President Trump wants to legitimize the use of military force outside of the existing “liberum veto”-dependent UNSC structure (international law),
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Multipolar Sanctions On North Korea: Sell-Out Or Strategic?
Russia and China approved the UNSC sanctions against North Korea because it corresponds to their grand strategic interests, not under American pressure.
Information battles on Ukraine hit the UN Security Council
Since early August the information war of the West against Russia has entered a new phase. The UN humanitarian institutions have eventually recognized that the dramatic plight of people in Ukraine is a result of regional armed conflict in the east of the country. On August 5th Russia called a […]
Is the new Ukrainian government legal?
A number of international organizations are in the process of studying the legal aspects of the situation in and around Ukraine from point of view of international law. The United Nations, in particular the Security Council, is the main entity authorized to come up with priority assessments according to article […]
The West Strikes Back in Syria
No sooner than the United Nations chemical weapons inspectors arrived in Damascus – within 72 hours, in fact – the Syrian opposition figures based in Istanbul, Turkey, have claimed that up to 1400 people have been killed in chemical weapons attacks by the government forces on the outskirts of the […]
BRICS: New Geopolitical Model and Russia’s Foreign Policy Priority
Another annual BRICS summit wrapped up on March 27 in South Africa. A cycle of top level events taking place by turns in the member states capitals is over. This time it was of special importance for Russia. In early February Russian President Vladimir Putin approved the new Foreign Policy […]
Syria and International Criminal Court
New Phase of Military and Diplomatic Stand-Off The situation in Syria is evolving according to the most unfavorable scenario. The opposition has met the President Bashar Assad’s proposals for peaceful resolution of the crisis with Aleppo University bomb attacks. Another diplomatic provocation is in the works in response to the […]
Arab Spring in the UN
Last week a massive and coordinated attack against Syria took place simultaneously in three major UN agencies – the Human Rights Council, the General Assembly and the Security Council. On September 26 the Syrian issue was tackled by Security Council at foreign ministers level. Formally the discussions were devoted to […]
Syrian Tragedy: Continued
The armed anti-government groupings in Syria come out in the open trying to topple the county’s leadership and get hold of power. It is said that the operation is masterminded by special services of the USA, Turkey, other NATO member countries and the monarchies of Persian Gulf. The terror act […]
Syria: Splendour and Misery of Western Diplomacy
The situation in and around Syria is still one of the most important issues being in focus of international events. This is the case when diplomacy equals military operations in importance. The failure of the UN Security Council resolution of July 19 to great extent spurred the diplomatic and military […]
Libya: Revolutionary Brigades and the UN
For the first time the UN Security Council viewed the results of the Mission in Libya operation after it was established in September last year. The report of UN Secretary General was submitted for the Council’s consideration to convince its members that the prolongation of the Mission’s activities was necessary. […]
The Defeated and the Opportunity of the Russian and Chinese Ladder
The statements of UN Envoy Mr. Kofi Anan clarified the content of the transformation affecting the American assessment of the situation in Syria and the general headlines of the new plan that was drawn up following the qualitative and decisive failure which affected the colonial project to destroy the Syrian […]
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