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Groundhog Day in politics: Distractions from the war to save civilization from Russian barbarism

Cameron says no restrictions on striking targets in Russia with British-supplied weapons: Macron suggests ground troops could be sent to Ukraine if Russia breaks through Ukrainian lines

International Criminal Court (ICC) may issue arrest warrants against top Israeli and Hamas officials this week

Nimble. Smart. Good judgment. With a crackerjack foreign policy team. The president we need, and the president we have--Part Two

House passes military aid for Ukraine. Now what?

Nimble. Smart. Good judgment. With a crackerjack foreign policy team. The president we need, and the president we have--Part One

REPRISE: The fateful grip of war on human minds

REPRISE: International Humanitarian Law, Proportionality, and the Killing of Children

Note to readers regarding slow publication schedule

Gaza Ceasefire: Full text of U.N. Security Council Resolution 2728 (March 25, 2024)

Ukraine: The frozen strategy of Joe Biden and the West, and its portents for an endless war, or possible defeat

Europe changed. The world changed. The long road of war that lies before us.

Trump v. Anderson. Rogue Supreme Court. What can be done? Expand the Court.

NUEVO--Europa cambió. El mundo cambió. El largo camino de guerra que tenemos por delante.

Europa cambió. El mundo cambió. El largo camino de guerra que tenemos por delante.

Europa cambió. El mundo cambió. El largo camino de guerra que tenemos por delante.

With Ukraine on its back foot, it's time to take the war to Putin

Macron breaks a taboo, suggesting that dispatch of troops from individual NATO countries to Ukraine should not be ruled out

Apoyo a Ucrania: Falta no sòlo ayuda militar y económico, sino también una estrategia para ganar la guerra

The potential intervention of a NATO member's armed forces in Ukraine

Putin says he prefers Biden over Trump in presidential election

In a country with no memory, Donald Trump and his fascist Republican Party may win in November

Disqualification of Senators Josh Hawley, Ted Cruz, and other Senate and House candidates under Section 3 of the 14th Amendment

REPRISE: A moment for reflection: The 85th anniversary of Kristallnacht, November 9-10, 1938

Donald Trump seems to be a mega-criminal. The presumption of innocence does not apply to political judgments.

World Court issues Order of Provisional Measures in South Africa's genocide case against Israel

REVISED (with footnotes/links): Plagiarism charges lead Claudine Gay to resign as President of Harvard

Plagiarism charges lead Claudine Gay to resign as President of Harvard

Scandalous attacks on South Africa and the International Court of Justice

Draft sent by error. Updated column to follow.

Plagiarism charges lead Claudine Gay to resign as President of Harvard

South Africa brings action against Israel for genocide before the International Court of Justice (ICJ)

Trump appears barred by Section 3 of the 14th Amendment from running for president

كل عام وأنتم بخير, Happy New Year, Bonne Année, Frohes Neues Jahr, Feliz año nuevo, Buon Anno, سال نو مبارک