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Crimes Against Humanity, crimes against peace, Fascism, genocide, ICJ case of genocide: Ukraine v. Russia, ICJ Order of Provisional Measures (Ukraine v. Russia) of 3-16-22, international humanitarian law, International Law, Russia, Russian invasion of Ukraine, Russian invasion of Ukraine, syria, Totalitarian regimes, U.S. Military, Ukraine, use of force, Vladimir Putin April 13, 2022

Ukraine War, April 12, 2022 (III): Russian General Alexandr Dvornikov, and “The Second Coming” by W.B. Yeats

Dispatches 1) Monika Bolliger, Francesco Collini und Fritz Schaap,,”Der General, der Putin die Wende bringen soll; Der russische General Alexander Dwornikow ist berüchtigt für seine…

Russia, Russian invasion of Ukraine, Russian invasion of Ukraine, Russian mercenaries, syria, Ukraine, use of force

Ukraine War, March 22, 2022 (II): CNN and Don Lemon show Russian video of firefight in Ukraine–without attribution; Cable TV channels exploit violent images of war to keep viewers tuned–FOR PROFIT!

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Ukraine War, March 12, 2022: Zelensky and Ukraine have a clear goal–Victory! And the U.S.? The West? Do they even understand the situation, or have a strategy? Correcting faulty thinking: Contemporary international law and the use of force

Deutschland, Germany, History, NATO, Nazism, nuclear war, Russia, Russian invasion of Ukraine, Russian invasion of Ukraine, sanctions, syria, threat of the use of force, U.N. General Assembly, U.S. Military, Ukraine, use of force, Vladimir Putin, Xi Jinping

Ukranian War, February 28, 2022: How to stop Putin, if he has become a madman with nuclear weapons? Dispatches

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Ukraine Crisis, February 21, 2022 (Part II): Weighing options–Biden’s Munich moment

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Ukraine Crisis, February 10, 2022: Putin compares Ukraine’s role in Minsk II negotiations to that of rape victim; Lavrov treats British foreign secretary Liz Truss with disdain

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Afghanistan today, October 5, 2021

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Afghanistan: A chronicle of defeat and looming collapse–August 8, 2021

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The dog days of August and the Olympic Games: Time to act on Trump and the Republican fascist threat

Afghanistan, Barack Obama, CIA, Dictatorship, Donald Trump, History, human rights, India, Intelligence, Joe Biden, Kurds, NATO, Nuclear Proliferation, Pakistan, syria, Turkey, U.S. Military, Vladimir Putin April 21, 2021

Biden’s disastrous decision to withdraw all troops from Afghanistam–with links to best opinion pieces

The decision to surrender to the Taliban and abandon our Afghan allies and supporters is among the most craven and dastardly decisions in U.S. military and foreign policy history. One searches in history for a decision of such dishonorable magnitude.

The comparison that comes to mind is the agreement by Neville Chamberlain of England and Ėdouard Daladier of France with Adolf Hitler at Berchtesgaden in Bavaria in October, 1938. The agreement, known as the Munich Pact, has become synonymous with betrayal and appeasement

That will be Joe Biden’s legacy, unless he changes course, which seems unlikely.

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The Elephant in the Room: Russia’s Role in the Demonstrations

The Elephant in the Room: Russia’s Role in the Demonstations One of the great unknowns is the extent to which Russia may have stoked racial…

Crimes Against Humanity, Deutschland, European Union, Germany, History, human rights, International Law, Iran, NATO, Nuclear Cooperation Agreement, Nuclear Proliferation, Russia, Soviet Union, syria, Torture, Turkey, U.N. Charter, U.N. Security Council, U.S. Military, Ukraine, use of force, Vladimir Putin, war crimes March 9, 2020

Das Scheitern des Völkerrechts in Syrien: Russland und Syrien, und jetz die Turkei

Siehe auch, Clemens Wergin, “FLÜCHTLINGSKRISE: Deutschlands epochales Versagen, Die Welt, 10. März 2020 (13:15 Uhr). Bento Scheller, in einer Meinung veröffentlicht in der Welt am…

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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;…

Deutschland, Donald Trump, elections, Germany, Impeachment, Russia, syria, Trump and Putin, Ukraine, Vladimir Putin October 14, 2019

To remove Trump, Democrats must speak to those operating outside a rational framework

President Trump Approval Rating, Rasmussen Daily Tracking Poll, Oct. 14, 2019: Approve 49% Disapprove 50% In three years, the Democrats have not succeeded in breaking…

International Law, Middle East, State Department Legal Adviser, syria, Turkey October 8, 2019

Is Turkey’s military operation in Syria justified under international law?

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…

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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, Crimes Against Humanity, Dictatorship, Donald Trump, human rights, International Law, International Trade, Rule of Law, Russia, syria, Turkey, U.N. Charter, U.S. Constitution, United Nations, war crimes May 10, 2019

The meaning of war crimes in Syria, as the U.S. and others look away

Developing The government of Bashir al-Assad continues its wanton commission of war crimes in Syria, as the U.S. and the world look away. The U.S….

authoritarian regimes, Crimea, Dictatorship, Donald Trump, freedom of speech, human rights, International Law, Iran, Lebanon, Nuclear Proliferation, nuclear war, Russia, sanctions, Saudi Arabia, syria, Taliban, Trump and Putin, U.S. Congress, Ukraine, United States, use of force, Venezuela, Vladimir Putin December 26, 2018

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