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European Union, Finland, History, Individual and collective self-defense, NATO, Russia, Russian invasion of Ukraine, Russian invasion of Ukraine, sanctions, Sweden, Turkey, U.N. Charter, Ukraine, use of force, vision of peace, Vladimir Putin, war crimes June 28, 2022

Warum mich der Krieg in der Ukraine interessiert

Warum mich der Krieg in der Ukraine interessiert Revised Google translation THEMEN: Trenchant Observations-Newsletter Warum Mich Der Krieg In Der Ukraine Interessiert GEPOSTET VON: JAMES…

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collective self-defense, Crimea, Crimes Against Humanity, Germany, human rights, Individual and collective self-defense, international humanitarian law, International Law, Military aid, Nuremberg Judgment, Nuremberg Trials, Olaf Scholz, Russia, Russian invasion of Ukraine, Russian invasion of Ukraine, sanctions, self-defense, syria, U.N. Charter, U.S. Military, Ukraine, use of force, Vladimir Putin, war crimes June 28, 2022

Pourquoi je me soucie de la guerre en Ukraine

LES SUJETS: Bulletin Trenchant Obserations Des Tranchées Pourquoi Je Me Soucie De La Guerre En Ukraine PUBLIÉ PAR : JAMES ROWLES 26 JUIN 2022 Extrait…

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U.S Foreign Relations March 10, 2022

Ukraine War, March 6, 2022 (I): (Russian translation by Google ) Война на Украине, 6 марта 2022 г. (I): Цивилизованные страны мира должны создать аналог Нюрнбергской хартии (обновлено 7 марта 2022)

Обновить 7 февраля 2022 г. Крайне важно, чтобы цивилизованные страны мира ясно дали понять, что военные преступления и зверства, совершаемые русскими на Украине, не останутся…

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Afghanistan, coverage of foreign events, Dictatorship, foreign correspondents, foreign news coverage, Haqqani Network, human rights, Pakistan, Pakistan military intelligence (ISI), Totalitarian regimes September 15, 2021

Afghanistan faces famine, economic collapse as international community poses conditions for aid

The key point is that the international community should not deny to the people of Afghanistan–the individual life-and-blood human beings–the aid they need to survive, on the theory that withholding aid will make the Taliban respect human rights. For examples of the challenges of survival these human beings face, see Espinosa and Follorou, above.

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authoritarian regimes, coronavirus, coverage of foreign events, Crimea, Dictatorship, Dimming Vision of World Affairs, Donald Trump, elections, Fascism, History, Impeachment, International Law, International Trade, Nazism, Neo-Nazis, propaganda, Rule of Law, State Department Legal Adviser, U.N. Charter, U.S. Congress, U.S. news coverage, Ukraine, United Nations, use of force, Vladimir Putin September 8, 2020

What do Trump and the election have to do with international law, politics, and security?

You cannot make plans for additions to your house while there is a bulldozer outside, with its engines revving, actively engaged in tearing down your…

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coverage of foreign events, Crimea, Dictatorship, Dimming Vision of World Affairs, electronic curtain, foreign correspondents, foreign news coverage, freedom of speech, Google, Google filtering, Google indexing, human rights, internal supporters of human rights, Russia, U.S. news coverage, Ukraine, Vladimir Putin, war crimes March 18, 2015

Not indexed by Google Update: Putin and Nemtsov

The ability of Google and other search engines to index a blog article or web page gives them powers equivalent to those of a totalitarian…

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Barack Obama, Crimea, Deutschland, elections, European Union, Germany, History, human rights, International Law, Russia, sanctions, self-defense, State Department Legal Adviser, U.N. Charter, Ukraine, United States, use of force, Vladimir Putin, war crimes October 20, 2014

REPRISE II: Dare anyone say it? “We applaud the courage of the Ukrainian government and people in defending public order and the sovereignty and territorial independence of the Ukraine.”

October 20, 2014 Since the article below was written, Russia continued its invasion of the eastern Ukraine sending in Russian troops, tanks, artillery and other…

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Barack Obama, Crimea, Deutschland, European Union, Germany, History, International Law, NATO, Russia, sanctions, self-defense, State Department, U.N. Charter, Ukraine, United Kingdom, United States, use of force July 6, 2014

REPRISE: Dare anyone say it? “We applaud the courage of the Ukrainian government and people in defending public order and the sovereignty and territorial independence of the Ukraine” — with latest news updates

In what may be a turning point in efforts to defend the country’s territorial integrity and repel Russia’s aggression and military intervention in the eastern…

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Barack Obama, Crimea, Czechoslovakia, Deutschland, France, Germany, History, International Law, Justice Department, NATO, Russia, U.N. Charter, U.S. Congress, U.S. Military, Ukraine, United States, use of force July 3, 2014

Russian invasion of eastern Ukraine continues; Europe refuses serious sanctions; Only serious sanctions can stop Russia

Developing For background, see The Trenchant Observer, “The virus of nationalism and military aggression: Adolf Hitler in Vienna, March, 1938; Vladimir Putin in Sevastopol, May…

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Barack Obama, Crimea, Deutschland, Dictatorship, Germany, human rights, International Law, Iran, Justice Department, NATO, Nuclear Proliferation, Russia, sanctions, State Department Legal Adviser, syria, U.N. Charter, Ukraine, United Kingdom, United States, use of force June 26, 2014

The West, Russia and the Ukraine: Threats, facts on the ground, and sectorial sanctions

The EU and the U.S. are on the verge of deciding, once again, whether they will actually carry out their last round of threats. They…