vision of peace

Crimea, Deutschland, Donald Trump, Germany, History, International Law, Iraq, Nuclear Proliferation, Russia, U.N. Charter, U.N. Security Council, U.S. Military, Ukraine, United Nations, use of force, vision of peace, Vladimir Putin March 8, 2020

The forgotten dream of ending war

Those who have known war are sometimes its fiercest opponents. Last night I watched a movie, Butterfly (i Girasoli) starring Sofia Loren and Marcello Mastroianni, directed…

Bahrain, Donald Trump, Egypt, History, International Law, Israel, Middle East, Qatar, religious belief, Saudi Arabia, State Department, State Department Legal Adviser, U.N. Charter, U.N. Security Council, UAE, United Nations, vision of peace

Kushner / Trump peace plan for Israeli-Palestinian conflict (Updated February 4, 2020)

Barack Obama, extraordinary rendition, Germany, History, International Law, Nobel Lecture, Nobel Peace Prize, Oslo, self-defense, State Department Legal Adviser, targeted assassinations, targeted killings, U.N. Charter, U.S. Military, United States, use of force, vision of peace

REPRISE (2019) — Veterans’ Day, 2011: “Where have all the flowers gone, long time passing?”

Crimea, Crimes Against Humanity, Donald Trump, Egypt, Egypt, Germany, History, International Law, International Trade, Iran, Libya, North Korea, Russia, Saudi Arabia, State Department Legal Adviser, syria, targeted killings, U.N. Charter, U.N. Security Council, U.S. Military, Ukraine, United Nations, use of force, vision of peace, Vladimir Putin, war crimes

REPRISE: “A time to break silence”: Dr. King on the Vietnam war, and President Carter on America’s human rights violations

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

Homework for Rex Tillerson before traveling to Moscow

China, Crimea, Dimming Vision of World Affairs, History, International Law, Russia, sanctions, Soviet Union, U.N. Charter, Ukraine, use of force, vision of peace, Vladimir Putin

REPRISE: Russia’s utter and continuing violation of international law in the Ukraine: U.N. General Assembly Resolution A/RES/25/2625 (1970) on Principles of International Law and Friendly Relations Among States

Barack Obama, coverage of foreign events, Crimea, Dimming Vision of World Affairs, Donald Trump, European Union, foreign news coverage, International Law, NATO, Russia, sanctions, self-defense, U.N. Charter, U.S. Military, Ukraine, United States, use of force, vision of peace, Vladimir Putin February 15, 2017

Leading U.S. newspapers miss story: White House press secretary says Russia must return the Crimea (Updated February 16, 2017)

Updated February 17, 2017 Leading U.S. Newspapers Miss the Biggest Story on the Ukraine in More than a Year There is a lot going on…

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