John E. Herbst Are we at the end of an eighty-year period of US global leadership? The United States emerged as a global leader—no, the key global actor—when President Franklin Delano Roosevelt overcame a long tradition of US isolationism by moving forward with the Lend-Lease program that … [Read more...]
THE SCIENCE OF GEOPOLITICS NEEDS TO BE STUDIED BY THE POLICY MAKERS AS WELL
Interview with Shams uz ZAMAN KHAN Vasile SIMILEANU: Geopolitics, as a science, was challenged after the World War II. After 1989, it became part of the new world order. Please tell us about your activities in the field of geopolitics! How do you define geopolitics? Shams uz ZAMAN: The … [Read more...]
UKRAINE IS BUILDING RELATIONS WITH ROMANIA, THE EU AND THE US IN THE CONTEXT OF EURO-ATLANTIC INTEGRATION
Interview with Mykhailo PODOLYAK Advisor to the Head of the Office of the President of Ukraine Vasile SIMILEANU: We live in an ever-changing world. Attemps to build a new world have different approaches. In this sense, geopolitics plays an important role in establishing new strategies. From your … [Read more...]
ROLUL FORŢELOR NAVALE ESTE DETERMINAT DE MODUL CUM SUNT CONFIGURATE INTERESELE NAŢIONALE ŞI DE SITUAŢIA GEOPOLITICĂ ŞI GEOSTRATEGICĂ A ZONEI
Interviu cu Contraamiral de Flotilă (r) dr. Romulus HÂLDAN Vasile SIMILEANU: Domnule Amiral, În cursul anului trecut aţi finalizat, împreună cu domnul amiral profesor universitar doctor Gheorghe Marin, Tratatul de Securitate Maritimă. O lucrare impresionantă, care era necesară pentru experţii în … [Read more...]
ÎN ACEST CONTEXT GEOPOLITIC, ROMÂNIA POATE REPREZENTA UN CENTRU DE COAGULARE A INTERESELOR REGIONALE, UN VECTOR DE STABILITATE, DEMOCRAŢIE ŞI DE PROMOVARE A VALORILOR EUROATLANTICE ÎN REGIUNE
Interviu cu Amiral (rtr) dr. Aurel POPA Vasile SIMILEANU: Domnule Amiral, În urmă cu ceva ani aţi pus baza Forumului Securităţii Maritime! O iniţiativă dedicată experţilor militari şi geopoliticienilor români! De la apariţie şi până în prezent, membrii Forumului Securităţii Maritime şi-au pus … [Read more...]
I DO BELIEVE THERE IS A NEED FOR MORE VISIBILITY OF GEOPOLITICAL SCIENCE
Interview with George (Sam) HAMONTREE III Vasile SIMILEANU: Geopolitics, as a science, was challenged after the World War II. After 1989, it became part of the new world order. Please tell us about your activities in the field of geopolitics! How do you define geopolitics? George HAMONTREE … [Read more...]
I THINK FIELD RESEARCH IS ABSOLUTELY ESSENTIAL
Interview with dr. James Jay CARAFANO Vasile SIMILEANU: Geopolitics, as a science, was challenged after the World War II. After 1989, it became part of the new world order. Please tell us about your activities in the field of geopolitics! How do you define geopolitics? James Jay CARAFANO: … [Read more...]
Allied navies work with maritime unmanned systems during sea trials in Portugal
Drones don’t just fly – they also float. NATO military and civilian personnel got to familiarise themselves with unmanned maritime technologies during a series of trials in Portugal. Synopsis Exercises REPMUS 23 and Dynamic Messenger 23 took place in Tróia and Sesimbra, Portugal in September. … [Read more...]
Royal Australian Air Force bases Curtin and Learmonth are set for major upgrades under construction approved by the Department of Defence.
The Western Australian bases, outside Derby and Exmouth, respectively, are announced to receive upgraded runways, taxiways, parking areas, aeronautical ground lighting, asphalting, and the enhancement of culverts and drainage under construction anticipated to be completed in 2028. CIMIC Group’s … [Read more...]
With another surface fleet review, what sort of fleet do we need?
By: Stephen Kuper One of the key announcements of the government’s DSR is that our surface fleet would be subject to yet another review into its force structure slated for release later this year, but have we asked ourselves, what sort of fleet do we need? Whether it is for our … [Read more...]