Michele BRUNELLI Most part of the recent literature over the Iraqi crisis takes into consideration the future development of a State that has been progressively dismantled by a wrong approach and a wrong policy towards the issues and the threats posed by the fall of Saddam Hussein. But the majority … [Read more...]
Archives for 2012
Este nevoie de o nouă faţă a capitalismului?
Alex BERCA „Capitalismul, dacă va fi să mai aibă succes în secolul 21, va fi diferit de modelele cu care suntem obişnuţi.” Haiman P. Minsky - 1993 Făcând o disecţie a sistemului capitalist actual, autorul examinează unele forme de exprimare în diferite sectoare economice şi le corelează cu … [Read more...]
Mitigating Risk for Oil & Gas Companies with Project Cost Controls
Javier SLONINSKY Fifteen years ago, only 10% of large oil and gas projects ran more than 50% over budget. Last year, that figure nearly tripled to 28%. According to a Schlumberger Business Consulting report, this budget busting trend is expected to worsen by 2015. The cost of building and … [Read more...]
Acordurile energetice dintre Uniunea Europeană şi Irak şi alternativa la gazele ruseşti – studiu de caz: gazoductul NABUCCO
Ionuţ CONSTANTIN EU wants to diversify its energy sources, that is a fact. Nabucco is a priority for Europe in its attempts to reduce the dependence on Russian gas. Therefore, Nabucco needs reliable and consistent supply sources. Iraq has significant natural gas resources and through agreements … [Read more...]
Energetic Strategies of Iraq
Cristina ALEXANDRESCU Iraq, a Moslem country in the Middle East, located between the Tigris and the Euphrates, represents the cradle of the first civilizations, of monotheism, but also of writing. Subsequently, for approaching our days, the Iraqi have been doing very well in the period of the … [Read more...]
Geography of Iraq
Essam ALSADI Présentation géographique de l’Irak (présentation succincte) De climat continental, l’Irak a une superficie de 444.442 km2 dont 208.464 km2 de désert, soit 46,9% de la superficie totale. Ce pays ne représente pas une unité géographique hétérogène. En effet, sa structure est marquée … [Read more...]
Iraq – The Next Global Energy Powerhouse. Key Findings of the Iraq Energy Outlook
Eugenia GUSILOV The International Energy Agency (IEA) released this October a special report which is considered a landmark in the institution’s World Energy Outlook series. The purpose of this article is to present the key findings of this report, which looks at Iraq’s present situation, assesses … [Read more...]
Iraq’s Energy Strategy: a Mid and long Term View
Thamir A. GHADHBAN I will start with a quick review of the political developments over the past few years, and I will then attempt to offer a diagnosis of the current shortcomings of the Iraqi energy sector and I will offer what I believe are the fundamental principles that constitute the … [Read more...]
Dezvoltarea forţelor navale iraniene şi perspectiva unei ciocniri cu flotele occidentale
Marian ZIDARU, Ştefan GEORGESCU Astăzi asistăm la un război al cuvintelor între Iran, Statele Unite ale Americii și Israel. Pe măsură ce războiul cuvintelor escaladează, pericolul unei ciocniri maritime rămâne mult prea real. Capabilități iraniene, în special capacitățile asimetrice, s-au … [Read more...]
Rethinking Italian National Interest and Strategy in a Changing World
Tiberio GRAZIANI, Daniele SCALEA The world is rapidly changing. For some years now, even more rapidly. Systemic crises (and the following “great depressions”) have historically caused an acceleration of the already existing dynamics of the rise and fall of powers: the 1873 crisis facilitated the … [Read more...]