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Barack Obama, Crimea, Deutschland, Dictatorship, elections, freedom of speech, Germany, History, human rights, internal supporters of human rights, International Law, NATO, Russia, sanctions, State Department, State Department Legal Adviser, U.N. Charter, U.S Foreign Relations, United States, use of force May 13, 2014

The West at a crossroads in the Ukraine: “Rechtstaat” or “Machtpolitik”?

Barack Obama, Angela Merkel, and other leaders from the West seem lost in the flow of events in the Ukraine, responding only to immediate pressures….

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Barack Obama, China, Crimes Against Humanity, France, History, human rights, International Law, Iran, Israel, Qatar, Russia, Saudi Arabia, State Department, State Department Legal Adviser, syria, Turkey, U.N. Charter, U.N. Security Council, United States, use of force, war crimes June 11, 2013

The new game in Syria and the only effective option now: the direct use of military force

To believe that simply getting the parties to the conference table would quickly lead to a settlement would be like believing that a giant rabbit…

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"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…