Category Archives: Alexander MEZYAEV

Remember Libyan Jamahiriya

March 8, 2013 by IndepthAfrica

Alexander MEZYAEV Libya was a self-sufficient, prosperous state which collapsed two years ago. It makes remember the dramatic events and what it resulted in. First of all, it was a new type of war, a «virtual revolution» and the United … read more »

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Libya: Permanent Chaos a.k.a. Permanent Revolution

September 19, 2012 by IndepthAfrica

Alexander MEZYAEV In Libya, the US consulate in Benghazi came under attack which took the lives of the US ambassador and other mission staff. While the unrest was immediately sparked by the release of an anti-Muslim film on YouTube, an … read more »

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Splendour and Misery of Western Diplomacy. Situation in and around Syria

August 13, 2012 by IndepthAfrica

Alexander MEZYAEV 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 … read more »

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Making Faces by International Justice

July 10, 2012 by IndepthAfrica

Alexander MEZYAEV A new International crime tribunal with an abstruse name – International Residual Mechanism for Criminal Tribunals (MomUT), started to function since July 2. It took on the functions of International Tribunal for Rwanda. In July next year it … read more »

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The Karadzic Trial

May 9, 2012 by IndepthAfrica

Alexander MEZYAEV The prosecutors have closed their case in the trial of former Bosnian Republic leader Radovan Karadzic on May 4. It has lasted two and a half years. 190 court witnesses have given their testimony on eleven charges. Now … read more »

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Liberian President Charles Taylor’s Conviction: Holiday Sacrifice

April 30, 2012 by IndepthAfrica

Alexander MEZYAEV On April 26 the Special Court for Sierra Leone found former President of Liberia Charles Taylor guilty of international war crimes committed on the territory of a neighboring state – Sierra Leone during the civil war of 1991-1997. … read more »

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Who the International Criminal Court Is Really Created for?

April 17, 2012 by IndepthAfrica

Alexander MEZYAEV Not long ago the International Criminal Court (ICC) handed down a noteworthy ruling. Formally it was related to two African states – Malawi and Chad visited by president of Sudan Omar al-Bashir. Their fault was not so much … read more »

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Syria and the New Model of International Transformations

December 29, 2011 by benim

Alexander MEZYAEV Early this month, as Russia was in the process of assuming chairmanship in the UN Security Council, Moscow’s envoy said Syria was not on the UN SC December agenda. Still, the theme of Syria has become the subject … read more »

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