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Donald Trump, Fascism, History, Impunity, military aid, Rule of Law, threat of the use of force, Trump and Putin, Trump Coup d'état, U.S Foreign Relations, U.S. Constitution, use of force, vision of peace, Vladimir Putin August 26, 2023

Ukraine War, August 26, 2023: Republican unity and the fascist threat

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The Ukraine war, August 25, 2023: The decline of truth and respect for expertise–The foreign policy ignorance of the American electorate and its portents

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Ukraine War, August 22, 2022: Germany says Ukraine has right to strike Moscow under international law

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Ukraine War, June 2, 2023: Secretary of State Antony Blinken, in eloquent speech, rejects negotiations at this point, “territorial concessions”, and any ceasefire which would freeze the conflict

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Ukraine War, April 21, 2023: Russia holds rotating presidency of U.N. Security Council for month of April; Lavrov to lead session on April 24 on “defending the principles of the U.N. Charter”

authoritarian regimes, China, Emmanuel Macron, European Commission, European Union, France, Taiwan, threat of the use of force, use of force, Xi Jinping

Ukraine War, April 7, 2023 (REVISED AND UPDATED April 13, 2023): Macron botches visit to China and meetings with Xi Jinping

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Ukraine War, January 12, 2023: Putin restores old guard to command over Ukraine war

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Ukraine War, December 10, 2022: Boris Johnson urges transfer of advanced weapons, greater military aid to Ukraine; Biden signals NATO that U.S. policy respecting Putin’s “red line” regarding attacks on targets in Russia will not change

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Ukraine War, December 7, 2022: Germany supports Ukrainian arracks on Russian territory

Biden Administration, Charter, civilian deaths, collective self-defense, crime of aggression, crimes against peace, Individual and collective self-defense, infrastructure, Joe Biden, NATO, nuclear threats, nuclear war, Nuremberg Judgment, Nuremberg Trials, Russia, Russian invasion of Ukraine, Russian invasion of Ukraine, self-defense, Soviet Union, threat of the use of force, U.N. Charter, U.S. and NATO strategy, U.S. Military, Ukraine, United Nations, use of force, Vladimir Putin, war crimes October 27, 2022

Ukraine War, October 28, 2022: Biden needs to speak to Putin in language he understands; Biden makes sure Ukraine fights with one hand tied behind its back

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1949 Geneva Conventions of the Law of War, Charter, civilian deaths, coverage of foreign events, crime of aggression, Crimes Against Humanity, crimes against peace, extrajudicial execution, genocide, Genocide Convention, History, Intelligence, international humanitarian law, Normandy Quartet, Russia, Russian annexation of conquered Ukrainian territory, Russian invasion of Ukraine, threat of the use of force, Torture, U.N. Charter, U.N. Convention Against Torture, U.N. Security Council, U.N. Torture Convention, U.S. news coverage, Ukraine, United Nations, use of force, Vladimir Putin, war crimes October 26, 2022

Ukraine War, October 26, 2022: The context for analysis of current developments; The “dirty bomb” as a Russian propaganda distraction from current war crimes

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1938 Munich Pact, Adolf Hitler, Afghanistan, Appeasement, Appeasers, Biden Administration, Germany, Joe Biden, nuclear threats, nuclear war, Russia, Russian invasion of Ukraine, Russian invasion of Ukraine, threat of the use of force, Ukraine, use of force, Vladimir Putin October 12, 2022

Ukraine War, October 12, 2022: Harebrained President Biden floats idea of meeting with Putin at G-20 in Indonesia

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"the South", Charter, Individual and collective self-defense, Kerch Strait Bridge, Military aid, military aid, nuclear threats, nuclear war, Russia, Russian annexation of conquered Ukrainian territory, Russian invasion of Ukraine, Russian invasion of Ukraine, sanctions, Secondary sanctions, self-defense, threat of the use of force, U.N. Charter, U.N. Security Council, U.S. and NATO strategy in Ukraine War, U.S. Military, Ukraine, United Nations, United States, use of force, Vladimir Putin October 10, 2022

Ukraine War, October 10, 2022: Decision time for Biden–respond to Russian escalation in a way that gets Putin’s attention, or cave in to his nuclear threats

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Charter, Russia, Russian annexation of conquered Ukrainian territory, Russian invasion of Ukraine, Russian invasion of Ukraine, Southern Ukraine, threat of the use of force, Ukraine, use of force, Vladimir Putin September 29, 2022

Ukraine War, September 29, 2022: Russia’s treaties with puppet authorities are void under international law, as is the “annexation”; Peggy Noonan on Putin’s nuclear threats

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China, collective self-defense, History, Individual and collective self-defense, nuclear war, Russia, Russian invasion of Ukraine, Russian invasion of Ukraine, sanctions, Secondary sanctions, threat of the use of force, U.N. Charter, U.S. Military, use of force, Vladimir Putin, Xi Jinping August 31, 2022

Ukraine War, August 31, 2022: Nuclear weapons, China, and winning the war in Ukraine

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China, collective self-defense, House of Representatives, Nancy Pelosi, Russia, Russian invasion of Ukraine, Russian invasion of Ukraine, Taiwan, Taiwan, threat of the use of force, U.N. Charter, U.S. Congress, U.S. Military, Ukraine, use of force, Xi Jinping August 28, 2022

Ukraine War, August 28, 2022: New Chinese white paper points to military conquest of Taiwan

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"the South", Adolf Hitler, Appeasement, Appeasers, authoritarian regimes, Biden Administration, China, collective self-defense, Deutschland, Dictatorship, European Union, History, Individual and collective self-defense, International Law, International Trade, Joe Biden, NATO, Nazism, nuclear war, propaganda, public diplomacy, Russia, Russian invasion of Ukraine, Russian invasion of Ukraine, sanctions, Secondary sanctions, self-defense, threat of the use of force, Totalitarian regimes, U.N. Charter, U.S. Military, Ukraine, United Kingdom, use of force, vision of peace, Vladimir Putin, war crimes August 16, 2022

Ukraine War, August 17, 2022: It is time to get serious and end this war

Opinion It is time to get serious and end this war. The West and Ukraine’s allies need to put some skin in the game, and…

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Ukraine War, August 16, 2022: Putin, the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant, and the risk of nuclear war

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Azerbaijan, China, Individual and collective self-defense, International Law, Kurds, Nagorno-Karabakh, Nagorno-Karabakh, Russia, Russian invasion of Ukraine, Russian invasion of Ukraine, syria, threat of the use of force, Turkey, Ukraine, use of force, Vladimir Putin August 2, 2022

Ukraine War, August 2, 2022 (II): China and Taiwan in Putin’s new world order

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China, collective self-defense, Individual and collective self-defense, International Law, Russia, Russian invasion of Ukraine, Russian invasion of Ukraine, self-defense, State Department Legal Adviser, Taiwan, Taiwan, threat of the use of force, U.N. Charter, U.S. Military, Ukraine, use of force, vision of peace, Vladimir Putin, Xi Jinping August 2, 2022

Ukraine War, August 2, 2022 (I): Pelosi’s reckless visit to Taiwan, and Biden’s failure of foreign policy leadership

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