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corruption, Donald Trump, History, Impeachment, propaganda, Rule of Law, Russia, State Department, Trump and Putin, Ukraine November 15, 2019

House Democrats, stampeding like buffaloes, are heading toward a cliff

Rasmussen Daily Tracking Poll, President Trump’s Job Approval (Click here for table) November 15, 2019 Approve 50%, Disapprove 49% November 1, 1019 Approve 45%%, Disapprove…

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Without International Law, “anarchy is loosed upon the world.”

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

2016 U.S. Presidential election, Donald Trump, elections, European Union, France, Germany, History, Impeachment, International Law, OSCE, Rule of Law, Russia, sanctions, State Department, State Department Legal Adviser, Trump and Putin, U.N. Charter, Ukraine, Vladimir Putin

What’s behind Trump’s pressure on Zelensky to work things out with Putin

Donald Trump, elections, Impeachment, propaganda, television, U.S. Constitution, Ukraine

Two factors that shield Trump

corruption, Crimea, Donald Trump, International Law, Justice Department, Russia, State Department, State Department Legal Adviser, Trump and Putin, U.N. Charter, Ukraine, United Nations, use of force, Vladimir Putin

Putin-Zelensky deal on Crimea and recognizing fruits of aggression in Donbas would be void under international law

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

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

Crimea, Deutschland, Germany, History, International Law, Russia, Soviet Union, U.N. Charter, Ukraine, use of force, Vladimir Putin

September 1, 1939: German-Soviet alliance launches World War II with German invasion of Poland

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

The Great Buffoon’s lack of support of Article 2(4) of the U.N. Charter

authoritarian regimes, China, coverage of foreign events, Crimea, Crimes Against Humanity, Deutschland, Dictatorship, Dimming Vision of World Affairs, Donald Trump, Egypt, Egypt, Ethiopia, foreign correspondents, Germany, History, International Law, North Korea, nuclear war, Qatar, Qatar, Russia, Saudi Arabia, self-defense, Soviet Union, Spain, syria, U.N. Charter, U.S. Congress, UAE, Ukraine, united arab emirates, United Nations, use of force, Vladimir Putin, war crimes August 11, 2019

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…

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