| ID | 117398 |
| Title Proper | Are victors not judged? |
| Language | ENG |
| Author | Khodynskaya-Golenishcheva, M |
| Publication | 2012. |
| Summary / Abstract (Note) | THE ARAB SPRING which is still raging in the Middle East gives us all second thoughts about the methods of crisis settlement in any corner of the world. The Libyan crisis and the NATO operation codenamed Unified Protector suggests two questions: How far can the international community or its members go in their assistance to the state in crisis? What could and should be done to keep this aid within international law and to prevent it from developing into shameless abetting of the forces seeking regime change rather than democratic changes? In Libya, NATO demonstrated that foreign interference can become a "continuation of political intercourse." Certain states are trying to pass a "short victorious war" for a legitimate instrument the international community can employ to help peoples "fight for democracy" irrespective of the state, its role in regional stability, specifics of its political system and ethnoconfessional makeup and the people's readiness to greet changes. In fact, this tactics is employed for the sake of prompt economic and political dividends which painstaking and consistent efforts to develop political systems, economic and social spheres of these states cannot bring. |
| `In' analytical Note | International Affairs (Moscow) Vol. 58, No.5; 2012: p.185-194 |
| Journal Source | International Affairs (Moscow) Vol. 58, No.5; 2012: p.185-194 |
| Key Words | Arab Spring ; Middle East ; Libyan Crisis ; NATO ; International Community ; International Law ; Political System |