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Crimea, Dictatorship, elections, electronic curtain, freedom of speech, human rights, internal supporters of human rights, International Law, sanctions, U.S. news coverage, Ukraine, United Nations Secretary General, use of force, Vladimir Putin November 2, 2014

The meaningless “sham” elections in “separatist”-held areas of the Ukraine on November 2, 2014

“Une dictature est un pays dans lequel on n’a pas besoin de passer toute une nuit devant son poste pour apprendre le résultat des élections.”…

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Barack Obama, Crimea, Czechoslovakia, Deutschland, Germany, History, human rights, International Law, NATO, Russia, sanctions, U.N. Charter, Ukraine, United States, use of force June 5, 2014

Francois Hollande’s dinner diplomacy with Obama and Putin; France’s decision to proceed with the sale of warships to Russia to be based in the Crimea; NATO’s failure to increase forward-based troop deployments in the East

Francois Hollande’s Dinner Diplomacy and France’s Undercutting of the West For a droll account of French President Francois Hollande’s dinner plans Thursday evening in Paris,…

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China, Crimea, Deutschland, Dictatorship, elections, freedom of speech, Germany, human rights, Intelligence, internal supporters of human rights, International Law, Russia, sanctions, self-defense, State Department, State Department Legal Adviser, U.N. Charter, U.S Foreign Relations, U.S. Military, Ukraine, use of force May 23, 2014

If you accept the May 25 elections, Mr. Putin, then order a “full-stop” to aggression in the eastern Ukraine

Russian President Vladimir Putin, who sent special operations forces into eastern Ukraine to spark and coordinate “separatist” rebellions by the use of force, continues to…

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Crimea, Deutschland, electronic curtain, freedom of speech, Germany, human rights, internal supporters of human rights, International Law, Russia, sanctions, State Department, State Department Legal Adviser, television, U.N. Charter, U.N. Security Council, Ukraine, use of force May 14, 2014

OSCE report details serious human rights violations against pro-Kiev Ukrainians in the Crimea and the eastern Ukraine

The Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe has published a report based on the work and findings of its Observer Missions in the Ukraine…

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Crimea, Deutschland, Dictatorship, foreign correspondents, foreign news coverage, Germany, History, human rights, internal supporters of human rights, Russia, sanctions, self-defense May 12, 2014

Historical context for current Russian aggression in the Ukriane; The sham “referendum” on May 11, 2014 in the eastern Ukraine

Russian aggression in the Ukraine: The historical context For a bracing corrective to the Russian propaganda supporting Russian aggression in the Ukraine, see: Timothy Snyder,…

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Barack Obama, China, Crimes Against Humanity, Dictatorship, extrajudicial execution, History, human rights, human rights reports, internal supporters of human rights, International Law, Iran, Middle East, Russia, State Department, State Department Human Rights Country Reports, State Department Legal Adviser, syria, Torture, U.N. Security Council, United States, use of force, war crimes April 14, 2012

At last, the Security Council acts on Syria, adopting Resolution 2042—Obama’s Debacle in Syria — Update #26 (April 14)

Finally, after 10,000 deaths, the United Nations Security Council has adopted a resolution on Syria, by a unanimous vote of 15-0, with the affirmative votes…

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China, Crimes Against Humanity, Egypt, France, Germany, History, human rights, International Law, Middle East, NATO, Qatar, Russia, Spain, State Department, syria, Tunisia, U.N. Charter, U.N. Security Council, U.S. Intervention, U.S. Military, use of force, war crimes February 2, 2012

Monumental miscalculation? Russia’s strategic interests in Syria and its defense of the al-Assad regime

Russia has blocked Security Council resolutions on Syria (e.g., in October, 2011) and has been dragging its heels in the current Security Council debate over…

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China, Crimes Against Humanity, History, human rights, International Law, Lebanon, Russia, State Department, syria, Torture, U.N. Charter, U.N. Convention Against Torture, U.N. Security Council, U.N. Torture Convention, U.S. Intervention, U.S. Military, United States, use of force, war crimes February 1, 2012

La Russie défend ses interêts stratégiques du XIXème siècle en Syrie, aveugle au XXIème

Armin Arefi, “Syrie : pourquoi la Russie bloque l’ONU,” Le Point, le 31 janvier, 2012 Pierre Avril, “Pourquoi Moscou protège son allié Assad,” Le Figaro,…

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China, Crimes Against Humanity, Dictatorship, elections, extrajudicial execution, human rights, International Law, Iran, Lebanon, Libya, Middle East, NATO, State Department, State Department Human Rights Country Reports, State Department Legal Adviser, Torture, U.N. Charter, U.N. Security Council, U.S. Intervention, U.S. Military, United States, use of force, war crimes, Yemen December 31, 2011

Government Terror in Syria—Putin, Al Assad, and Security Council Referral to the ICC

The Arab League “deal” with Syria looks increasingly like the African Union peace efforts aimed at blocking Security Council action in Libya. Fortunately, NATO and…