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A roundtable discussion regarding the Russian-NATO summit that took place in Lisbon at the end of last year is presented. Participants include: 1. Armen Oganesyan, Editor-in-Chief of International Affairs, advisor to the RF Minister of Foreign Affairs; 2. Leonid Ivashov, Deputy Director, Institute of Strategic Studies and Analysis; and 3. Aleksei Pushkov, Director, Institute for Contemporary International Studies, Diplomatic Academy, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation. Adapted from the source document.

The article presents the matter of humanitarian intervention and protectionist policies in a roundtable format of Russia's academians through the Institute for Contemporary International Studies of the Diplomatic Academy and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The roundtable discusses armed intervention aimed at halting massive human rights violations, keeping connective lines with the United Nations Charter, raising a complex of issues for discussion. First topic scrutinized is NATO, followed by the doctrine of humanitarian intervention and practices and employment. The group discusses interventionist tactics utilized during the war with Georgia in 2008, correlating details with Kosovo. Also, discussed are humanitarian intervention polices as they regard to the position of self-defense and the norms of international and Russian law, involvement of the international community i.e. UN, CIS, NATO, etc., and the fight against terrorism; including thoughts on self-determination as accorded by UN and Helsinki documents. The conclusion more consideration is needed, as the world keeps changing and need for a transition to a new system of international law. Adapted from the source document.