Without International Law, “anarchy is loosed upon the world.”
The Second Coming (published 1921) Turning and turning in the widening gyre The falcon cannot hear the falconer; Things fall apart; the centre cannot hold;…
The Second Coming (published 1921) Turning and turning in the widening gyre The falcon cannot hear the falconer; Things fall apart; the centre cannot hold;…
As we write, news reports suggest that Turkey has sent or is on the verge of sending military forces into Syria without the consent of…
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…
President Trump, in a surprise reversal of U.S. policy, has acted to undercut United Nations efforts to build and support a democratic government in Libya….
The assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria-Hungary in 1914 set off World War I (or “The Geat War” of 1914-1918), which cost some 18…
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…
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…
See “August 20, 1968 — “Dubček, Svoboda!” The Trenchant Observer, August 10, 2010. 50 years ago, the Soviet Union and its Warsaw Pact allies invaded…
A sharp debate has broken out in the White House. As described in the following story, it appears that the Zoo in Cairo has painted…
A coalition of states led by Saudi Arabia including the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Bahrein, and Egypt (as well as Libya, and the Maldives) continues…
President Donald Trump is traveling to Saudi Arabia on May 20, 2017, on the first leg of his first foreign trip as president. What will…
Extraordinary details regarding the composition of pro-government forces supporting Bashar al-Assad and their advances in Aleppo are contained in the following article published in Le…
Developing Appeasement has many colors and takes many forms. In the last few days, it has taken the form in Europe of shifting the focus…
For background, see (1) Roger Cohen, “America’s Syrian Shame,” The New York Times, February 8, 2016. (2) David E. Sanger, “Russian Intervention in Syrian War…
Does any of this matter? Do we care any more about whether one country invades another by military force? Does it matter how we respond?…
First published on September 10, 2015 See Stefan Kornelius, “Putins Machtspiele; Ruhe in der Ukraine, Druck in Syrien. Russlands Präsident sendet rätselhafte Signale. Sucht er…
See Julia Smirnova, “Die wundersame Rückkehr des Wladimir Putin In der New Yorker UN-Woche drängt Putin ins Zentrum der Weltbühne. Durch die aktive Rolle im…
“U.S. Policy in the Middle East, C-Span, September 22, 2015. Former CIA Director and General David Petraeus (Ret.) testified at a hearing on U.S. policy…
See MICHAEL R. GORDON and ERIC SCHMITT, “Russian Buildup in Syria Raises Questions on Role,” New York Times, September 19, 2015. Stefan Braun, Berlin, und…