David D. Kirkpatrick

Donald Trump, Egypt, Egypt, Libya, Libya, Russia, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, State Department, U.N. Security Council, U.S. Intervention, UAE, united arab emirates, Vladimir Putin April 22, 2019

Trump undercuts U.N. democratic efforts in Libya, siding with authoritarian dictatorships

President Trump, in a surprise reversal of U.S. policy, has acted to undercut United Nations efforts to build and support a democratic government in Libya….

extrajudicial execution, extraordinary rendering, extraordinary rendition, human rights, Intelligence, International Law, Middle East, Saudi Arabia, Torture, Turkey October 19, 2018

Khashoggi Affair: A Prince must go—or two

Guest article — developing Jared Kushner, Mr. Trump’s son-in-law and Middle East adviser, has been urging the president to stand by the prince, according to…

Barack Obama, CIA, elections, extrajudicial execution, History, Intelligence, International Law, Justice Department, Libya, Middle East, Mitt Romney, Pakistan, self-defense, State Department, State Department Legal Adviser, Taliban, targeted assassinations, targeted killings, Tunisia, U.N. Charter, U.S Foreign Relations, U.S. Intervention, U.S. Military, United States, use of force, Yemen October 3, 2012

No time for cowboys: U.S. preparation for reprisals against Libyan targets

News report WASHINGTON — The United States is laying the groundwork for operations to kill or capture militants implicated in the deadly attack on a…

Barack Obama, Egypt, Germany, International Law, Iran, Iraq, Lebanon, Libya, Morocco, Pakistan, religious belief, Saudi Arabia, State Department, Sudan, syria, Tunisia, United States, Yemen September 14, 2012

President Morsi and Muslim Brotherhood express condolences for American losses in Benghazi, offer reassurances concerning defense of U.S. embassy in Cairo; Vienna Conventions require effective defense in all cases

In response to what was reported as a less than robust defense of the U.S. embassay in Cairo by Egyptian security forces on Wednesday, September…

Barack Obama, CIA, Egypt, Intelligence, Libya, Mitt Romney, Tunisia, United States September 12, 2012

U.S. Ambassador to Libya murdered during assault on American consulate in Benghazi

Yesterday we wrote, Foreign policy is not really an issue, at least not yet, in the campaign. Most Americans seem to have tuned out the…

The Trenchant Observer

International Law, Politics, and Security