Le Point – The Trenchant Observer

China, Crimes Against Humanity, Egypt, France, Germany, History, human rights, International Law, Middle East, NATO, Qatar, Russia, Spain, State Department, syria, Tunisia, U.N. Charter, U.N. Security Council, U.S. Intervention, U.S. Military, use of force, war crimes February 2, 2012

Monumental miscalculation? Russia’s strategic interests in Syria and its defense of the al-Assad regime

Russia has blocked Security Council resolutions on Syria (e.g., in October, 2011) and has been dragging its heels in the current Security Council debate over…

China, Crimes Against Humanity, History, human rights, International Law, Lebanon, Russia, State Department, syria, Torture, U.N. Charter, U.N. Convention Against Torture, U.N. Security Council, U.N. Torture Convention, U.S. Intervention, U.S. Military, United States, use of force, war crimes February 1, 2012

La Russie défend ses interêts stratégiques du XIXème siècle en Syrie, aveugle au XXIème

Armin Arefi, “Syrie : pourquoi la Russie bloque l’ONU,” Le Point, le 31 janvier, 2012 Pierre Avril, “Pourquoi Moscou protège son allié Assad,” Le Figaro,…

U.S Foreign Relations May 4, 2011

Negotiating with War Criminals? Obama’s Debacle in Libya — Update #7 (May 4)

Moammar Qaddafi continues to commit war crimes, attacking a ship in Misurata delivering humanitarian supplies and evacuating wounded, while members of the Libya contact group…

Barack Obama, Libya, NATO, U.S. Military, use of force May 2, 2011

If Misurata Falls…: Obama’s Debacle in Libya– Update #6 (May 2)

For the latest developments in the fighting in Libya, see Lin Noueihed (Reuters), “Fighting rages in Libya’s Western Mountains,” Reuters.com, May 2, 2011. ABC News…

Libya May 1, 2011

Fierce Artillery Attacks on Misurata: Obama’s Debacle in Libya — Update #5 (May 1)

EYES ON THE BALL While overshadowed by the news of Osama Bin Laden’s death–for which President Obama deserves great credit–the war on the ground in…