Cristi CHIŢU, PhD Declanşarea Războiului din Ucraina, la 24 februarie 2024, a reprezentat un şoc pentru majoritatea antreprenorilor români. Imediata vecinătate a Ucrainei, cu graniţe de 650 km, ar fi putut reprezenta un pericol pentru extinderea conflictului şi în România. Destul de mulţi … [Read more...]
Defending the narrative from reality
Glenn Diesen Two years ago, the Nord Stream gas pipelines were destroyed in an economic and environmental terrorist attack. The attack severed a key economic connection between Europe and Russia, contributing to the de-industrialisation of Europe and intensifying Russia’s economic reorientation … [Read more...]
Who wins from Serbia’s lithium?
Raw data The Serbian authorities granted the Spanish company Rio Tinto the concession to exploit a lithium mine in 2017. In the summer of 2022, large protests were organized, and the exploitation permit was revoked. During the protests, the 24,000 demonstrators shouted "We won't give up Serbia" … [Read more...]
Easing Africa’s Debt Burdens: a Fresh Approach, Based on an Old Idea
PRETORIA. South Africa / CAMBRIDGE, USA, Sep 27 (IPS) - The statistics are stark: 54 governments, of which 25 are African, are spending at least 10% of their revenues on servicing their debts; 48 countries, home to 3.3 billion people, are spending more on debt service than on health or … [Read more...]
MYTHS, LIES AND OIL WARS
F. William ENGDAHL ROCKEFELLER'S PARADIGM SHIFT At the end of the 1960s and into the early 1970s, the influential international circles directly tied to David Rockefeller launched a dazzling array of elite organizations and think tanks. These included The Club of Rome; the 1001: A Nature Trust, … [Read more...]
THE GEOPOLITICAL AND GEOECONOMIC HEGEMONY OF THE UNITED STATES
Giuseppe GAGLIANO Emerging victorious from the long years of the Cold War, the United States was the first to fully grasp the new international and strategic reality devoid of the opposition of the two blocs. The new American approach unfolds in a renewed focus on the economic field, of … [Read more...]
WHY CHINA CAN’T PULL THE WORLD OUT OF A NEW GREAT DEPRESSION
William ENGDAHL Over the past two decades since China was admitted into the WTO, its national industrial base has made unprecedented strides to emerge as the world’s leading economic producer in many major areas. The academic debates over whether China’s GDP is larger than that of the USA are … [Read more...]
TENDINŢELE INDUSTRIEI ENERGETICE ÎN NOUA REALITATE GEOPOLITICĂ (II)
Cosmin Gabriel PĂCURARU, PhD Abstract. Schimbările din industria energetică sunt în curs şi nu se referă numai la cele geopolitice. Astfel avem o redesenare a traseelor energetice de aprovizionare, dar şi schimbări majore în teh-nologiile de producţia de energie termică, în energia folosită în … [Read more...]
GAS EMISSIONS AND DIGITALISATION IN THE CONTEXT OF THE EUROPEAN GREEN PACT
Ionuţ BELDIMAN Abstract. The European Union is currently facing a number of major economic, social and envi-ronmental challenges. In this context, the emphasis is on the green economy, as it is one of the priorities of the European authorities. Moreover, the authorities are committed to making the … [Read more...]
TENDINŢELE INDUSTRIEI ENERGETICE ÎN NOUA REALITATE GEOPOLITICĂ (I)
Cosmin Gabriel PĂCURARU, PhD Abstract. Schimbările din industria energetică sunt în curs şi nu se referă numai la cele geopolitice. Astfel avem o redesenare a traseelor energetice de aprovizionare, dar şi schimbări majore în teh-nologiile de producţie de energie termică, în energia folosită în … [Read more...]