Update: See “Syria: Russia’s military assault on Western civilization; Questions for the Clinton-Trump “smackdown” tonight,” The Trenchant Observer, September 26, 2016. “At last they speak…
Russia seems to be complying with part of the sketchy “Cessation of Hostilities agreement in Munich on February 12, 2016, by allowing humanitarian aid convoys…
Late News—- See MICHAEL R. GORDON and ERIC SCHMITT, “U.S. Moves to Block Russian Military Buildup in Syria,” New York Times, September 8, 2015. Vladimir…
On some days, the news is so disturbing that you want to take a broader view of what is going on in a region, or…
Sergei Lavrov argues that Russia has to supply modern weapons systems to Bashar al-Assad’s murderous regime in Syria in accordance with contracts that have already…
To believe that simply getting the parties to the conference table would quickly lead to a settlement would be like believing that a giant rabbit…
It has been a hard couple of years for advocates of international human rights, and respect for international law of which they form a part….
If you’ve ever attended a conference at the Commodore Hotel or walked near the American University in West Beirut, or had a drink at a…
For earlier articles on Syria by The Trenchant Observer, see the Articles on Syria page. *** “Therefore, at the request of the Syrian National Council,…
For earlier articles on Syria by The Trenchant Observer, see the Articles on Syria page. A Hard Truth: Obama is a Weak Leader on Foreign…
President Obama and his foreign policy team made a huge effort not to get involved in Libya, but in the end they were dragged into…
The Financial Times reported today, Arab troops should be sent to end the bloodshed in the uprising against Syria’s President Bashar al-Assad, Qatar’s ruler has…
(Developing Story) Following the death of Antonio Cassesse, the former president of the Special Tribunal for Lebanon, the new president, Judge Sir David Baragwanath, visited…
Originally published August 20, 2011 Bashar Al-Assad is pursuing the Libyan solution to civilian demonstrations–turn your tanks and your weapons on the demonstrators, and kill…
(Developing) Bashar Al-Assad is pursuing the Libyan solution to civilian demonstrations–turn your tanks and your weapons on the demonstrators, and kill as many of them…
Der Spiegel, in a crtical review of the position taken by Hezbollah with respect to the STL and the indictments related to the 2005 assassination…
Today we introduce a new feature in The Trenchant Observer, an occasional column commenting on some of the more important events of the previous weeks…
Hezbollah is threatening to break up the “unity” government of Lebanon, as reports and rumors suggest Hezbollah members may be indicted by the prosecutor of…
