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Barack Obama, China, Crimea, Deutschland, Dimming Vision of World Affairs, France, freedom of speech, Germany, History, human rights, International Law, Russia, sanctions, syria, U.N. Charter, Ukraine, United States, use of force June 26, 2014

REPRISE: Responding to military seizure and annexation of the Crimea: Stronger PERMANENT SANCTIONS against Russia urgently needed

The question of the hour: Should a little Russian aggression and annexation of the Crimea keep the West from getting back to “business as usual”…

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Barack Obama, Chemical weapons, Deutschland, Germany, International Law, Russia, Saudi Arabia, self-defense, State Department, State Department Legal Adviser, syria, U.N. Charter, U.N. Security Council, U.S. Military, Ukraine, United States, use of force, war crimes March 30, 2014

America’s shame: By-passing Europe to meet with Lavrov before NATO foreign ministers meeting aimed at stiffening response to Russian aggression in Ukraine

It has taken a day of reflection to fully grasp America’s perfidious betrayal of Europe in hastily agreeing to bilateral talks on Sunday with Russia,…

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Barack Obama, Crimea, Deutschland, France, Germany, History, International Law, Russia, sanctions, State Department, syria, U.N. Charter, U.N. Security Council, U.S. Military, Ukraine, United States, use of force March 29, 2014

REPRISE—Appeasement in the West: Clueless Obama assures Russia the U.S. rules out the use of force in Ukraine

First published on March 20, 2014 President Barack Obama and top military leaders in the U.S. know nothing of the “coercive diplomacy” which Stanford political…

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Barack Obama, Crimea, Deutschland, France, Germany, History, International Law, Russia, sanctions, State Department, syria, U.N. Charter, U.N. Security Council, U.S. Military, Ukraine, United States, use of force March 20, 2014

Appeasement in the West: Clueless Obama assures Russia the U.S. rules out the use of force in Ukraine

President Barack Obama and top military leaders in the U.S. know nothing of the “coercive diplomacy” which Stanford political scientist Alexander George persuasively demonstrated has…

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Barack Obama, Deutschland, France, Germany, Intelligence, International Law, Justice Department, NATO, Nuclear Proliferation, Russia, sanctions, self-defense, U.N. Charter, U.N. Security Council, U.S. Congress, U.S. Intervention, U.S. Military, Ukraine, United States, use of force March 14, 2014

To influence Putin: Strong action by the West is required—Analysis and further commentary on the Ukraine

The Crimea is going ahead with its referendum, on Sunday, on whether it wants to be annexed by Russia. The Russian parliament or Duma is…

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Barack Obama, CIA, debate over the efficacy of torture, extrajudicial execution, extraordinary rendering, extraordinary rendition, human rights, Intelligence, International Law, Justice Department, targeted assassinations, targeted killings, Torture, U.N. Convention Against Torture, U.N. Torture Convention, U.S. Congress, United States March 13, 2014

The qualities that are needed in a new CIA Director, Part I (with video links to Feinstein Senate speech and Brennan rebuttal)

(Developing story–check back for updates over the next few days) John Brennan’s battle with the Senate Intelligence Committee over the Torture Report Given his past…