U.S. Intervention

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 January 25, 2019

Trump Steers Dangerous Course in Venezuela

Developing (uncorrected draft) Donald Trump has set the United States on a dangerous course in its policy toward Venezuela. The Trump administration seems to…

Donald Trump, Justice Department, Rule of Law, U.S. Congress, U.S. Intervention, U.S. Supreme Court

Opinion: Lying Republican Senators confirm lying Supreme Court nominee (Kavanaugh) nominated by lying president (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

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REPRISE: Remembering Martin Luther King, Jr.

Donald Trump, Nuclear Proliferation, nuclear war, self-defense, U.S. Intervention, U.S. Military, United States, use of force, Vladimir Putin

North Korea crisis: The risks of accidental nuclear war

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

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Europe’s shame: EU response to Russian war crimes in Aleppo and Syria

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War news from Syria

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Watch the ball move: Obama moves attention to Mosul, distracting from abject appeasement by Merkel, EU, and U.S. in response to ongoing Russian war crimes in Aleppo and Syria

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Personal Takes: Russian war crimes in Syria, appeasement, and disgust

Developing PERSONAL TAKES Once in a while, The Observer reflects on his own personal involvement in world events. Today’s news triggered such a reflection. The…

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