freedom of speech

Donald Trump, freedom of speech, International Law, Rule of Law, Russia, State Department, State Department Legal Adviser, United States, Vladimir Putin July 18, 2018

The Putin-Trump threat takes a menacing turn–Michael McFaul and Bill Browder

Putin’s Unbelievable Audacity with Trump President Donald Trump will consider allowing Russian investigators to question U.S.-born investor Bill Browder, former U.S. ambassador to Russia Michael…

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, CIA, Crimea, Crimes Against Humanity, Culture and Communication, Donald Trump, elections, freedom of speech, Intelligence, International Law, propaganda, Russia, syria, U.N. Charter, Ukraine, United States, use of force, Vladimir Putin, war crimes

The Trump Paradox: “Making America Great Again” without the values that have made America great

Barack Obama, Crimea, Deutschland, Dictatorship, European Union, freedom of speech, Germany, human rights, Nicaragua, Russia, U.S. Intervention, U.S. Military, United States, Venezuela, Venezuela, Vladimir Putin

With Obama having checked out, U.S. foreign policy is on auto pilot—“Do nothing”

Barack Obama, Deutschland, Dictatorship, European Union, freedom of speech, Germany, human rights, International Law, religious belief, television, Turkey, United States

Erdogan’s accelerating auto coup d’etat in Turkey (updated September 17, 2016)

freedom of speech, History, human rights, International Law, U.N. Charter, United States

July 4, 1776, and the expanding struggle for freedom, some 230 years on

Afghanistan, Barack Obama, Crimea, Crimes Against Humanity, debate over the efficacy of torture, Deutschland, European Union, France, freedom of speech, genocide, Germany, History, human rights, International Law, Libya, NATO, Russia, Soviet Union, syria, Torture, U.N. Charter, U.N. Convention Against Torture, U.N. Torture Convention, U.S. Congress, U.S. Military, Ukraine, United States, use of force, Vladimir Putin

International Law and the Descent toward Barbarism: MSF —“Wars are being fought as in ‘barbarian times’

Barack Obama, Crimea, Crimes Against Humanity, Deutschland, European Union, France, freedom of speech, Germany, History, human rights, International Law, NATO, nuclear war, Russia, sanctions, State Department, State Department Legal Adviser, syria, Turkey, U.N. Charter, U.N. Security Council, U.S. Military, Ukraine, United States, use of force, Vladimir Putin, war crimes

Thinking clearly about Putin and Syria

Barack Obama, CIA, elections, freedom of speech, human rights, Intelligence, State Department, United States

U.S. presidential primaries: Donald Trump as incendiary wildcard, and Hillary Clinton as hyper-advised calculating robot

France, freedom of speech, human rights, Intelligence, International Law, NSA, United States June 24, 2015

Rule of Law erodes in France as Parliament authorizes massive data collection with no judicial oversight or review

France takes a big step backwards in the struggle for the rule of law, as the Parliament passes a law authorizing massive data collection without…

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