REPRISE: Syria: Russia’s military assault on Western civilization
First published on September 26, 2016 *** See Anne Barnard and Somni Sengupta, “Syria and Russia Appear Ready to Scorch Aleppo,” New York Times, September…
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REPRISE: Trump, Russia and the betrayal of American heroes
Originally published February 2, 2017 The worst case scenario, we wrote after the election on November 8, 2016, would be if Trump acted during the…
Trump, Russia and the betrayal of American heroes
Developing The worst case scenario, we wrote after the election on November 8, 2016, would be if Trump acted during the transition and his presidency…
Russia as the great white power: Behind Trump’s affinity to Vladimir Putin
See Alan Feuer and Andrew Higgins, “Extremists Turn to a Leader to Protect Western Values: Vladimir Putin,” New York Times, December 3, 2016. Tom Hamburger,…
Seven days in December: Seven days left to stop Trump, before the Electoral College vote on December 19
Developing The Electoral College vote to elect the next president of the U.S. will be held on December 19, 2016. That means there are seven…
Dénouement: Details on make-up and advances of pro-Assad forces closing in on last insurgents in Aleppo; Russia and China veto Security Council resolution
Extraordinary details regarding the composition of pro-government forces supporting Bashar al-Assad and their advances in Aleppo are contained in the following article published in Le…
Aleppo — a wrenching epitaph for the failed foreign policy of Barack Obama
Developing See Marc Semo, “Alep-est livrée aux bombardements russo-syriens, dans l’indifférence des Occidentaux; La transition engagée aux Etats-Unis et les élections à venir dans plusieurs…
Putin calls Trump, is reassured, and resumes bombing in Syria
Developing See Christina Hebel und Christoph Sydow (Moskau und Berlin), “Putins Botschaft an Trump; Sie haben sich Zusammenarbeit zugesagt, doch während Donald Trump sich auf…
President-elect Trump, foreign policy, and the defense of core American values
Developing Given Donald Trump’s inexperience in foreign policy, he may not understand or appreciate certain fundamental principles and realities that are essential for the maintenance…
Donald Trump, Russian stooge: Putin’s Trojan horse within striking distance of victory over NATO, the EU, and the Atlantic Alliance
Developing This article has not been indexed by Google. See “Not indexed by Google: Trenchant Observer article with text of Security Council Resolution 2118; the…