http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/authors/106/boris-s-nikitin Inquiries Journal provides undergraduate and graduate students around the world a platform for the wide dissemination of academic work over a range of core disciplines. en-us Sun, 24 May 2026 19:45:53 -0400 Sun, 24 May 2026 19:45:53 -0400 http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/articles/291/kosovos-road-to-independence By Boris S. Nikitin - Since the collapse of the Soviet Empire in 1991, the world has gone through a final massive wave of democratization in Europe, which was highlighted by the fact that many countries finally gained long sought independence and autonomy. Sudden change of governments resulted in increased tensions, economic meltdowns and violence in some cases, due to the ideological differences of the many groups within the European population. People who had been denied basic human rights and the ability to voice their opinions were finally granted such rights as the states were moving at a full speed towards free... Wed, 22 Sep 2010 06:05 EDT http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/articles/291/kosovos-road-to-independence http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/articles/140/international-law-and-nuclear-weapons-does-the-continued-development-of-advanced-nuclear-weapons-violate-international-law By Boris S. Nikitin - Throughout the twentieth-century, nuclear weapons got deadlier; their range and power have both increased, bringing the potential for greater devastation to the globe. To limit the spread of nuclear weapons, the international community adopted the Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) in 1968, which calls for the secession of the nuclear arms race and abandonment of nuclear weapons. Recent American attempts to start research in the field of the low-yield nuclear bunker buster bombs brings important issues of legality of the proposed research in light of Article VI of the 1968 Non-Proliferation Treaty... Tue, 26 Jan 2010 10:20 EST http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/articles/140/international-law-and-nuclear-weapons-does-the-continued-development-of-advanced-nuclear-weapons-violate-international-law http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/articles/128/the-positive-impact-of-african-union-forces-in-darfur By Boris S. Nikitin - After the wave of liberalization of many African states in the late twentieth-century, the world has seen a rise in the amount of international and internal conflicts that have taken thousands of human lives. Ethnic tensions and economic hardships have often been the driving factors perpetuating conflict between groups within a particular state. In the case of Sudan, which has experienced decades of civil war, government forces have fought to suppress the recent uprising in Darfur, instigated by the Justice and Equality Movement (JEM), and the Sudanese Liberation Army (SLA). Since 2003, there... Tue, 19 Jan 2010 08:59 EST http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/articles/128/the-positive-impact-of-african-union-forces-in-darfur