Landmark UKRAINE. Novus ordo seclorum is dead. Long live novus ordo seclorum! Ioannis P. SOTIROPOULOS, PhD Continued from GeoPolitica Magazine no 105 (4/2024) The BRICS The BRICS, in particular, constitute a revisionist project of global economic impact, as their founding members are also … [Read more...]
GLOBAL SECURITY THREATS FROM NORTH KOREA’S TROOP DEPLOYMENT
Yong-Han PARK North Korea has been threatening the security order in Northeast Asia with its illegal nuclear weapons development for decades. It also supplied weapons to Russia, which invaded Ukraine, and recently began directly intervening in the war by sending Special Forces. These deviations by … [Read more...]
REALITĂŢI DE SECURITATE ÎN ABORDAREA STRATEGICĂ A REGIUNII EXTINSE A MĂRII NEGRE
Cam fl (rtr) dr. Sorin LEARSCHI Abordarea strategică a regiunii extinse a Mării Negre în contextul securităţii internaţionale subliniază necesitatea înţelegerii provocărilor şi ameninţărilor, cu care se confruntă regiunea din perspectivă strategică. Astfel se oferă o perspectivă asupra temei … [Read more...]
RELAŢIA PUTERE – INTERES
dr. Corneliu BOCAI Abstract. Power in all its aspects undoubtedly remains one, perhaps the most important, element of a state’s national interest. At the same time, power constitutes an essential element of international relations and is fundamental to the behavior of actors in the international … [Read more...]
Fear of abandonment: America First doesn’t mean Australia last
By: Stephen Kuper Like a girlfriend with an anxious attachment style, Australia has once again (and perhaps predictably) responded to US President Trump’s accelerating and unapologetic America First agenda in a reductionist manner where we undoubtedly lose, rather than looking at it for what it … [Read more...]
Israeli military operation displaces 40,000 in the West Bank
Several refugee camps are nearly empty after Israeli forces launched Operation Iron Wall on 21 January, making it the longest operation in the West Bank since the second intifada, according to the agency. The operation started in Jenin camp and then expanded to Tulkarm, Nur Shams, and El Far’a … [Read more...]
Modernization of the Romanian Naval Forces: A Problem?
Modernization of the Romanian Naval Forces: A Problem? – Maritime Security Forum Analysis The modernization of the Romanian Naval Forces (FNR) represents a major challenge for the national defense strategy, given the importance of the Black Sea in the current geopolitical context. Although … [Read more...]
Undersea Cables Latest Target of China’s Hybrid Warfare Strategy
Situation Reports - January 9, 2025 By Antonio Graceffo In December, European officials launched an investigation into the sabotage of undersea internet cables in the Baltic Sea, allegedly severed by a Chinese-flagged vessel. Earlier this month, a similar incident near Taiwan centered … [Read more...]
The Evolving India-Armenia Defense Partnership: Analyzing India’s Strategic Shift as a Security Partner in the Caucasus
India’s defense exports have increased significantly as the country’s military sales for FY 2023–24 totalled ₹21,083 crore (about $2.6 billion), a ten-fold increase from ₹1,941 crore in 2014-15. India now exports to over 100 nations. Armenia, the US, and France were the top three countries for these … [Read more...]
Trump Told Advisers He Wants to Visit China as President
By Alex Leary, Alexander Ward, Lingling Wei WASHINGTON—President-elect Donald Trump has told advisers he wants to travel to China after he takes office, according to people familiar with the discussions, seeking to deepen a relationship with Xi Jinping strained by the president-elect’s threat to … [Read more...]