I appreciate your commentary on Russia’s place on the UN Security Council. They just waltzed in there after the Soviet Union fell, unchallenged by the other UN members as far as I am aware. This should be discussed more broadly. The fact that the PRC (China) also occupies a seat on the UNSC is also historically troubling, even if the circumstances around that are slightly different. Thank you for brining sunlight to these issues.
I am awaiting Trump’s reaction both to Putin’s legal problems and to Netanyahu’s efforts to demolish Israel’s judicial integrity. Personally, I believe that an individual who does not support the integrity of a judicial system abroad AND in the United States should be disqualified from running for the presidency of the United States.
You are tireless in this endeavour...courage isn’t the strength to go on..it’s going on when you have no strength..Napoleon...you have strength and courage in spades and are leading as much as any field commander at the front
Thank you very much for this clear and sharp article. It is the best way to explain to everyone the abominable Russian policy and how much and intensive work is being done by the best legal minds . As Benjamin Ferencz says: Never give up, Never give up, Never give up!
The fact that Russia " since the Russian Federation never formally joined the United Nations" should not be entitled to chair any committee of the UN or have a vote is thought-provoking. What would Eleanor Roosevelt have thought of Russia, today?
I hope it succeeds, but remember that it took considerable economic and diplomatic pressure on Serbia from the United States and Europe, after the war was already over, and after Slobodan Milošević was already in a Serbian prison, to get the Serbian government to deliver the former Serbian dictator to the international authorities.
Thank you so much for this tantalizing synopsis of current events, Dr. Snyder! It feels like the house of cards may be wobbling a bit. Justice moves glacially slow, but it does seem to be moving in this situation.
I highly recommend Sands' East West Street.
Reading through your insightful points has me thinking very deeply indeed. I am pondering, whether in the heady rush of adrenaline after the Soviet Union fell, the West (not just the US, but certainly including it) were so anxious to find something lucrative that they rushed to bolster the ego of Russia. The cold war was a powerful way to set apart "us and them." Without that distinction, and with the possibility of tapping into a whole new market (rich in resources and with a population acquiring money to spend), I think it was easy to try to find ways to benefit from the new state of affairs. Then, when Putin stepped in, fear of making waves and losing face made it very easy to overlook the bullying and gaslighting. I hope that we in the US can rally our courage and not only work on getting our own house in order (and keeping Trump out of it), but that we can also continue to support and encourage Ukraine in their fight for human rights and democracy. We could have a very good role model and ally in a victorious Ukraine.
LOVED this juxtaposition. Russian version of the FBI announces it will investigate the prosecutor and judge of the ICC who got judgement that Putin was a war criminal. At the same time, McCarthy and his fellow GOP House committee chairs announce they will investigate Alvin Bragg if he brings charges against Donal Trump. Can't. Get. Much. Clearer.
I feel not so helpless in front of what's done by the government of a large country because we are given arguments and analysis that have teeth. Deep clear thinking are their root.
The whole issue of Russia’s privileged status in the UN boils down to nuclear weapons. Do we want it floating out in the ether with the nukes or over privileged and with nukes but inside the UN?
Thank you for helping us understand so many aspects of this charge as it winds it’s way through UN protocol and procedures!
I appreciate your commentary on Russia’s place on the UN Security Council. They just waltzed in there after the Soviet Union fell, unchallenged by the other UN members as far as I am aware. This should be discussed more broadly. The fact that the PRC (China) also occupies a seat on the UNSC is also historically troubling, even if the circumstances around that are slightly different. Thank you for brining sunlight to these issues.
I am awaiting Trump’s reaction both to Putin’s legal problems and to Netanyahu’s efforts to demolish Israel’s judicial integrity. Personally, I believe that an individual who does not support the integrity of a judicial system abroad AND in the United States should be disqualified from running for the presidency of the United States.
You are tireless in this endeavour...courage isn’t the strength to go on..it’s going on when you have no strength..Napoleon...you have strength and courage in spades and are leading as much as any field commander at the front
Thank you very much for this clear and sharp article. It is the best way to explain to everyone the abominable Russian policy and how much and intensive work is being done by the best legal minds . As Benjamin Ferencz says: Never give up, Never give up, Never give up!
The fact that Russia " since the Russian Federation never formally joined the United Nations" should not be entitled to chair any committee of the UN or have a vote is thought-provoking. What would Eleanor Roosevelt have thought of Russia, today?
I hope it succeeds, but remember that it took considerable economic and diplomatic pressure on Serbia from the United States and Europe, after the war was already over, and after Slobodan Milošević was already in a Serbian prison, to get the Serbian government to deliver the former Serbian dictator to the international authorities.
Thank you Professor Snyder.
Amazing! Dear Mr. Snyder, Thank you for your insightful information.
Thank you so much for this tantalizing synopsis of current events, Dr. Snyder! It feels like the house of cards may be wobbling a bit. Justice moves glacially slow, but it does seem to be moving in this situation.
I highly recommend Sands' East West Street.
Reading through your insightful points has me thinking very deeply indeed. I am pondering, whether in the heady rush of adrenaline after the Soviet Union fell, the West (not just the US, but certainly including it) were so anxious to find something lucrative that they rushed to bolster the ego of Russia. The cold war was a powerful way to set apart "us and them." Without that distinction, and with the possibility of tapping into a whole new market (rich in resources and with a population acquiring money to spend), I think it was easy to try to find ways to benefit from the new state of affairs. Then, when Putin stepped in, fear of making waves and losing face made it very easy to overlook the bullying and gaslighting. I hope that we in the US can rally our courage and not only work on getting our own house in order (and keeping Trump out of it), but that we can also continue to support and encourage Ukraine in their fight for human rights and democracy. We could have a very good role model and ally in a victorious Ukraine.
Meanwhile, G20 crowd laughs at Lavrov’s claim Ukraine war ‘was launched against us’.
Autocrats always underestimate democracy 🤭
LOVED this juxtaposition. Russian version of the FBI announces it will investigate the prosecutor and judge of the ICC who got judgement that Putin was a war criminal. At the same time, McCarthy and his fellow GOP House committee chairs announce they will investigate Alvin Bragg if he brings charges against Donal Trump. Can't. Get. Much. Clearer.
Would that national news periodicals had articles on this issue half as knowledgeable and sharp as this!
I feel not so helpless in front of what's done by the government of a large country because we are given arguments and analysis that have teeth. Deep clear thinking are their root.
I wish you would run for president. Thanks for this article as it was so informative.
The whole issue of Russia’s privileged status in the UN boils down to nuclear weapons. Do we want it floating out in the ether with the nukes or over privileged and with nukes but inside the UN?