International Law and Russian harassment of a British warship near Crimea
See, 1) Dan Sabbagh (Defence and security editor), “Royal Navy ship off Crimea sparks diplomatic row between Russia and UK; MoD and Moscow disagree over…
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China and Russia form common front against the West
Veterans’ Day, 2020: REPRISE–“Where have all the flowers gone, long time passing?”
How to restore the Rule of Law—At home and abroad
Fighting continues over Nagorno-Karabakh; ceasefire does not hold
Armenia and Azerbaijan on the brink of war
Donald Trump for the Nobel Peace Prize?
What do Trump and the election have to do with international law, politics, and security?
In Belarus, Lukashenko appears to resume repression
China abandons international law, and prospects for world leadership
No nation which defies the United Nations Charter and International Law can lead the world. China by it actions in the South China Sea and…
In coronavirus pandemic, China defies international law in the South China Sea–Part II
DEUTSCH Bei der Coronavirus-Pandemie. verstosst China gegen das Völkerrecht im Südchinesischen Meer – Teil II Drei kürzlich erschienene Artikel beschreiben Chinas jüngste Aktionen im Südchinesischen…
In coronavirus pandemic, China defies international law in the South China Sea–Part I
ENGLISH AND FRENCH Three recent articles describe China’s recent actions in the South China Sea, which appear to violate international law and an authoritative and…
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…
The forgotten dream of ending war
Those who have known war are sometimes its fiercest opponents. Last night I watched a movie, Butterfly (i Girasoli) starring Sofia Loren and Marcello Mastroianni, directed…
Kushner / Trump peace plan for Israeli-Palestinian conflict (Updated February 4, 2020)
UPDATE The Arab League has unanimously rejected the Trump/Kushner peace plan. The EU has rejected it, See, Louis Imbert et Benjamin Barthe, “Les pays arabes,…
International Law and the targeted killing of Qasem Soleimani
Developing The targeted killing of Qasem Soleimani (قاسم سلیمانی) in Bagdad on January 3, 2020 was a military action with strategic consequences. These include a…
Apple bows to Russian pressure, shows Crimea as Russian territory
Apple has recently bowed to Russian pressure and started showing the Crimea on its maps as Russian territory. See “Weltkarte: Bei Apple ist die Krim…
REPRISE (2019) — Veterans’ Day, 2011: “Where have all the flowers gone, long time passing?”
Originally published on November 11, 2011 My uncle died in a field in northern France with a German bullet in his head. To him, and…
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;…
What’s behind Trump’s pressure on Zelensky to work things out with Putin
What’s behind President Trump’s pressure on Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky to get together with Vladimir Putin and “solve your problem”? President Trump: And I really…