Gheorghe VĂDUVA Este oare necesară o ordine a lumii? De ce ar fi? Pe ce criterii se poate realiza aceasta şi de către cine? Cum? Cine anume şi de ce îşi poate asuma dreptul sau, mai degrabă, responsabilitatea ordonării lumii? Şi, la urma urmei, ce înseamnă ordinea lumii? Dar dezordinea? Dar … [Read more...]
The Geopolitics of the British Isles
Geoffrey SLOAN In the discipline of International Relations, there are few topics that have been as condemned, misunderstood or poorly utilized as geopolitics. Despite a recent revival of interest, a negative attitude still manifests itself in the early twenty first century. In 2001, the British … [Read more...]
The Mediterranean and Central Asia: the Hinges of Eurasia
Tiberio GRAZIANI The transition from the unipolar system to a multipolar one is generating tensions in two particular areas of the Eurasian landmass: the Mediterranean and Central Asia. The process of consolidation of polycentrism seems to be undergoing an impasse caused by the “regionalist” … [Read more...]
De la ”Revoluţiile Colorate” la ”Primăvara Arabă”: dinamica geopolitică în spaţiul post-sovietic
Eduard ŢUGUI Revoluţiile care au cuprins lumea arabă, în 2011, marchează nu numai reconfigurări geopolitice în Orientul Mijlociu Extins sau o nouă evoluție socială în statele arabe. Geopolitica zonei post-sovietice cunoaște, de asemenea, schimbări dramatice sub influența evenimentelor din lumea … [Read more...]
The Arab Spring and the Balance Of Power in the Middle East
Ştefan GEORGESCU, Marian ZIDARU The series of protests and demonstrations across the Middle East and North Africa has become known as the "Arab Spring". As of November 2011, governments have been overthrown in three countries: Tunisia, Egypt and Libya. The geopolitical implications of the protests … [Read more...]
The Fantastic Success of Occupy Wall Street
Commentary No. 315, Oct. 15, 2011 http://iwallerstein.com/fantastic-success-occupy-wall-street/ The Occupy Wall Street movement – for now it is a movement – is the most important political happening in the United States since the uprisings in 1968, whose direct descendant or continuation it … [Read more...]
The February Revolution of 2011: a Harbinger of Arab Spring
Steven Alan SAMSON In a column posted on the day of Ronald Reagan's centenary and Super Bowl Sunday, February 6, 2011, Barry Rubin delivered a punishing half-time assessment of the Obama Administration's Middle East policy. His chief point was simple: Do any of the chief actors in the region … [Read more...]
Eau et espace politique: voie navigable et intégration territoriale des grands espaces
La maîtrise de l'eau a souvent été à l'origine du politique. Pour le moins, elle aurait favorisé ou consolidé la création d'unités territoriales. Dans son ouvrage célèbre, Le Despotisme oriental. Une étude comparative du pouvoir total, Karl August Wittfogel défend la thèse que la naissance des … [Read more...]
Ukraine – a Pawn on the European Map
Alexandru Mihai GHIGIU, Sorin TUDOSE Analyzing the east-European area after the collapse of the Soviet empire we must retain the appearance of a state which by its size, population and geopolitical position, can be considered a regional actor, whose policy should be carefully observed. That state … [Read more...]
A new Arms Race? The False Hope of the “Carrier Killer” and the Urgency of Reversing the Obama Administration’s Ineptitude in “Gunboat Diplomacy”
David A. JONES China’s development, testing, public display, and apparent intent to deploy its new Dong Feng 21D “Carrier Killer” missile offers China and its allies a false hope if it intends to sink American aircraft super carriers. More likely, this will be the pretext for a 21st century arms … [Read more...]