Soviet Union

authoritarian regimes, China, coverage of foreign events, Crimea, Crimes Against Humanity, Deutschland, Dictatorship, Dimming Vision of World Affairs, Donald Trump, Egypt, Egypt, Ethiopia, foreign correspondents, Germany, History, International Law, North Korea, nuclear war, Qatar, Qatar, Russia, Saudi Arabia, self-defense, Soviet Union, Spain, syria, U.N. Charter, U.S. Congress, UAE, Ukraine, united arab emirates, United Nations, use of force, Vladimir Putin, war crimes August 11, 2019

Foreign policy without International Law

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…

authoritarian regimes, Donald Trump, elections, International Law, Latin America, Rule of Law, Russia, Soviet Union, State Department, State Department Legal Adviser, U.N. Charter, U.N. Security Council, U.S. Intervention, U.S. Military, United States, use of force, Venezuela, Venezuela

Trump Steers Dangerous Course in Venezuela

Afghanistan, authoritarian regimes, Crimea, Deutschland, Dictatorship, Donald Trump, elections, foreign news coverage, History, International Law, Rule of Law, Russia, sanctions, Soviet Union, Trump and Putin, U.N. Charter, U.S. news coverage, use of force, Vladimir Putin

International Law after Trump

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

50 Years Ago: The Soviet invasion of Czechoslovakia, and its enduring significance

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 January 12, 2017

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

See Alan Feuer and Andrew Higgins, “Extremists Turn to a Leader to Protect Western Values: Vladimir Putin,” New York Times, December 3, 2016. Tom Hamburger,…

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