The Elephant in the Room: Russia’s Role in the Demonstrations
The Elephant in the Room: Russia’s Role in the Demonstations One of the great unknowns is the extent to which Russia may have stoked racial…
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In coronavirus pandemic, China defies international law in the South China Sea–Part II
In coronavirus pandemic, China defies international law in the South China Sea–Part I
Das Scheitern des Völkerrechts in Syrien: Russland und Syrien, und jetz die Turkei
The forgotten dream of ending war
REPRISE: Remembering Martin Luther King, Jr.
International Law and the targeted killing of Qasem Soleimani
Apple bows to Russian pressure, shows Crimea as Russian territory
REPRISE (2019) — Veterans’ Day, 2011: “Where have all the flowers gone, long time passing?”
Without International Law, “anarchy is loosed upon the world.”
The Second Coming (published 1921) Turning and turning in the widening gyre The falcon cannot hear the falconer; Things fall apart; the centre cannot hold;…
Putin-Zelensky deal on Crimea and recognizing fruits of aggression in Donbas would be void under international law
The Articles 52 and 53 of the 1969 Vienna Convention on the Law of Treaties provides that treaties whose adoption has been procured by the…
U.S. attacks against Iran likely (Updated 9-20-19)
September 1, 1939: German-Soviet alliance launches World War II with German invasion of Poland
See Paul Flückiger, “Ein Sieg, aber keine Kapitulation – vor 80 Jahren begann mit dem deutschen Angriff auf Polen der Zweite Weltkrieg; Vor 80 Jahren…
The Great Buffoon’s lack of support of Article 2(4) of the U.N. Charter
Updated December 28; 2019 United Nations Charter, Article 2 The Organization and its Members, in pursuit of the Purposes stated in Article 1, shall act…
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…
Stupid and Incompetent Foreign Policy Towards Venezuela — “Intervention to Protect Nationals” (Updated)
Update: The U.S. and Venezuela have reached agreement to keep their diplomats in each other’s coountry for 30 days, while “interest section” arrangements can be…
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…
International Law after Trump
The Trump administration seems to have forgotten about international law. This has led to an enormous failure on the part of the United States to…
Keeping Track of Trump’s Foreign Policy: From the Kerch Strait to Russian sanctions, Khashoggi, Syria, and Afghanistan
U.S. foreign policy under the direction of a malevolent simpleton The great challenge facing observers and critics of U.S. foreign policy is to keep track…
Putin’s puppet delivers, on Syria and sanctions—The foreign policy of a simpleton
It has been an extraordinarily chaotic week in the White House. The U.S. is now absorbed with whether the government will shut down tonight; what…