Interview with H.E. Mr. Farid ABDINBEYOV, the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Azerbaijan in Romania Vasile SIMILEANU: Your Excellency, Azerbaijan has demonstrated, from the regaining of its independence, that it is an impactful geopolitical, geostrategic, … [Read more...]
Oil Politics of Saudi Arabia
Dan Marcel BĂRBUŢ The Strategy of the main OPEC State, Saudi Arabia, not to reduce the daily production of oil amid the global crisis of overproduction which led to a 50% fall in prices on international markets seems to bear fruit. That's because the price difference between Brent crude, the … [Read more...]
Saudi Arabia and Romania – Yesterday, Today And Tomorrow – Scattered Thoughts, Paradoxes and Realities of the Bilateral Relations –
Isam MAHGOUB In 1999 I accompanied, as translator, the first Saudi Parliamentary delegation that visited Romania, led by Sheikh Muhammad Ibrahim Al Jubeiri, the President of the Shura Council, at that time. Once, upon his request, I talked to him about the Romanian-Arabic relations, also touching … [Read more...]
Cina – Africa: le relazioni politiche-economiche
China and Africa: the political and economic relations. The political interest of China to Africa came first the economic one. The first expressions of interest in fact began when Zhou en Lai exploited the basis of Indian neutralism posed by Jawaharlal Nehru with his Panja Sīla (Five points) during … [Read more...]
Problema securitaţii energetice în SUA, China şi Rusia
Livia Irina ALEXANDRU Energy security is nowadays a very common subject, dynamic and especially interesting to study. The issue of energy security was adopted by many National Security Strategies because states depend on energy for their proper functioning, natural resources are limited and … [Read more...]
Nemesis: Oil and Missiles in the 21st Century
David L O HAYWARD ”The country that faced down the tyranny of fascism and communism is now called to challenged the tyranny of oil” Barack Obama, Detroit Economic Club, May 2007 Strangulation of the ‘umbilical cord’, our essential global oil supply conduit from the Arabian Gulf to major … [Read more...]
European Union’s Energy Policy and Turkey in the Post-Cold War Era
Veysel AYHAN Growing dependency of the EU to external sources in oil and natural gas consumption, perceives as a security problem within the Union. Currently, about 80 percent of oil, consumed within the EU is exported. Beside, dependency of the EU to the natural gas resources exceeds 55 percent. … [Read more...]
Iraq – High Time For Important Decisions
Robert Radu HERVIAN An important study done in the United States by a reputable Ivy League University specialized in teaching about international security affairs, environmental and resource issues as well as science and technology policies, is dedicated to Iraq’s ability to enter a major … [Read more...]
“No Blood For Oil”: The Unfinished Story of Iraq’s Oil Law
http://www.iraqenergy.org/library/interviews.php?detailof=91&content=The-Unfinished-Story-of-Iraq%27s-Oil-Law In this interview, investigative journalist Greg Muttitt talks about efforts by US occupying forces, multi-national oil giants and Iraq’s newly-minted ‘leaders’ to privatise the … [Read more...]
Are Persian Gulf Clouds Spreading into the Mediterranean Sea?
Robert Radu HERVIAN Few aspects of the American international policies are more important and more misunderstood than the country’s policies and attitudes towards the Persian Gulf Area. In February, 1945 the “USS Murphy” arrived in Jeddah. Their mission: to ferry into Egypt the King of Saudi … [Read more...]