Sitemap - 2022 - Trenchant Observations
Ukraine's algorithm advantage with NATO; Hopeful scenarios and clear war aims
How to REALLY sanction Russia and its leaders for their continuing acts of barbarism
Biden doubles down on respecting Putin's "red line" regarding attacks on Russian territory
Germany supports Ukraine's right to conduct attacks on Russian territory
“Woman, life, freedom!”: Iran’s women lead rebellion that could threaten the Ayatollahs’ regime
In the works: The article due Saturday or Sunday has been delayed
Publication of Sarurday's article delayed
UPDATED: The paradox of supporting Ukraine while entering down the path of appeasement
Undisclosed White House back-channel conversations with Putin’s aides
REVISED AND UPDATED: Undisclosed White House back-channel conversations with Putin’s aides
International Law and the structural impediments to a ceasefire or peace settlement in Ukraine
Putin renews nuclear threats by calls from his generals to their counterparts in the West
The real stakes in Ukraine: Freedom and a world ruled by reason and law, not force and barbarism
Let us not forget: The context of current events in Ukraine
Inter-species slavery–Russian military dolphins guarding the Kerch Strait Bridge
Bernard-Henri Lévy: The war will end with Putin’s capitulation
NATO fails to respond to Putin’s nuclear threats, with predictable consequences
The Russian people will bear the shame of Russia’s aggression and war crimes for a thousand years
Harebrained President Biden floats idea of meeting with Putin
Are Putin's nuclear threats working? Will Biden blink?
Who stole the parrots, and why?
Eight great illusions about the war in Ukraine: Where we stand now
Ukraine: The fence-sitters in the South--Mexico; September 30, 2022 Security Council Meeting
The response of the U.S. and NATO to Putin’s nuclear threats
UPDATED: Imagine Adolf Hitler in Putin’s place–One man with the power to destroy the world
UPDATED: Putin's escalation and the response of the West
SATIRE: Putin meets with Lavrov--the legal wheels spin in a KGB mind
Biden unchained: "The pandemic is over" and "U.S. troops will defend Taiwan"
UPDATE: Putin's "red lines" and our "red lines"
Russian debacle in Kharkiv; U.S. delivery of weapons capable of hitting Russia
Fighting Russia down to the last Ukrainian soldier
Nuclear weapons, China, and winning the war in Ukraine
Where can Trump go to escape the law? Israeli settlements in the West Bank?
(From 2014) Fear of Provoking the Aggressor: Obama, Putin, and the West
New Chinese White Paper points to military conquest of Taiwan
Recognizing genius: Trump as the greatest political genius in recent times
Biden and the West are doing better in supporting Ukraine and opposing Russian aggression
It is time to get serious and end this war
Eight great illusions about the war in Ukraine: Assessment of their continuing strength today
China and Taiwan: Before poking the Cyclops in the eye, think about the Party Congress and Ukraine
Abandoning Afghanistan: The moral and other costs
Blinken and U.S. will not push Ukraine fence-sitters to take sides
Western “disbelief” and the absence of war production
China und Taiwan in Putins neuer Weltordnung (auf Englisch)
China and Taiwan in Putin’s new world order
Pelosi's visit to Taiwan and Biden's catastrophic foreign policy failures
Pelosi’s reckless visit to Taiwan, and Biden’s failure of foreign policy leadership
Can AI robots be “sentient” beings? Should Russia be designated as a terrorist state?
REVISED: Would Putin have invaded Ukraine if Trump had been President?
Der Spiegel interview with Henry Kissinger
REVISED UPDATE: After the January 6 Committee hearings, where can Trump go to escape the law? China?
The war in Ukraine in the context of the challenges facing humanity
Republican voters support military aid for Ukraine; The need for unified allied leadership
Like shooting fish in a barrel
Eight great illusions about the war in Ukraine; "Cognitive occlusion"
The West needs a leader like Winston Churchill to lead us to victory over Russia after January 2025
Estonian Prime Minister Kaja Kallas sums up what is at stake in Ukraine war
The most important front in the Ukraine war is America, not the Donbas
Unsubscribe? Note to readers: There is a war going on, as fateful as World War II
Speak to Putin in a language he understands: the language of force
Weekly Insights and Analysis; Ukraine-- Ceasefire and withdrawal terms
Where can Trump go to escape the law? The Bahamas?
Where can Trump go to escape the law?
Why we are losing the war in Ukraine
What are your thoughts today about the war in Ukraine? Or about other subjects?
Why I care about the war in Ukraine
How to Forget the War in Ukraine
Merrick Garland in Kyiv--If you want to help Ukraine, indict Trump
Biden is lost in a fog on Ukraine; Only strong fresh winds from younger leaders can clear the air
Western support slips in war to save the U.N. Charter and International Law
Putin's current calculations; And a bit of Satire--Only humor will get us through
NATO may need to intervene militarily to avoid Ukrainian defeat
Fatal flaws in the strategy of the West, which is headed toward defeat if they are not corrected
Americans and Russians who acquiesce in evil
Rigid decision making and its consequences: What if Ukraine and NATO lose the war?
Kissinger advocates giving Putin territory in exchange for “peace” in Ukraine