Vahram TER-MATEVOSYAN, PhD* During the final years and after the collapse of the Soviet Union a number of violent conflicts erupted in different parts of its territory. The South Caucasian region has experienced three ethnically rooted conflicts (Abkhazian, South Ossetian and the Nagorno-Karabakh … [Read more...]
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SOCIO-ECONOMIC, POLITICAL AND LEGAL ASPECTS OF TERRITORIAL CLAIMS TO NAGORNO-KARABAKH
Saffyia MEHBALIYEVA* Abstract. At the beginning of 1988 the Republic of Armenia laid unfounded territorial claims against Azerbaijan in order to occupy Nagorno-Karabakh (Nagorno-Karabakh - it is Russian translation of ”Daghlig Garabagh” that means a mountainous part of Garabagh, that is, ”Upper … [Read more...]
THE PRINCIPLES OF THE NAGORNO-KARABAKH CONFLICT RESOLUTION IN THE 21st CENTURY (A Glance from Within)
Hrachya V. ARZUMANIAN, PhD * The Nagorno-Karabakh (Artsakh) conflict, as known to us in its current state, refers to prolonged conflicts and was originated during the period of formation of the USSR. In its efforts to overcome the international isolation and achieve international recognition, the … [Read more...]
UNELE ASPECTE ALE RĂZBOIULUI HIBRID DIN REPUBLICA MOLDOVA (1990-1992)
Col.(r), conf. univ. dr. Anatol MUNTEANU* În primăvara anului 1992, prima rafală de mitralieră a marcat începutul în ceea ce în istorie va rămâne ca Războiul pentru independenţa şi integritatea Republicii Moldova. Cu acest prilej, an de an, în ultimul sfert de veac, la 2 martie, românii basarabeni … [Read more...]
RUSIA – DRUMUL SPRE MĂRILE LUMII
Dr. Mircea MARIN* Motto: Din marea taiga până la apele britanice (cântec revoluţionar din Războiul Civil) Abstract. Russians lived for centuries with the feeling of being contained. They felt that their access to the High Seas is blocked either by geography or other (and potentially hostile) … [Read more...]
ROMÂNIA, POLONIA ŞI IDEEA „CORDONULUI SANITAR” ÎMPOTRIVA INFLUENŢEI RUSE: ATUNCI ŞI ACUM
Mihaela TEODOR* Lector univ. dr. Bogdan Alexandru TEODOR** Abstract. That is what declared George Friedman, on July 7, 2017 in an article posted on the website https://geopoliticalfutures.com: „The Intermarium is a concept that I have spoken about for nearly a decade. I predicted it would rise … [Read more...]
IRAN, TURKEY AND RUSSIA: OLD AND NEW STRATEGY IN THE MIDDLE EASTERN REGION
Laura Rachele GALEOTTI, PhD* Abstract. This paper studies the alignment between Iran, Turkey and the Russian Federation by specifically investigating whether they share common regional and global interests as well as assume common positions on a number of geopolitical issues. The article aims to … [Read more...]
RUSSIA AND THE HORN OF AFRICA: A QUIET RETURN?
Jad El KHANNOUSSI, PhD* Abstract. In the last decade, Africa in general and its eastern part (the African Horn) in particular, witnessed an intense Russian diplomatic activity. The latter began with a series of visits in due course by Vladimir Putin, as well as Dmitri Medvedev. A few visits that … [Read more...]
RELAŢIILE RUSIA – CHINA
Dr. Vasile NAZARE* Abstract. After the dissolution of USSR in 1991, the relations between The Russian Federation and The People’s Republic of China have headed towards a convergence of political positions and actions. By putting the past aside - the ideological differences between their communist … [Read more...]
MODALITĂŢI DE CREŞTERE A REZILIENŢEI LA AMENINŢĂRILE HIBRIDE. RĂZBOIUL TRANSPERSONAL (TRANSCENDENT WARFARE), COMPONENTĂ A RĂZBOIULUI HIBRID (HYBRID WARFARE)
Conf. univ. dr. Aliodor MANOLEA* „Războiul hibrid este proiectat să stăpânească o ţară înainte ca aceasta să îşi dea seama că a şi început conflictul” James Sherr[1] „Războaiele hibride combină letalitatea conflictului dintre state cu războiul iregular fanatic şi prelungit” Frank G. … [Read more...]