U.N. Charter

Crimea, Crimes Against Humanity, Donald Trump, elections, Google, Google filtering, International Law, Russia, sanctions, State Department, State Department Legal Adviser, syria, U.N. Charter, Ukraine, United States, vision of peace, war crimes May 16, 2017

Donald Trump and international law

Some of Donald Trump’s cabinet-level officials have invoked international law in criticizing the actions of other states. To her credit, U.S. Ambassador to the U.N….

High crimes and misdemeanors: Flynn, Comey, and Russians in the Oval Office

2016 U.S. Presidential election, Crimea, Crimes Against Humanity, Donald Trump, elections, France, International Law, Russia, State Department, State Department Legal Adviser, syria, U.N. Charter, U.N. Security Council, U.S. Intervention, U.S. Military, Ukraine, United Nations, United States, use of force, Vladimir Putin, war crimes

After Tillerson’s trip to Moscow, will Trump lift sanctions against Russia, or ever criticize Putin?

Crimea, Donald Trump, History, International Law, NATO, OSCE, Russia, sanctions, State Department, State Department Legal Adviser, U.N. Charter, Ukraine, use of force, vision of peace, Vladimir Putin

Homework for Rex Tillerson before traveling to Moscow

2016 U.S. Presidential election, Deutschland, Donald Trump, Germany, History, International Law, NATO, propaganda, Russia, sanctions, State Department, U.N. Charter, U.S. Congress, Ukraine, United States, Vladimir Putin

Pro-Russian President Donald Trump directs Secretary of State to skip NATO summit, travel to Moscow instead

2016 U.S. Presidential election, Deutschland, Donald Trump, Germany, History, NATO, U.N. Charter

Angela Merkel, leader of the Free World, meets “little Donald Trump” in Washington

2016 U.S. Presidential election, Culture and Communication, Dictatorship, Donald Trump, human rights, propaganda, Russia, sanctions, State Department, syria, U.N. Charter, Ukraine, Vladimir Putin

The level-of-analysis problem in assessing and reacting to Trump’s assault on American democracy

2016 U.S. Presidential election, CIA, Crimea, Crimes Against Humanity, Culture and Communication, Donald Trump, elections, freedom of speech, Intelligence, International Law, propaganda, Russia, syria, U.N. Charter, Ukraine, United States, use of force, Vladimir Putin, war crimes

The Trump Paradox: “Making America Great Again” without the values that have made America great

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 February 24, 2017

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

First published on September 26, 2016 *** See Anne Barnard and Somni Senguptasept, “Syria and Russia Appear Ready to Scorch Aleppo,” New York Times, September…

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