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Kosovo Case in the International Court of Justice: Time to Shed Illusions

15:00 20.07.2010 Pyotr Iskenderov

Kosovo Case in the International Court of Justice: Time to Shed Illusions

On July 22, the UN International Court of Justice in the Hague will issue its opinion on the status of Kosovo, the breakaway province which unilaterally declared independence from Serbia on February 17, 2008. For the first time in its history, the Court is to judge on the legality of …

Aggression in the Light of International Law: Huge Problems and Minor Progress

15:00 16.07.2010 Alexander Mezyaev

Aggression in the Light of International Law: Huge Problems and Minor Progress

The international law in its present form abounds with paradoxes. For example, it explicitly disallows the use of incendiary bullets, but contains no ban on the use of nuclear weapons. The present-day criminal law is in many parts just as incoherent: degrading treatment of captured occupants who brought death to …

Belgium's EU Presidency and the Albanian Question in the «United Europe»

15:00 07.07.2010 Pyotr Iskenderov

Belgium's EU Presidency and the Albanian Question in the «United Europe»

Belgium took on the rotating 6-month EU presidency on July 1. Due to the country's own internal divisions and occasionally strained relations with the Balkan EU hopefuls, Belgium's presidency will likely confront the “united Europe” with a serious test. Just one of an array of reasons why the nearest future …

What is India in for?

15:00 06.07.2010 Andrei Volodin

What is India in for?

Summer is not only the best season to have a vacation but also time to think over some political events and revise, if necessary, existing political strategies. India is not an exception. Major issues on the agenda are as follows: what links are there between Delhi's focus on polycentric world …

Escalation in Karabakh in the Context of President D. Medvedev`s Visit to the US and the Coming «Battle Over Iran»

15:00 23.06.2010 Andrey Areshev

Escalation in Karabakh in the Context of President D. Medvedev`s Visit to the US and the Coming «Battle Over Iran»

The provocation at the Armenian-Azerbaijani Line of Contact in Karabakh, in the proximity of the village of Chaylu, on the night of June 19 had repercussions worldwide. The attempt of an Azerbaijani reconnaissance group to cross the line left 4 Armenian conscripts dead and 4 – injured. Reportedly, some of …

Russia Reacts To New UN Sanctions On Iran

15:00 22.06.2010 Andrey Areshev

Russia Reacts To New UN Sanctions On Iran

The Russian Foreign Ministry`s website released an official statement following the UN decision to toughen sanctions against Iran. Moscow sees "a package of additional measures to press Iran" adopted by Washington and Brussels as "violation of principles of cooperation between the six nations involved in the talks on Iran`s nuclear …

Russia and the XXI Century Geopolitical Challenges. On the Eve of President D. Medvedev`s Visit to the US

15:00 21.06.2010 Nikolai Dimlevich

Russia and the XXI Century Geopolitical Challenges. On the Eve of President D. Medvedev`s Visit to the US

Russia gained enormous foreign-politics experience across the world in the imperial epoch and in the Soviet era. Assessing the Russian-US relations over the past year from the standpoint of this experience, one readily concludes that the highlight for the period of time has been Washington`s generous offer to press the …

«Nobody But We!». On President D. Medvedev`s Visit to the US.

15:00 20.06.2010 Victor Kovalev

«Nobody But We!». On President D. Medvedev`s Visit to the US.

Russian President D. Medvedev will travel to the US on June 22-24. The visit will include a Silicon Valley tour and talks in Washington aimed at boosting the cooperation between Russia and the US in the innovations and high tech sector. There is obvious continuity of the Russian President`s US …

American democracy and Iraqi economy

15:00 11.06.2010 Eldar Kasayev

American democracy and Iraqi economy

In the beginning of US intervention in Iraq there was talking that democratization will lead to the economic prosperity. In practice it turned out to be wrong. In 2005, the constitution of Iraq was approved, Iraq was proclaimed a democratic state and the presidential and parliamentary elections were held (the …

Russia to Build Nuclear Power Plant in Turkey

15:00 08.06.2010 Vladimir Sotnikov

Russia to Build Nuclear Power Plant in Turkey

Russian Prime Minister V. Putin will visit Istanbul on June 8. Last May Russian President D. Medvedev signed a landmark agreement in Ankara by which Russia would within the coming 7 years construct Turkey`s first nuclear power plant. The first tender to construct a nuclear power plant in Turkey was …

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