Jarosław GRYZ Article aims at presenting the foundations of decision making in the field of crisis management in the European Union. Its purpose is to describe the character of activities in the field of crisis management within the EU from the perspective of the political decision-making. This … [Read more...]
Tendinţe de autonomism şi separatism în Uniunea Europeană
Tiberiu TĂNASE, Costel MATEI Motto: tendinţele autonomist-separatiste ... "se anunţă a fi noua maladie a lumii contemporane. Ea se manifestă din Canada până în India, înconjoară planeta" It may seem that current forms of manifestation of the autonomism and territorial separatism in Western … [Read more...]
Naţionalismul şi Noua Europă
Mircea CHELARU A vorbi despre naţionalism la începutul sec. XXI ar putea părea un lucru desuet. A încerca o explicaţie plauzibilă şi comprehensivă după toate câte s-au întâmplat în Europa ultimilor două decenii este un act de mare risc, dar care risc merită a fi asumat. Alegerea acestui subiect … [Read more...]
European Union’s Energy Policy and Turkey in the Post-Cold War Era
Veysel AYHAN Growing dependency of the EU to external sources in oil and natural gas consumption, perceives as a security problem within the Union. Currently, about 80 percent of oil, consumed within the EU is exported. Beside, dependency of the EU to the natural gas resources exceeds 55 percent. … [Read more...]
On the Energy Crisis in Eastern Mediterranean within the Context of Strategy, Taken Steps and Do’s
Ulvi KESER Cyprus has been the center of interest during almost all historical periods and it has aroused attention in the public opinion. The main component that has made the island an arresting constituent can be referred as its strategic location in the middle of the Asia, Europe and Africa. … [Read more...]
Iraq – The Resilient Power. From Critical Infrastructure Protection to Business Continuity and Quality of Life
Liviu MUREŞAN, Adrian GHEORGHE, Alexandru GEORGESCU With its tremendous endowment with natural resources as development capital, Iraq seeks to move beyond simply extracting and exporting its subterranean wealth. Iraq must develop its considerable human potential and create an advanced economy that … [Read more...]
The “Arab Revolts”: Regional Repercussions and World Politics
Tiberio GRAZIANI The turmoil started in North Africa in December 2010, and then last year extended to much of the Arab world and culminated in the military aggression against Libya, going beyond the regional context and becoming part of the U.S. strategy directed at military, economic and political … [Read more...]
Iraqi E-Governance and National Strategy Action Plan
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY E-governance plan is a very important initiative of the Iraqi government, which is seeking to implement e-governance in the country. The Iraqi government - in partnership with the United Nations (UNDP) had a high-level meeting on e-governance in Amman on 13-17 November / … [Read more...]
The National Reconciliation and Dialogue Project
In order to confirm the coherence between the Iraqi people, establishing the basis of national unity among their different components, to treat the remains of terrorism and administrative corruption, spreading the spirit of the loyal nationality to Iraq in order to build wide national front to … [Read more...]
Iranul şi dosarul nuclear
Ştefan GEORGESCU Criza iraniană se pare că a intrat în faza cea mai periculoasă. În acest punct arme ADM și în arme nucleare speciale joacă un rol foarte important. În această situație, dezbaterea cu privire la sensul și importanța mediului internațional de securitate se concentrează asupra … [Read more...]