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Individual and collective self-defense, NATO, Nobel Lecture, Nobel Peace Prize, public opinion, Russia, Russian barbarism, Russian invasion of Ukraine, Russian invasion of Ukraine, U.S. and NATO strategy, Ukraine, use of force, vision of peace, Vladimir Putin, war crimes, war crimes December 11, 2022

Ukraine War, December 11, 2022: Military views on military situation; text of Nobel Peace Prize acceptance speech by Oleksandra Matviichuk (with video)

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REPRISE: Veterans’ Day, 2011: “Where have all the flowers gone, long time passing?”

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REPRISE: Veterans’ Day, 2011: “Where have all the flowers gone, long time passing?”

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Smart drones, the goal of peace, and the future of mankind

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Imagine: The Collapse of International Order, Syria, and Berlin in 1945

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REPRISE: “A time to break silence”: Dr. King on the Vietnam war, and President Carter on America’s human rights violations

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South Africa strays from Mandela’s vision, abstaining in Security Council vote on Syria— Update #69 (July 27)

The following article is divided into five sections or parts. Due to its length, the reader may wish to read one or more different sections…

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“A time to break silence”: Dr. King on the Vietnam war, and President Carter on America’s human rights violations (revised June 28)

“And I’ve long since learned that to be a follower (of) Jesus Christ means taking up the cross. And my bible tells me that Good…

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Passivity in the Face of Terror in Syria, Threats of War in Iran — Obama’s Debacle in Syria—Update #2 (March 3, 2012)

For earlier articles on Syria by The Trenchant Observer, see the Articles on Syria page. A Hard Truth:  Obama is a Weak Leader on Foreign…

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Obama’s foreign policy juggernaut, including Tom Donilon, and the risks of hubris (updated)

jug[ger[naut  n.  (altered < Hindi Jagannath < Sans Jagannatha, lord of the world < jagat, world + natha, lord) 1 an incarnation of the Hindu…

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Obama’s New Year’s Resolutions for Foreign Policy in 2012

The Observer has been trying to get inside President Obama’s head for over two years. Recently, he may have succeeded, or had a very strange…

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International Law and the Use of Force: Drones and Real Anarchy Unleashed Upon the World

Recently a number of articles have been published that are of particular interest with respect to the development and use of drones. See William Wan…