European Union

Africa, Egypt, Egypt, European Union, foreign news coverage, History, International Law, Libya, Libya, Qatar, Qatar, Russia, UAE, United Nations, Vladimir Putin, war crimes January 18, 2020

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

Siehe / See: Alfred Hackensberger, “CHALIFA HAFTAR: Der unbeirrbare General,” Die Welt, 17 Januar 2020. Alfred Hackensberger provides in Die Welt a very sharp and…

2016 U.S. Presidential election, Donald Trump, elections, European Union, France, Germany, History, Impeachment, International Law, OSCE, Rule of Law, Russia, sanctions, State Department, State Department Legal Adviser, Trump and Putin, U.N. Charter, Ukraine, Vladimir Putin

What’s behind Trump’s pressure on Zelensky to work things out with Putin

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?

Crimea, Donald Trump, European Union, International Law, Russia, sanctions, Ukraine, use of force, Vladimir Putin, war crimes

Russia continues aggression against Ukraine, now in Kerch Strait and Sea of Azov

Crimea, Donald Trump, European Union, International Law, Russia, sanctions, State Department, State Department Legal Adviser, Trump and Putin, Trump-Putin meeting, U.N. Charter, U.S. Congress, U.S. Constitution, United States, use of force, Vladimir Putin

Text of Crimea Declaration and Pompeo Testimony: U.S. finally states it will never recognize Russian annexation of Crimea

Crimea, Dimming Vision of World Affairs, Donald Trump, elections, European Union, History, International Law, Russia, sanctions, State Department Legal Adviser, Trump and Putin, U.N. Charter, Ukraine, use of force, Vladimir Putin

Trump promotes Putin at G-7: Payoff for intervention in U.S. elections

Donald Trump, elections, European Union, History, human rights, NATO, propaganda, State Department, United States

The Normalization of the Unforgivable — Trump and an America which is already half lost

2016 U.S. Presidential election, coverage of foreign events, Donald Trump, elections, European Union, France, freedom of speech, History, human rights, International Law, propaganda, Russia, Vladimir Putin

Two of top three candidates in French presidential primary are friendly to Russia

2016 U.S. Presidential election, Dictatorship, European Union, France, NATO, Russia, sanctions, State Department, Ukraine, United States, Vladimir Putin

Putin threatens life of leading opposition leader Aleksei Navalny, then arrrests him and others at demonstrations in Russia — Meanwhile, Tillerson is racing to Moscow

Barack Obama, Crimea, Crimes Against Humanity, Dimming Vision of World Affairs, Donald Trump, European Union, Hillary Clinton, History, human rights, International Law, propaganda, Russia, sanctions, Soviet Union, syria, U.N. Charter, Ukraine, United States, use of force, Vladimir Putin, war crimes February 24, 2017

REPRISE: Syria: Russia’s military assault on Western civilization

First published on September 26, 2016 *** See Anne Barnard and Somni Sengupta, “Syria and Russia Appear Ready to Scorch Aleppo,” New York Times, September…

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