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….
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….
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
“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…
In March, 2011, as the Obama administration dragged its heels and made clear it had no intention of intervening in Libya, we wrote: For days,…
Today, May 24, 2012, three months after the statutory deadline of February 25, the State Department finally released its annual report on the human rights…
For earlier articles on Syria by The Trenchant Observer, see the Articles on Syria page. *** “Therefore, at the request of the Syrian National Council,…
Revised March 1, 2012 For earlier articles on Syria by The Trenchant Observer, see the Articles on Syria page. Syrian tank firing in Homs “So,…
Terror That Cannot Be Stopped By Logic or Reason Bashar al-Assad’s assault on civilians with tanks, snipers, and all the instruments of terror of a modern state is…
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…
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An editorial today in The Daily Star (Beirut) reviewed the major developments and factors at play in Syria, including 1) the report of the Arab…
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…
The capture and imminent extradition of Ratko Mladic, the butcher of Srebrenice, to The Hague where he will join his partner in genocide, crimes against…