U.N. Security Council

Crimea, Donald Trump, History, International Law, Iran, Middle East, Russia, self-defense, Soviet Union, State Department, State Department Legal Adviser, U.N. Charter, U.N. Security Council, U.S. Military, Ukraine, United Nations, use of force, Vladimir Putin September 16, 2019

U.S. attacks against Iran likely (Updated 9-20-19)

Donald Trump, Egypt, Egypt, Libya, Libya, Russia, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, State Department, U.N. Security Council, U.S. Intervention, UAE, united arab emirates, Vladimir Putin

Trump undercuts U.N. democratic efforts in Libya, siding with authoritarian dictatorships

Dictatorship, Donald Trump, International Law, Latin America, State Department, State Department Legal Adviser, U.N. Charter, U.N. Security Council, United Nations, use of force, Venezuela, Venezuela

Stupid and Incompetent Foreign Policy Towards Venezuela — “Intervention to Protect Nationals” (Updated)

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

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, elections, foreign news coverage, International Law, Russia, U.N. Security Council, U.S. news coverage, Ukraine, United Nations, use of force, Vladimir Putin

New jargon and nonsense: “The old liberal international order”

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?

Barack Obama, Chemical weapons, Crimea, Crimes Against Humanity, International Law, Russia, State Department, syria, U.N. Security Council, Ukraine, United Kingdom, United States, use of force, Vladimir Putin, war crimes

April 7, 2017: Security Council Meets on Syria (7919th meeting, with link to video)

Crimea, Donald Trump, European Union, foreign news coverage, International Law, NATO, OSCE, Russia, sanctions, State Department, U.N. Charter, U.N. Security Council, Ukraine, use of force, Vladimir Putin

Clear statement from U.S. Ambassador to U.N. on withdrawal of Russian forces from the Crimea and the eastern Ukraine

Angola, China, Crimes Against Humanity, Egypt, Egypt, International Law, Iran, Lebanon, Russia, syria, U.N. Charter, U.N. Security Council, U.S. news coverage, United States, Venezuela, war crimes December 6, 2016

Dénouement: Details on make-up and advances of pro-Assad forces closing in on last insurgents in Aleppo; Russia and China veto Security Council resolution

Extraordinary details regarding the composition of pro-government forces supporting Bashar al-Assad and their advances in Aleppo are contained in the following article published in Le…

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