war crimes

Crimea, Donald Trump, European Union, International Law, Russia, sanctions, Ukraine, use of force, Vladimir Putin, war crimes December 3, 2018

Russia continues aggression against Ukraine, now in Kerch Strait and Sea of Azov

In February, 2014, Russia invaded the Ukrainian peninsula of the Crimea, seized it by force, and in March purported to “annex” the Crimea to the…

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Trump’s disdain for international law

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CIA nominee is presumptive war criminal; multiple reasons to reject Haspel nomination

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

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Human Rights in Saudi Arabia: Will Trump look the other way?

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Donald Trump and international law

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High crimes and misdemeanors: Flynn, Comey, and Russians in the Oval Office

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After Tillerson’s trip to Moscow, will Trump lift sanctions against Russia, or ever criticize Putin?

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April 7, 2017: Security Council Meets on Syria (7919th meeting, with link to video)

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

Fifty years ago, on April 4, 1967, Dr. Martin Luther King gave the first of two speeches that month setting forth why he was opposed…

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