Alba Iulia Catrinel POPESCU, PhD Abstract. In recent years, Europe has been the subject of an unprecedented migratory wave originated from Africa, the Middle East and South Asia. In the targeted countries, the immediate consequences of this uncontrolled migration were the increase of the … [Read more...]
IMPACTUL POLITICII MARILOR PUTERI ASUPRA RĂZBOAIELOR CIVILE ŞI A CONFLICTELOR ETNICE ÎN AFRICA
Prof. dr. Ioana RIEBER Abstract. Africa remains a continent dominated by poverty and violence. Most conflicts are civil wars caused by precarious economic situations, corruption, territorial disputes among peoples of different ethnicities, bad governance etc. Many specialists consider that the … [Read more...]
SAHEL: LEGITIMACY OF UNCONDITIONAL FORCE OR GLOBAL COOPERATION FOR DEVELOPMENT?
Glauco D’AGOSTINO Abstract. Post-September 11th, with its load of upheaval in international law (weakening of state prerogatives, monopoly of warlike operations, consensus on border violations for real or alleged humanitarian offenses), hostilities have exacerbated and increased instability of the … [Read more...]
NONTRADITIONAL TACTICS OF EXTERNAL ACTORS ESCALATING PROTESTS MOVEMENTS IN AFRICA AND MIDDLE EAST REGIONS
Oybek MAKHMUDOV, PhD The ongoing protests, in Africa and Middle East countries, became a common ground for the external implementation of political and information technologies, including, above all, the external impact on the population through foreign mass media and information technologies, … [Read more...]
SFÂRŞITUL PRIMĂVERII ARABE, PERENITATEA ANOTIMPURILOR RUSEŞTI? – O nouă repoziţionare geopolitică şi geostrategică a Rusiei în Nordul Africii –
Dr. Romulus HÂLDAN Abstract. The great failed experiment, so pompously called "the Arab Spring", has been characterized by economic damages, chaos and the proliferation of terrorism in the countries which remained without masters. The Americans have set off all this chaos, believing that they will … [Read more...]
TURCIA: O RECIDIVĂ OTOMANĂ?
dr. Adrian FILIP Abstract. The grip of Turkey’s president on his country is unquestionable after the failed coup d’état of July 2016. Recep Tayyip Erdoğan survived the attempt on his freedom and possibly his life and unleashed a storm of obvious neo-Ottomanic rage with dramatic results both … [Read more...]
CORRUPTION AS ”A THREAT TO NATIONAL SECURITY
CORRUPTION AS ”A THREAT TO NATIONAL SECURITY”1 Dr. Mihaela TEODOR Dr. Valentin NICULA* Abstract: Lately, a recurring theme in Romanian public space is the corruption problem, in all its forms of expression. From the bad roads to the medical act, corruption is the main culprit in the public … [Read more...]
ASPECTELE NAVALE ALE ECUAŢIEI GEOSTRATEGICE DIN ORIENTUL MIJLOCIU
Amiral dr. Romulus HÂLDAN Abstract. The geostrategic equation in the Middle East has become more complex in the recent years and any serious analysis leads to the conclusion that the situation shall become even more complicated. The naval component of this geostrategic equation is obviously … [Read more...]
ANSWERING THE KREMLIN’S CHALLENGE
ANSWERING THE KREMLIN’S CHALLENGE1 Dan Marcel BĂRBUŢ, PhD On December 20, 1991, NATO foreign ministers gathered at the alliance’s headquarters in Brussels for talks with diplomats from the former Warsaw Pact countries were caught by surprise as the (still) Soviet ambassador, Nikolai … [Read more...]
ROMÂNIA, UCRAINA ŞI REPUBLICA MOLDOVA, ÎNTRE „UMBRELELE NATO ŞI UE” ŞI „BRUMA RUSIEI”
Amiral dr. Romulus HÂLDAN Abstract. Russia is a power whose military potential is developing fastly. This military potential and its development are the most eloquent expression of Russia’s politics. There are many states that feel this threat but, evidently, Ukraine is already the state that is … [Read more...]