April 7, 2017: Security Council Meets on Syria (7919th meeting, with link to video)
See UN WebTV, “The situation in the Middle East (Syria) – Security Council, 7919th meeting 7 Apr 2017 – 1. Adoption of the agenda 2….
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A “cessation of hostilities” in Syria? (with link to text of February12, 2016 Munich communique)
The ghost of Kofi Annan lives on, in the form of the U.N. negotiations under the aegis of Stefan de Mistura and the Security Council’s…
Putin resumes fighting near Mariupol
UPDATE–Latest News (August 12, 2015) See Pierre Vaux, “Ukraine’s Cold War Hot as Combat Explodes in the Last 24 Hours,” The Daily Beast, August 12,…
Greek debt and the stategy of Europe, NATO, and the U.S. to “contain” the militarism and aggression of Russia
UPDATE II July 12, 2015, 6:00 p.m. EDT) The ghost of Versailles hangs over the Greek debt negotiations in Brussels this evening. In 1919, with…
International law and the use of military force against groups in Syria
There is considerable confusion over the legality under international law of taking military action against groups and targets in Syria. This has led some governments…
The April 17 Geneva meeting on the Ukraine: Aggressor and appeasers on the road to Munich II
As Russia, the U.S., the EU and Ukraine meet on April 17 in Geneva, it is useful to consider previous analysis and the latest commentary…
Ukraine: U.N. Security Council meeting, latest news reports, and opinion (with link to April 13 Security Council meeting webcast)
Check back for updates We should not be fooled by the faux outrage of Russia and its calling of an emergency meeting of the U.N….
U.S. should revoke MFN status and impose sanctions on Putin and Moscow if Russia intervenes in Ukraine
developing There are troubling signs that Vladimir Putin may order a military intervention in Ukraine. The propaganda from Moscow is so shrill and Putin’s understanding…
Karzai moves to get U.S. to guarantee his hold on power after 2014 elections
Hamid Karzai, the green-caped magician, has for over 12 years successfully entangled the U.S., ISAF countries, and other international actors in a continuing saga of…
Iran, Syria, and the nuclear question
(Developing story) Iran is within reach of achieving an expansion of its influence through solidifying an arc of Shia states or Shia-led states reaching from…