Deutschland

authoritarian regimes, coronavirus, demonstrations, Deutschland, Dictatorship, Donald Trump, elections, Fascism, Germany, History, Nazism, Neo-Nazis, propaganda, Rule of Law, U.S. Constitution September 4, 2020

Trump’s blatant assaults on democracy continue (Updated)

Updated September 15, 2020 The American people have been pummeled by Donald Trump’s outrages, and lethal incompetence, for almost four years. Now it is obvious…

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Should Biden Debate Trump?

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Biden’s Challenge: How do you campaign against a lying, neofascist cult leader?

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Trump’s creeping coup d’état: Democrats must get ready to impeach again (Part I)

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Trump uses Nazi symbol to seek neo-Nazi support

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Rehearsal for a coup d’état? Violence in American cities and “the chaos president”

China, Corona virus, Deutschland, Donald Trump, European Union, foreign news coverage, Germany, International Law, International Trade, Rule of Law, Serbia, U.N. Charter, U.N. Convention on the Law of the Sea, U.S. Military, United Nations, United States, use of force

In coronavirus pandemic, China defies international law in the South China Sea–Part I

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Das Scheitern des Völkerrechts in Syrien: Russland und Syrien, und jetz die Turkei

Crimea, Deutschland, Donald Trump, Germany, History, International Law, Iraq, Nuclear Proliferation, Russia, U.N. Charter, U.N. Security Council, U.S. Military, Ukraine, United Nations, use of force, vision of peace, Vladimir Putin

The forgotten dream of ending war

corruption, Deutschland, Dictatorship, Donald Trump, elections, Germany, History, House Democrats, Impeachment, propaganda, Rule of Law, U.S. Congress, U.S. Constitution, Ukraine January 30, 2020

Trump, the impeachment trial, and hope for the future

The House Managers have put on a good case in the Senate impeachment trial of Donald Trump. An eloquent case. Unfortunately, the Republican party has…

Deutschland, Dictatorship, Donald Trump, Germany, History, human rights, Impeachment, propaganda, Rule of Law, Russia, Trump and Putin, U.S. Congress December 3, 2019

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

Excerpts from: Spirit of Jaspers, “The Question of Individual Responsibility for the Actions of One’s Nation, The Question 0f American Guilt, November 30, 2017 (reprinted…

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Democrats tear bricks out of Trump propaganda wall, but prepare to quit–and snatch defeat from the jaws of victory

Rasmussen Daily Tracking Poll of Trump’s Job approval, November 20, 2019L Approve 46%, Disapprove 53% House Democrats have succeeded in tearing bricks out of Trump’s…

Deutschland, Donald Trump, elections, Germany, Impeachment, Russia, syria, Trump and Putin, Ukraine, Vladimir Putin October 14, 2019

To remove Trump, Democrats must speak to those operating outside a rational framework

President Trump Approval Rating, Rasmussen Daily Tracking Poll, Oct. 14, 2019: Approve 49% Disapprove 50% In three years, the Democrats have not succeeded in breaking…

corruption, Culture and Communication, Deutschland, Donald Trump, elections, Germany, History, Impeachment, propaganda, Russia, U.S. Constitution September 27, 2019

The goals of impeachment: Education or quick trial on Ukraine abuses?

See Mehdi Hasan, “Democrats, Please Don’t Mess This Up. Impeach Trump for All His Crimes, Not Just for Ukraine,” The Intercept, September 26 2019 (10:35…

Crimea, Deutschland, Germany, History, International Law, Russia, Soviet Union, U.N. Charter, Ukraine, use of force, Vladimir Putin September 1, 2019

September 1, 1939: German-Soviet alliance launches World War II with German invasion of Poland

See Paul Flückiger, “Ein Sieg, aber keine Kapitulation – vor 80 Jahren begann mit dem deutschen Angriff auf Polen der Zweite Weltkrieg; Vor 80 Jahren…

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Foreign policy without International Law

Since the Thirty Years War (1618-1648), the Peace of Westphalia (1648) and the foundational writings of Hugo Grotius, nations have paid attention to international law in…

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International Law after Trump

The Trump administration seems to have forgotten about international law. This has led to an enormous failure on the part of the United States to…

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The Trenchant Observer

International Law, Politics, and Security