United Nations

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 August 21, 2018

50 Years Ago: The Soviet invasion of Czechoslovakia, and its enduring significance

See “August 20, 1968 — “Dubček, Svoboda!” The Trenchant Observer, August 10, 2010. 50 years ago, the Soviet Union and its Warsaw Pact allies invaded…

History, human rights, International Law, Rule of Law, U.N. Charter, United Nations, use of force, vision of peace

Humanity’s voice of reason: International Law and the United Nations Charter

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”

Barack Obama, Crimes Against Humanity, human rights, internal supporters of human rights, International Law, Russia, State Department, syria, U.S. Military, United Nations, use of force, Vladimir Putin, war crimes

Samantha Power on Syria: Former Obama officials still downplay the use of force

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?

Dimming Vision of World Affairs, Donald Trump, State Department, U.S Foreign Relations, U.S. Congress, United Nations, United States

President Trump’s speech to Congress and his proposed 37% cut in the State Department’s budget