Matteo Renzi

U.S Foreign Relations June 11, 2015

An upside-down world: From democracy’s victory in Turkey to beautiful “words” at the G-7, Renzi’s ease with an aggressor, the Security Council, and Putin and the Pope

Developing There are news stories this week that give cause for hope, and also a sense of foreboding. First, the people of Turkey showed that…

Crimea, Deutschland, European Union, France, Germany, human rights, International Law, NATO, Russia, sanctions, State Department, U.N. Charter, Ukraine, United Kingdom, United States, use of force September 10, 2014

TWO VASTLY DIFFERENT OUTCOMES — Conditions for lifting the new EU sanctions (once in force): (1) Ceasefire holds; or (2) All steps in Minsk Protocol on ceasefire and peace process completed

Much has been at stake in the battle within the EU over whether the new sanctions against Russia (agreed on September 5) should now enter…

Deutschland, European Union, France, Germany, International Law, Justice Department, Russia, sanctions, syria, U.N. Charter, Ukraine, use of force, Vladimir Putin September 10, 2014

Putin succeeds in breaking EU decision making machinery — Now, no EU decision by top leaders will be final

You have to hand it to Finland, and the pacifist and appeasers among the leaders of EU member states. To placate Vladimir Putin, they have…

Deutschland, France, Germany, International Law, Russia, sanctions, self-defense, U.N. Charter, Ukraine, use of force, Vladimir Putin September 4, 2014

The EU and NATO falter in stopping Putin; Strategy and action to contain an existential threat are urgently required

Draft — Check back for updates Latst News and Opinion See (1) Julia Smirnova, “Putin will plötzlich Frieden in der Ukraine; Kremlchef gibt vor, den…