„Graniţele ţărilor democratice din regiune ating Siria, Irakul, Iranul şi ţărmurile Mării Caspice... În lipsa cooperării statelor de la Marea Neagră nu putem atinge cu uşurinţă partea nordică a Orientului Mijlociu Extins. Chiar şi marile puteri din secolul al XIX-lea au înţeles că naţiunea care … [Read more...]
Noul drum al mătăsii – un proiect pentru viitorul Eurasiei –
The battle for Eurasia supremacy has begun. It is a wrestle between ideas, scenarios, different projects, strategies and other means that highlight geopolitical, economic, social and cultural factors, leaving military power related aspects in the background. Competitors smartness and political … [Read more...]
„Noul Drum al Mătăsii” – speranţe şi provocări
Populations, conquerors, cultures and ideas have swept across the steppes, deserts and mountains of Central Asia for thousands of years, and the region has been the focus of ancient East-West trade routes collectively called „The Silk Road”; it was the board on which the „Great Game” between big … [Read more...]
Evoluţii geopolitice pe axa eurasiatică a Drumului Mătăsii
After the fall of the Berlin Wall, the relations between Germany and Russia have experienced new dimensions, at the level of political and economic relations they became European allies in order to build a Eurasian economic conglomerate, which would have as centres Berlin and Moscow. In this respect … [Read more...]
Referring to the Idea of the Modern Great Silk Road in the Light of the EU – Central Asian Relations
The article is devoted to the study of the Great Silk Road written by the authors from al-Biruni Institute of Oriental Studies, the Academy of Sciences of Uzbekistan and the University of World Economy and Diplomacy, Tashkent. Here this paper enlightened historical and contemporary significance of … [Read more...]
Rise of China and the US ‘Asia Pivot’ Policy: Regional and Global Implications
The ‘Rising China’ phenomenon is known to be one of the most significant events of the 21st Century which is causing tensions amongst the polar powers. The U.S. gradual shift from asymmetric level of warfare to a more traditional form of rivalry, apparent from the rebalancing act in Asia mainly due … [Read more...]
Actualităţi şi tendinţe de evoluţie a pivotării interesului geostrategic al SUA către Asia-Pacific
Interesul geostrategic al SUA pentru regiunea Asia-Pacific reprezintă o constantă a politicii americane de-a lungul a două secole. Regiunea a fost dintotdeauna un nucleu al puterii şi continuă şi astăzi să deţină o importanţă strategică şi economică globală. Hillary Clinton afirma că o mare parte a … [Read more...]
Saudi Arabia vs. Iran: Religion, Identity, Legitimacy in a Geo-Political Confrontation
Saudi Arabia-Iran confrontation, while stressing a clear interest in maintaining and expanding territorial control over the huge oil resources, must at least consider the following other factors affecting their behavior: a) a different religious creed (Sunni and Shiite), although within the Muslim … [Read more...]
Scoţia: un nou stat independent?
2014 will be an important year in the history of Great Britain. A referendum on the independence of Scotland, once considered a nationalist dream, is now a certainty. If the people of Scotland vote yes, the implication will vibrate through Britain and beyond. The union between Britain and Scotland … [Read more...]
Tendinţe naţionaliste şi separatiste în Spania
If there were only 46 sovereign states in the beginning of the 20th century, during the first decade of next one hundred years, this total went over 200, from which 192 states were already members of the UN. New entries, such as West Timor (2002) and Montenegro (2006), have gained their independence … [Read more...]