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...]
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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...]
Les changements politiques en Irak après 2003 dans un contexte socio-historique
Cet article n'a pas, pour objective, de dresser des listes de faits frappants pour un sujet si vaste; plutôt il tentera de contribuer à la connaissance profonde de cet ancien pays, tant admiré que tourmenté! Et ce en donnant des éléments qui peuvent aider à l'analyse de la réalité de l'Irak que … [Read more...]
Iraq – High Time For Important Decisions
Robert Radu HERVIAN An important study done in the United States by a reputable Ivy League University specialized in teaching about international security affairs, environmental and resource issues as well as science and technology policies, is dedicated to Iraq’s ability to enter a major … [Read more...]
Lights on Iraq’s National Security Strategy Strengthening Iraq’s National Security in the Socio-Political Area
Ali Abdul-Aziz AL-YASIRI How should the ruling authorities in the state, particularly the Executive, manage, organize and plan in order to fulfill the essential requirements of the system for building the state of institutions, in which rights must be respected and duties and responsibilities must … [Read more...]