Latin America

"that spark of the divine", Africa, CIA, Dictatorship, elections, extrajudicial execution, extraordinary rendering, extraordinary rendition, human rights, Intelligence, internal supporters of human rights, International Law, Latin America, Nobel Peace Prize, religious belief, Rule of Law, Torture, U.S. Constitution, U.S. Intervention January 15, 2018

REPRISE: Remembering Martin Luther King, Jr.

Originally Posted By: The Observer January 18, 2016 Today is Martin Luther King day in the United States, a national holiday. It is a good…

corruption, Donald Trump, Guatemala, Justice Department, Russia, U.S. Congress

Trump threatens the rule of law in the United States

Angola, China, Crimes Against Humanity, Egypt, Egypt, International Law, Iran, Lebanon, Russia, syria, U.N. Charter, U.N. Security Council, U.S. news coverage, United States, Venezuela, war crimes

Dénouement: Details on make-up and advances of pro-Assad forces closing in on last insurgents in Aleppo; Russia and China veto Security Council resolution

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”

Brazil, corruption, elections, Latin America

The struggle for democracy in Brazil: Lower House votes on impeachment of President Dilma Rousseff today (April 17)

Bolivia

Test for democracy in Bolivia: Sunday referendum to allow President Evo Morales to run again in 2019

Barack Obama, CIA, Crimea, Crimes Against Humanity, European Union, extrajudicial execution, extraordinary rendering, extraordinary rendition, International Law, Iraq, NATO, Nicaragua, Russia, Serbia, Soviet Union, syria, U.N. Charter, U.N. Torture Convention, U.S. Intervention, U.S. Military, Ukraine, United States, use of force, Vladimir Putin, war crimes

2016: Fateful time for a conversation about international law

Barack Obama, China, Iran, Israel, Nuclear Cooperation Agreement, Nuclear Proliferation, Venezuela

President-elect Mauricio Macri of Argentina will request a new investigation into the death of Alberto Nisen, special prosecutor in Iran-Kirchner case

Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Cuba, Ecuador, Ecuador, elections, History, human rights, International Law, Nicaragua, Venezuela

President-elect Maurício Macri: Democracy in Latin America gets a boost from Argentina

Argentina, Barack Obama, Cuba, Ecuador, Ecuador, Honduras, Latin America, Nicaragua, Russia, sanctions, U.S. Congress, United States, Venezuela, Venezuela April 11, 2015

U.S. and Cuba move toward normalization, including diplomatic relations and lifting of sanctions

(developing) See Julie Hirschfeld Davis and Randal C. Archibold, “Obama and Raúl Castro Meet, Making History,” New York Times, April 11, 2015. President Barack Obama…

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