyond Despair: Obama’s Debacle in Syria—Update #12 (March 16)

[developing] It is easier now to understand how the European Powers and the United States looked the other way as Hitler executed all his opponents…

"that spark of the divine", Barack Obama, China, Crimes Against Humanity, Czechoslovakia, Deutschland, Dictatorship, France, Germany, History, human rights, internal supporters of human rights, International Law, Iran, Libya, Russia, syria, Torture, U.N. Charter, U.N. Security Council, United States, use of force February 17, 2012

The Syrian Question: Srebrenice Again?—Syria Update #3

“Would you sit down with someone who had just killed your wife and sister, to discuss rules which you should follow in the future in…

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