use of force

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

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

Foreign policy without International Law

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

Afghanistan, authoritarian regimes, Crimea, Deutschland, Dictatorship, Donald Trump, elections, foreign news coverage, History, International Law, Rule of Law, Russia, sanctions, Soviet Union, Trump and Putin, U.N. Charter, U.S. news coverage, use of force, Vladimir Putin

International Law after Trump

authoritarian regimes, Crimea, Dictatorship, Donald Trump, freedom of speech, human rights, International Law, Iran, Lebanon, Nuclear Proliferation, nuclear war, Russia, sanctions, Saudi Arabia, syria, Taliban, Trump and Putin, U.S. Congress, Ukraine, United States, use of force, Venezuela, Vladimir Putin

Keeping Track of Trump’s Foreign Policy: From the Kerch Strait to Russian sanctions, Khashoggi, Syria, and Afghanistan

2016 U.S. Presidential election, Crimea, Donald Trump, International Law, Iran, Lebanon, NATO, Russia, sanctions, syria, U.S. Military, Ukraine, use of force, Vladimir Putin

Putin’s puppet delivers, on Syria and sanctions—The foreign policy of a simpleton

China, Donald Trump, International Law, Russia, sanctions, Trump and Putin, U.N. Charter, Ukraine, use of force, Vladimir Putin December 18, 2018

Ukraine, South China Sea: Donald Trump and the U.S. failure to defend international law

It comes as no surprise that President Donald Trump, who has demonstrated little regard for law in general, has failed spectacularly to uphold and defend…

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International Law, Politics, and Security

use of force

U.S. attacks against Iran likely

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

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

Foreign policy without International Law

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

Trump Steers Dangerous Course in Venezuela

International Law after Trump

Keeping Track of Trump’s Foreign Policy: From the Kerch Strait to Russian sanctions, Khashoggi, Syria, and Afghanistan

Putin’s puppet delivers, on Syria and sanctions—The foreign policy of a simpleton

Ukraine, South China Sea: Donald Trump and the U.S. failure to defend international law