Russia continues aggression against Ukraine, now in Kerch Strait and Sea of Azov
In February, 2014, Russia invaded the Ukrainian peninsula of the Crimea, seized it by force, and in March purported to “annex” the Crimea to the…
International Law
American Policy: Khashoggi’s assassination, human rights, and international law
The assassination of Jamal Khashoggi in the Saudi consulate in Istanbul on October 2, 2018, poses grave challenges for Donald Trump and U.S. foreign policy….
Khashoggi Affair: Murder most foul!
All the evidence suggests that the gruesome murder of Jamal Khashoggi within the Saudi consulate in Istanbul was premeditated, and carried out on the instructions…
Khashoggi Affair: A Prince must go—or two
Guest article — developing Jared Kushner, Mr. Trump’s son-in-law and Middle East adviser, has been urging the president to stand by the prince, according to…
Devil’s Bargain: The Kashoggi Charade
Developing In the first days after Jamal Kashoggi’s “disappearance”in the Saudi consulate in Istanbul on October 2, 2018, press accounts quoting Turkish officials and also…
U.S. attacks WTO judicial institutions
See Marie de Vergès, “Le gendarme OMC au bord de la paralysie,” Le Monde, le 29 septembre, 2018. Donald Trump’s attack on the rule of…
Trump versus Obama — How the Democrats can lose the Mid-terms
When I saw Barack Obama on TV today, threatening to be active on the Democratic campaign trail for the Mid-term elections in November, I was…
50 Years Ago: The Soviet invasion of Czechoslovakia, and its enduring significance
See “August 20, 1968 — “Dubček, Svoboda!” The Trenchant Observer, August 10, 2010. 50 years ago, the Soviet Union and its Warsaw Pact allies invaded…
Google helps suppress free speech in China, and other countries
Developing We have come a long way from Google’s early motto of “Don’t be evil”. Google is now developing a search engine for China to…
Humanity’s voice of reason: International Law and the United Nations Charter
Developing I watched a great movie this afternoon, The Interpreter, with Nicole Kidman and Sean Penn. While it was an action thriller, it also had…