Octavian SERGENTU This study attempts to make a proper assessment of geopolitical shifts that achieved Russia by advancing geopolitical paradigm "Eurasia". On the one hand, Moscow launches new geopolitical project "Eurasian Union" and on the other hand change their behavior in the Asia Pacific. … [Read more...]
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Triada SUA – Rusia – China în(cadrează) noua ordine mondială
Andreea Cristina BRÂNZĂ The 21st century is seen by many scholars as a Pacific century and a resurrection of a new geopolitical order. The shifting of the center of power from Mediterranean Sea - where it was placed in the 14th century - to Atlantic and, nowadays, to Pacific, has generated a … [Read more...]
Contemporary Trends and Developments in the Global Integration Process
Manja DJURIC DZAKIC The dissolution of the Warsaw Pact, which brought together countries of the socialist bloc and the joint action of the western allies against Iraq (1990), George Bush has described as a "new world order". It is intended to contribute to the development of that order and … [Read more...]
Uniunile economice – un viitor pilon geopolitic
Uniunea Europeană şi cea Euroasiatică Between 22 and 24 May 2013 held in Astana (the Capital of Kazakhstan), the 6th International Economic Forum. A large attendance of about 10,000 people of which 3,000 from 132 countries discussed Economic, Social and Political issues that affect the present, and … [Read more...]
Universităţile americane, instrument al „soft power” în relaţia SUA – China
Monica MUȚU "The [Fulbright] Program aims…to bring a little more knowledge, a little more reason, and a little more compassion into world affairs and thereby to increase the chance that nations will learn at last to live in peace and friendship.” Senatorul J. William Fulbright This paper … [Read more...]
NATO’s “Open Door” Policy and Russia: the Difficult Cases of Georgia’s and Ukraine’s Accession
Ruxandra Laura BOȘILCĂ This paper's purpose is to provide an overview of NATO's “Open Door” policy and of Russia's position on the Alliance enlargement process and to briefly discuss the cases of aspirants to NATO's membership, namely of Macedonia, Montenegro, Bosnia and Herzegovina's - which have … [Read more...]
Evaluarea viabilităţii parteneriatului strategic sino-rus ca bază pentru formarea alianţei anti-americane
Ecaterina BĂLĂNEL Motto: „The Sino-Russian relationship is a delicate dance which at first glance appears to be smooth and well-choreographed. However, on closer observation, it becomes clear that neither side quite trusts its partner. The steps of the dance are not completely agreed upon, nor is … [Read more...]
Proiectul Eurasia al administraţiei Putin
Valentin MUNTEANU Eurasia is, without doubt, the most problematic and disputed geopolitical field in the entire world. Ever since the first geopolitical writings of Mahon and Mackinder, until the writings of the nowadays geopoliticians, Dugin or Brzezinski, much has been said about the history and … [Read more...]
Labour Migration: Just Close the Curtains – Monday, 19 August 2013
http://lindleyfrench.blogspot.ro/2013/08/labour-migration-just-close-curtains.html Alphen, Netherlands. 19 August. There is an old joke about the state of the then Soviet economy. Stalin, Kruschev and Brezhnev are sitting in a train. Suddenly the train judders to a halt the locomotive having … [Read more...]
Systemic Prevention Effect in Security Crisis Management
Mohsen ROSTAMI și Laila MODABBER The process of change and transformation in the modern era has accelerated the pace of development in societies. Our society is not excluded from this process. Although we can make predictions about these processes and prevent personal and structural … [Read more...]