NATO is destroying rigid dogmas, but not the world order

The NATO military operation against Yugoslavia encountered contradicting evaluations in the world. A number of politicians and lawyers in different states expressed doubt on the legality of the NATO actions. Some of them, particularly Russian state officials, viewed the NATO actions as aggression against the sovereign and independent state of Yugoslavia and as the destruction of the settled world order and the rule of international law in international relations. While in the West, as well as in the Central and Eastern Europe states, there is the concern that NATO has created a dangerous precedent that for instance, may allow Russia to use force against the Baltic states under the pretext of protecting the rights of the Russian-speaking minorities. Meanwhile, the supporters of the NATO military operation do not doubt its legality and justify it as necessary to maintain international peace and security and to strengthen justice in international relations.[...]Vilniaus universiteta