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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….

Barack Obama, China, Crimea, Crimes Against Humanity, Deutschland, Dictatorship, European Union, extrajudicial execution, France, Germany, History, human rights, internal supporters of human rights, International Law, Iran, Libya, Libya, NATO, Nuclear Proliferation, Russia, sanctions, self-defense, State Department Legal Adviser, syria, U.N. Charter, U.N. Security Council, U.S. Intervention, U.S. Military, Ukraine, United Kingdom, United States, use of force, Vladimir Putin, war crimes October 21, 2014

REPRISE — The fruits of pacifist foreign policies: Aggression in Ukraine, atrocities in Syria

Viewing the developing Russian-Ukrainian war from the vantage point of March 3, 2014, it is striking to note how much of what has happened since…

Barack Obama, Central African Republic, China, Crimes Against Humanity, Deutschland, France, genocide, Germany, History, International Law, kosovo, Libya, Mali, NATO, Russia, Serbia, State Department, State Department Legal Adviser, syria, Torture, U.N. Charter, U.S Foreign Relations, U.S. Congress, Ukraine, United Nations Secretary General, United States, use of force, war crimes March 3, 2014

The fruits of pacifist foreign policies: Aggression in Ukraine, atrocities in Syria; Merkel’s fact-finding mission—a last chance to avert disaster?

The new hybrid pacifism The new, hybrid pacifism of Barack Obama and NATO countries has been obscured by Obama’s use of drones, and military operations…

Afghanistan, Barack Obama, CIA, debate over the efficacy of torture, extrajudicial execution, extraordinary rendering, extraordinary rendition, human rights, human rights reports, Intelligence, International Law, Libya, Pakistan, refoulement, State Department, State Department Human Rights Country Reports, State Department Legal Adviser, Taliban, targeted assassinations, targeted killings, Torture, U.N. Charter, U.N. Convention Against Torture, U.N. Torture Convention, U.S. Military, United Kingdom, United States, use of force December 28, 2012

European court of human rights condemns Macedonia for “extraordinary rendition” to cooperating CIA officials, in Khaled el-Masri case

News to Note See Nicholas Kulish, “Court Finds Rights Violation in C.I.A. Rendition Case,” New York Times, December 13, 2012. Amrit Singh, “European court of…

Barack Obama, CIA, elections, Intelligence, Justice Department, Libya, Middle East, State Department, State Department Legal Adviser, syria, United States December 17, 2012

Hillary Clinton and “The Benghazi Triangle”—where careers and reputations vanish without a trace

The Bermuda Triangle is a well-known area where ships have been known to vanish without a trace, and without any cogent explanation. It seems that…

Barack Obama, CIA, Crimes Against Humanity, human rights, Intelligence, International Law, Iran, Lebanon, Libya, Mitt Romney, NATO, Russia, State Department, State Department Legal Adviser, syria, Torture, Turkey, U.N. Charter, U.N. Security Council, U.S Foreign Relations, U.S. Intervention, U.S. Military, United States, use of force, war crimes October 21, 2012

International law and foreign policy questions for third presidential debate

Developing Questions for Romney and Obama at the third presidential debate on foreign policy, to be held on October 22 1. Will you push for Senate…

Barack Obama, History, internal supporters of human rights, International Law, Lebanon, Libya, Mitt Romney, Russia, sanctions, self-defense, State Department, State Department Legal Adviser, syria, Turkey, U.N. Charter, U.S. Military, United States, use of force October 15, 2012

Obama’s Achilles’ Heel: Hubris and the Arrogance of Power

For the next three weeks it will be very hard to say anything critical about President Obama without it being interpreted as providing fuel for…

Barack Obama, CIA, foreign news coverage, France, Intelligence, Libya, Mitt Romney, public diplomacy, religious belief, State Department, Tunisia, U.S. Intervention, United States October 13, 2012

New details on Benghazi attack on consulate, American response

New details about the attack on the American consulate and annex in Benghazi and the American response on the ground on the evening of September…

Afghanistan, Barack Obama, Egypt, freedom of speech, History, human rights, internal supporters of human rights, Lebanon, Libya, Mitt Romney, Pakistan, Qatar, Russia, Saudi Arabia, State Department Human Rights Country Reports, syria, Taliban, Tunisia, Turkey, U.S Foreign Relations, U.S. Congress, U.S. Intervention, U.S. Military, United States, use of force, vision of peace October 9, 2012

Mitt Romney delivers important speech on foreign policy

Governor Mitt Romney has delivered an important speech on his vision of U.S. foreign policy. Pundits and Obama supporters have already criticized and rebutted the…

"that spark of the divine", Afghanistan, Culture and Communication, Egypt, France, Germany, History, human rights, internal supporters of human rights, International Law, Lebanon, Libya, Middle East, Morocco, Pakistan, religious belief, Saudi Arabia, Taliban, Tunisia, Turkey, United Kingdom, United States, Yemen September 19, 2012

Muslim rage and the West: The expression of regret for the protected speech of others

“Muslim Rage”, Riots, and Criminal Attacks in Response to the Film Entitled “The Innocence of Muslims” The publication on the Internet of a “trailer” for…

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