Soviet Union

Crimea, Czechoslovakia, Deutschland, Donald Trump, Germany, History, International Law, Qatar, Qatar, Rule of Law, Russia, sanctions, Saudi Arabia, Soviet Union, State Department, State Department Legal Adviser, U.N. Charter, U.N. Security Council, U.S. Intervention, united arab emirates, United Nations, United States, use of force, Vladimir Putin August 21, 2018

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…

Crimea, Donald Trump, foreign news coverage, History, International Law, Russia, sanctions, Soviet Union, Trump and Putin, Trump-Putin meeting, U.N. Charter, use of force, Vladimir Putin

Americans’ knowledge of international law, the military conquest of the Crimea, and proper dental floss use

China, Crimea, Dimming Vision of World Affairs, History, International Law, Russia, sanctions, Soviet Union, U.N. Charter, Ukraine, use of force, vision of peace, Vladimir Putin

REPRISE: Russia’s utter and continuing violation of international law in the Ukraine: U.N. General Assembly Resolution A/RES/25/2625 (1970) on Principles of International Law and Friendly Relations Among States

Barack Obama, Crimea, Crimes Against Humanity, Dimming Vision of World Affairs, Donald Trump, European Union, Hillary Clinton, History, human rights, International Law, propaganda, Russia, sanctions, Soviet Union, syria, U.N. Charter, Ukraine, United States, use of force, Vladimir Putin, war crimes

REPRISE: Syria: Russia’s military assault on Western civilization

Deutschland, Donald Trump, History, propaganda, Russia, Serbia, Soviet Union, United States, Vladimir Putin

Trump’s tsunami of lies

2016 U.S. Presidential election, CIA, Donald Trump, elections, Hillary Clinton, Intelligence, NATO, Russia, sanctions, Soviet Union, U.S. Congress, Ukraine, United States, Vladimir Putin

Is there a Russian mole in the U.S. government? What fait accompli are Bannon and Trump plannng on Russia? (updated)

2016 U.S. Presidential election, Crimea, Crimes Against Humanity, Dictatorship, Donald Trump, elections, European Union, History, human rights, NATO, Russia, sanctions, Soviet Union, syria, use of force, Vladimir Putin, war crimes

Russia as the great white power: Behind Trump’s affinity to Vladimir Putin

Barack Obama, Donald Trump, History, International Law, NATO, North Korea, Nuclear Proliferation, nuclear war, Russia, Soviet Union, State Department, State Department Legal Adviser, U.S. Congress, U.S. Military, United States, use of force, Vladimir Putin

Trump’s tweets on nuclear build-up: A response to Putin’s implicit threat?

Barack Obama, Crimea, Crimes Against Humanity, Dictatorship, Donald Trump, European Union, History, human rights, Intelligence, internal supporters of human rights, International Law, NATO, Nuclear Cooperation Agreement, Russia, sanctions, self-defense, Soviet Union, State Department, syria, Torture, U.N. Charter, U.N. Torture Convention, Ukraine, United States, use of force, vision of peace, Vladimir Putin, war crimes

President-elect Trump, foreign policy, and the defense of core American values

Crimea, Donald Trump, elections, Hillary Clinton, History, Nuclear Cooperation Agreement, Nuclear Proliferation, nuclear war, Russia, Soviet Union, syria, Ukraine, United States, use of force, Vladimir Putin November 5, 2016

Trump, Clinton, and the risk of nuclear war

Voter Guide See Sam Nunn, “Only Hillary Clinton Is Prepared for the Nuclear Threat; Donald Trump is an apprentice in the nuclear world. Worse, he…

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