Gay marriages legalization, implementation of 75% tax are not the only reasons why the name of new French president Francois Hollande lately appears so often in the top lines of the magazines. Mr Hollande has proved himself to be not only an ardent fighter for the rights of homosexuals but seems like he is also trying to rehabilitate himself in terms…

The concept of Central Asia being a geographical pivot of history was first introduced to public in 1904 by sir Halford John Mackinder. Nowadays geopolitical schemes are still based on the “geographical” part of that idea.
 
We can argue a lot about the “pivotal” part of Mackinder’s concept, but the…

 
The 3rd International Conference coincided with a fairly damp economic climate and unstable political atmosphere across many energy exporting states, thus in all building up naturally not overly optimistic mood. However, in respect to the Russia situation it was far from bleak as instability was actually playing into its favour. Iran’s…

 
On January 8th 2013 the World Economic Forum released its eighth annual Global Risks Report.  The Report is designed to analyze the perceived likelihood, impact and interconnections of 50 risks that have global consequences. These risks are divided into five major categories, and each of these categories has its center of…

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In this entry I explore the last one out of six criteria for military intervention, which defines who has the right to authorize military intervention. 
 
 
Criterion 6: Right authority
 
It is rather important to ensure that a military intervention is legitimate and has broad support from the international community…

 
In this entry I explore fourth and fifth criteria for military intervention, which are to determine whether the international community can supply adequate means and whether the intervention can bring more good than harm.
 
4 and 5 Criteria: Proportional means and reasonable prospect
 
Proportional means and reasonable prospect…

 
 
In this entry I explore second and third criteria for military intervention, namely, looking at just cause and primary motivation for intervention.
 
Criterion 2: Just Cause
 
Military intervention requires a lot of resources and enormous political will, and might be quite dangerous for the troops participating in the…

In my previous blog entry I talked about the politicized and selective approaches of UN Member States to making decision on intervention into intra-state conflicts. So, what could be the solution to this problem? What is needed to minimize the politicization? Clear criteria for military intervention should be defined in…

 
The goal of “saving succeeding generations from the scourge of war” professed by the international community in the United Nations Charter quite often collides with the real resources and risks that UN Member States are willing to commit to achieve it. The horrifying levels of human suffering experienced in Somalia, Rwanda and now…

 
For the third time since the beginning of the bloody crisis in Syria, UN Security Council failed to adopt resolution on Syria. Security Council seems not to be able to perform its main duty – a duty to restore international peace and security, a duty to protect Syrian people from ongoing violence. The blame for continuing bloodshed is…

A brief interview with Julia Nanay, Senior Director in PFC Energy's Markets & Country Strategies Group. Julia is answering some questions on Russia and international cooperation in the Arctic, on the Northern Sea Route and the attraction of  international industries  to the Russian Arctic opening. 

What problems are arising…