No we’re not talking about the Sci-Fi fantasy motion picture; we’re talking about President Obama’s recent executive order granting Interpol full diplomatic immunity from American law. The Obama administration still has not publically commented on the order. However Interpol’s Secretary General, Ron Noble has issued an after-the fact-response to the order even though Interpol has not [...]
Archive for the ‘International Relations’ Category
The Never Ending Story…
Posted: 11th January 2010 by Keith Sipmann in Barack H. Obama, Constitution, International Relations, Presidential OrdersTags: Barack H. Obama, Executive Order, Tyranny
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Paradox of International Law…
Posted: 3rd January 2010 by Keith Sipmann in Barack H. Obama, Constitution, International Relations, Presidential OrdersTags: Barack H. Obama, Civilian National Security Force, Constitution, INTERPOL
President Obama’s recent executive order involving INTERPOL and his visit to the ‘Copenhagen’ climate summit have sparked increasing interest into the ideas of internalnational law and how it can apply to the United States; more specifically how the Obama administration envisions how it can apply to the United States. Some critiques on the left would have [...]
INTERPOL Immunity, and more Global Governance?
Posted: 1st January 2010 by Keith Sipmann in Barack H. Obama, Constitution, International Law, International Relations, Presidential OrdersTags: Barack H. Obama, Constitution, Executive Order, Foreign Affairs, Freedom, Global Governance, INTERPOL
There are many speculations regarding President Obama’s secretive Executive Order 12425 that was made in the middle of the night on December 17, which grants full immunity to INTERPOL (the International Police Organization) on American soil. The order basically grants the foreign law enforcement agency some very broad powers to operate nearly unrestricted within the United States; [...]
“All Talk, no Action…as usual”
Posted: 28th September 2009 by Keith Sipmann in Barack H. Obama, Defense, Foreign Affairs, International Relations, Iran, N. Korea, Nuclear Non-ProliferationPresident Obama promotes the decreasing of weapons of mass destruction, yet how exactly can we stop a country from developing (and possibly using) Nuclear weapons if we ourselves aren’t willing to confront them head on? This administration needs to take a real hard look at how Reagan handled the Cold War, because we are headed [...]
Helping Obama…
Posted: 9th September 2009 by Keith Sipmann in Barack H. Obama, Foreign Affairs, International Relations, Iran, N. Korea, Nuclear Non-ProliferationTags: Barack H. Obama, Foreign Affairs, Iran, North Korea, Nuclear
When I hear that Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez says that President Obama has good intentions and that he has to help him succeed, I get chills running up my spine. Not the same kind of chills that ran up Chris Mathew’s leg either, I’m talking about the kind of chills that keep you up at [...]
International Law & Regimes
Posted: 19th July 2009 by Keith Sipmann in Foreign Affairs, George W. Bush, International Law, International Relations, Iran, Regimes, United NationsThe term “international law” is often used when referring to a system of agreements between nation-states and not private citizens. These laws bind the nation-states together in adherence to recognized values and standards. Normally when one thinks of international law treaties, international crime and humanitarian laws come to mind. In today’s complex global environment, much [...]
Iran and North Korea UN Security Council Disputes
Posted: 3rd June 2009 by Keith Sipmann in International RelationsTags: Iran, North Korea, Nuclear, United Nations
By Keith Sipmann Without a doubt the two most popular international disputes that the United Nations is dealing with currently are Iran’s and North Korea’s nuclear ambitions. Both issues have been referred to and are being handled by the United Nations Security Council and General assembly. The two cases are very similar in that both [...]
Global Governance
Posted: 9th May 2009 by Keith Sipmann in International Relations, US GovernmentTags: Global Governance, United Nations, United States
Global governance may sound like a something out of a conspiracy theorists handbook, or some kind of new world order or global government solution geared up by global elitists to handle today’s growing international conflicts, but it’s not. Global governance deals with the interaction, action and inaction of international political actors and non-governmental institutions, like the United [...]
Liberals on Security and Realists on the Economy
Posted: 8th May 2009 by Keith Sipmann in Defense, Economy, Foreign Affairs, International RelationsTags: Barack H. Obama, Bush, Economy, Foreign Affairs, Liberals, Realists, Security
With the election of a new president, many concerns and issues have surfaced as to how the new administration will stand on national security and defense and the issue of the economy. President Bush and the Republican Party made national security and national defense the main issue for a majority of his presidency, much of [...]
Effects of Modern Globalism on a Integrated Society
Posted: 3rd January 2009 by Keith Sipmann in International RelationsBy Keith Sipmann There is considerable debate on the role of the traditional nation-state in a globalized world; however it would be fair to assume that no one denies that globalization has had a profound effect on the way nation-states function. In fact, many economists and politicians feel that in today’s modern society the impersonal forces [...]