Valentin M. IONESCU Abstract. This article briefly examines the extent to which the institutional framework for critical infrastructure that the Romanian Government built 10 years ago is appropriate to current risks and whether it is the right time to rethink it based on Business Continuity … [Read more...]
AMERICAN LEADERSHIP IS REQUIRED IN INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
Brett SCHAEFER America has had an evolving relationship with the United Nations and the related organizations that have mushroomed up around it in the decades since World War II. After the war, the U.S. found itself as the preeminent military and economic power and decided to support the creation … [Read more...]
THE IMPACT OF COMMUNICATION IN LEADERSHIP WHEN DEALING WITH GEOSTRATEGIC DECISIONS Implementing the Local Public Management Communication Lessons into the United Nations
Mashhour Khalaf Abdallah AL-RABIE Abstract. The Department of Political and Peace-building Affairs (DPPA) has an important role in the United Nations actions to prevent deadly conflicts and in order to build sustainable peace. Together with its Department of Peace Operations, they help put into … [Read more...]
Cătălin CIOACĂ (coord) DIMENSIUNEA DE SECURITATE A CONFLICTELOR DIN ZONA GRI
Comanda acum! - editura Top Form Bucureşti, 2021 - Zona gri este un concept relativ nou şi încă insuficient explorat. Complexitatea interdependenţelor, frecvenţa schimbărilor prin inovaţie şi gradul de incertitudine fac practic imposibilă o abordare holistică a problematicii reprezentată de starea … [Read more...]
Protecting American interests in the Middle East
For decades, the Middle East and Western Asia were the focal points of US defence and foreign policy. However, in the era of great power competition and uncertain policy from the White House, the US risks ceding its traditional alliances and hard power in the region to Russian and Chinese … [Read more...]
Ukraine, Russia and the United States The Current Conflict
Nicholas Dima, 2 February 2022 At the surface, the Russo-Ukrainian conflict is between Moscow and Kiev. At a deeper analysis, the conflict is between Russian regional interests and the American and Western global interests. It is a new phase of the 21-st Century geopolitical game that might … [Read more...]
Congress Should Address the Impact of Four Years of Declining Buying Power on the U.S.
Summary As a great power, the U.S. needs a strong, balanced joint force that includes a capable Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, and Space Force. Since the significant increases of fiscal year 2018, initiated by President Donald Trump and supported by Congress, the overall Army budget has … [Read more...]
Here’s What US Can Do to Weaken Moscow-Beijing Partnership
Commentary By James Carafano @JJCarafano James Jay Carafano, a leading expert in national security and foreign policy challenges, is The Heritage Foundation’s vice president for foreign and defense policy studies, E. W. Richardson fellow, and director of the Kathryn and Shelby Cullom Davis … [Read more...]
How Should Americans Think About International Organizations?
Brett D. Schaefer Jay Kingham Senior Research Fellow in International Regulatory Affairs The Founders believed that nations should seek to work amicably toward common goals and in defense of mutual interests. As George Washington advised Americans in his Farewell Address, “Observe good faith and … [Read more...]
Why Does Sovereignty Matter to America?
Steven Groves Margaret Thatcher Fellow The United States is a sovereign nation. Sovereignty is a simple idea: the United States is an independent nation, governed by the American people, that controls its own affairs. The American people adopted the Constitution and created the government. They … [Read more...]