Cristina ALEXANDRESCU Iraq, a Moslem country in the Middle East, located between the Tigris and the Euphrates, represents the cradle of the first civilizations, of monotheism, but also of writing. Subsequently, for approaching our days, the Iraqi have been doing very well in the period of the … [Read more...]
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Geography of Iraq
Essam ALSADI Présentation géographique de l’Irak (présentation succincte) De climat continental, l’Irak a une superficie de 444.442 km2 dont 208.464 km2 de désert, soit 46,9% de la superficie totale. Ce pays ne représente pas une unité géographique hétérogène. En effet, sa structure est marquée … [Read more...]
Iraq – The Next Global Energy Powerhouse. Key Findings of the Iraq Energy Outlook
Eugenia GUSILOV The International Energy Agency (IEA) released this October a special report which is considered a landmark in the institution’s World Energy Outlook series. The purpose of this article is to present the key findings of this report, which looks at Iraq’s present situation, assesses … [Read more...]
Iraq’s Energy Strategy: a Mid and long Term View
Thamir A. GHADHBAN I will start with a quick review of the political developments over the past few years, and I will then attempt to offer a diagnosis of the current shortcomings of the Iraqi energy sector and I will offer what I believe are the fundamental principles that constitute the … [Read more...]
Dezvoltarea forţelor navale iraniene şi perspectiva unei ciocniri cu flotele occidentale
Marian ZIDARU, Ştefan GEORGESCU Astăzi asistăm la un război al cuvintelor între Iran, Statele Unite ale Americii și Israel. Pe măsură ce războiul cuvintelor escaladează, pericolul unei ciocniri maritime rămâne mult prea real. Capabilități iraniene, în special capacitățile asimetrice, s-au … [Read more...]
Rethinking Italian National Interest and Strategy in a Changing World
Tiberio GRAZIANI, Daniele SCALEA The world is rapidly changing. For some years now, even more rapidly. Systemic crises (and the following “great depressions”) have historically caused an acceleration of the already existing dynamics of the rise and fall of powers: the 1873 crisis facilitated the … [Read more...]
La nouvelle stratégie d’al-Qaïda et al-Qaïda en Lybie
Début mars, donc bien avant la liquidation d’Oussama Ben Laden, al-Qaïda „central” considérait qu’il fallait prendre acte du changement de climat politique consécutif aux victoires de ce que tout un chacun appelle désormais le „printemps arabe”. Dans deux vidéos diffusées à un jour de distance sur … [Read more...]
International Politics and Terrorism
Iskendar WITWIT The basic classes within a terrorist movement could be labeled as leaders, soldiers and sympathizers, while the main types of terrorism could be classified as: civil disorder, political terrorism, non-political terrorism, quasi - terrorism, limited political terrorism, official or … [Read more...]
The Romanian Armed Forces Contribution to Military Operations in Iraq
Visarion NEAGOE One of the major changes produced in the Romanian society after 1989 has undoubtedly been the new approach to international relations which reshaped the manner of Romania’s involvement in solving various problems of international community. In this context, our country's … [Read more...]
The Iraqi Military and the Political System
Hamza SHAREEF The Iraqi army was established in January 6, 1921 during the British Mandate. The Mandate System of governess was created by the League of Nations after WWI to prepare colonial territories for independence. Iraq fell under the British responsibly to guide its affairs till independent … [Read more...]