dr. Zhala ISMAIL Abstract. The cultural relationships between Azerbaijan and Romania were intense after the Second World War. Before the war, we can state that there had been almost no cultural or political relationships. With Azerbaijan's independence, in 1991, a new period commenced in the … [Read more...]
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A BRIEF PRESENTATION OF THE ARMENIAN COMMUNITY IN ROMANIA
Mihai Stepan CAZAZIAN The oldest findings prove the presence of Armenians on the present territory of Romania more precisely in Moldavia, in an inscription on a tombstone in Cetatea-Albă, dated A.D. 967. The Hungarian chroniclers Simon of Kezai and Thuroczi recorded that, under Duke Géza and King … [Read more...]
AZERBAIJAN: A TURKIC-SHIITE IDENTITY HANGING ON OIL
Glauco D'AGOSTINO Abstract. Among the three trans-Caucasian republics, Azerbaijan is currently the most challenging, due to its socio-economic, ethnic, religious and geo-political features. Its internal problems remain dysfunctional institutions, corruption of the ruling political class, and a … [Read more...]
UNIUNEA EUROPEANĂ ŞI RELAŢIILE CU AZERBAIDJANUL
Emilia Nicoleta SCHIOP Abstract. The paper intends to show the relations between European Union and Azerbaidjan. It observes the progress towards development of the Azerbaijani state. In the today multipolar world certain events from remote areas may have significant effects in the major power … [Read more...]
A COSSACK COMMUNITY IN NORTH OSSETIA
Stephen R. BOWERS Few images are more associated with traditional Russia than that of the Cossacks. Often described as defenders of the frontiers of the Russian Empire, the Cossacks fortunes took a turn for the worse as the Czarist regime collapsed. Long associated with the Czarist system, the … [Read more...]
ARMENIA – AZERBAIJAN PLATFORM FOR PEACE
ARMENIA - AZERBAIJAN PLATFORM FOR PEACE FOUNDING For the first time - the 8th of November 2016 - during the Armenia - Azerbaijan, Nagorno-Karabakh conflict Human Rights Defending organizations and members of civil society institutions from Armenia and Azerbaijan came together to organize an … [Read more...]
CAUCAZUL ŞI BLESTEMUL LUI PROMETEU
Prof. dr. Ioana RIEBER Abstract. The Caucasus Mountains represent one of the few natural barriers that the Russian Federation has as borders. The loss of control over these mountains would generate grave security issues. On the other hand, the population in the area has been aspiring to freedom and … [Read more...]
ÎNTRE PONT ŞI CASPICA: UN SPAŢIU DE CIOCNIRE AL CULTURILOR, CIVILIZAŢIILOR ŞI INTERESELOR ÎN MARELE JOC AL GEOPOLITICII EURASIATICE
Mircea C. MARIN, PhD Abstract. The space between Black and Caspian seas brings together political and cultural spaces, large markets at the contact zone between Europe and Asia in the immediate vicinity of the Major Routes, linking the two poles of Eurasia (WEST - EAST). This position focused the … [Read more...]
BUILDING FOOD SECURITY IN THE CAUCASIAN REGION – PROVISIONS FOR AGRICULTURAL COMMODITIES –
Bogdan BAZGĂ, PhD Laurenţiu REBEGA, PhD Student Abstract. This article presents a series of aspects regarding the provisions for agricultural commodities based on price volatility in order to develop and maintain food security in the Caucasian Region. We will try to analyze some factors that … [Read more...]
CAUCASUS – ENERGY IN RUSSIA’S SHADOW
Cosmin Gabriel PĂCURARU, PhD Summary. However energy resource-rich a country is, corruption that leads to the lack of transparency of State contracts, to the lowering of GDP, to poor living standards, brings citizens to poverty. A State in which corruption is endemic and moreover has neighboring … [Read more...]