Yevhen MAHDA, PhD* The importance of relations between Belarus and Ukraine goes beyond the post-Soviet space. The former Soviet republics are currently going through a crisis in bilateral ties. However, the end of the Russo-Ukrainian war should lead to both a change in the Belarus government and … [Read more...]
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POLAND – A POSSIBLE WAY FORWARD
Aurel POPA, PhD* Abstract. In Europe, the security environment has changed unexpectedly to Russia's disadvantage, due to a number of factors such as NATO enlargement, decisions by European states to strengthen their military capabilities and additional US commitments. Following Russia's invasion … [Read more...]
GREEK – TURKISH RELATIONS UNDER THE IMPACT OF UKRAINE CRISIS: ALLIANCE CHALLENGES AND WORLD ORDER
George VOSKOPOULOS, PhD* Abstract. Greek - Turkish relations have been characterized by ups and downs under the impact of overlapping variables related, among other things, to national priorities, foreign policy priorities, cognitive perceptions of alliance theory and the character of the two … [Read more...]
THE NEXT MAJOR WAR: CAN THE US AND ITS ALLIES WIN AGAINST CHINA?
Ross BABBAGE* A new book has been published that analyses the potential for a major war between China and the US - its pro-bable causes, its main features, its scale, its probable phases, its duration and the main drivers of the outcome. This book does address the military dimensions of such a … [Read more...]
CHINA, PLAYING ITS GUARDIAN ROLE FOR NORTH KOREA
Junsoo KIM, PhD Although North Korea reached an all time high in its missile provocations last year, China abandoned its responsibility as a member of the Security Council and openly supported North Korea, voluntarily playing its guardian role. Moreover, China, along with Russia, has aided and … [Read more...]
WHAT DID XI JINPING’S MARCH 2023 VISIT TO PUTIN ACHIEVE?
Jeff SCHUBERT* INTRODUCTION The relationship between Russia and China is now being examined by much media and many analysts in terms of the personal relationship between Vladimir Putin and Xi Jinping, and in terms of the Russian invasion of Ukraine. While these things are important, there are … [Read more...]
HYPERPOWER AND A HOUSE DIVIDED: RUSSIA, CHINA, AND DOMESTIC PRESSURES ON UNITED STATES GEOPOLITICS
Joseph E. FALLON The post-Cold War world order depends upon the military and economic powers of the United States to sustain it. Especially now as that order is being challenged by Russia and China. But those powers depend upon the United States’ domestic stability. And that stability is being … [Read more...]
PREVENTION OF FUTURE THREATS TO NATO IN THE 21ST CENTURY: CHALLENGES OF TRANSATLANTIC COUNTRIES REGARDING SECURITY AND DEFENSE POLICY IN THE TIME NOT ONLY OF RUSSIA’S WAR ON UKRAINE
Ewa A. ANDRYJALOWICZ, MA* Keywords: NATO, North Atlantic Organisation, Russia, war, Threat, CBRN, WMD, weapons of mass destruction, leadership, nuclear weapons, Ukraine, terror, Article 5 In recent years, several terrorist attacks in NATO countries have shown that terrorist groups are willing … [Read more...]
ACTIONS OF THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION ON THE EU AND CONSEQUENCES OF THE RUSSIAN BELIEF SYSTEM
PhD, engineer Horaţiu MOGA* Abstract. The research aims to analyze the foreign policy relations of the Russian Federation with the European Union after the Russian-Ukrainian war. The article appeals to Operational Code Analysis which is focused on the study of the belief system of a political … [Read more...]
DESPRE GEOGRAFIA FRONTIERELOR ŞI NOUA (DEZ)ORDINE MONDIALĂ
prof. univ. dr. Cristian BARNA The historical fact that a state must have vital space for development has, over time, explained the rise, rise and fall of great empires that have acted to change their borders by annexing territories[1]. Thus, from the very beginnings of geopolitics as a … [Read more...]