Audrey AZOULAY We stand at the dawn of a new era. The technological revolution is tran-sforming our lives at breakneck speed, dramatically altering the ways in which we work, learn and even live together. Alongside the increasingly sophisticated use of big data, artificial intelligence (AI) is … [Read more...]
ROLUL SOCIAL MEDIA ÎN EVOLUŢIA ŞI COMBATEREA TRAFICULUI DE PERSOANE ÎN ROMÂNIA
Nicolae PETRESCU Abstract. Human trafficking is a very serious problem for Romania because our country ranks first in Europe as the country with the most victims among its citizens. Virtual space can be extremely dangerous, especially for minors, as there are many cases when people who were … [Read more...]
CRIMINALITATE ŞI TEHNOLOGIE
Bianca Laura STAN1 I. PLATFORME DE COMUNICARE SECURIZATE Infractorii au adoptat întotdeauna relativ rapid o nouă tehnologie. De la bootleggeri care au asamblat flote de vehicule cu motor în anii 1930 pentru transportul de alcool ilegal la traficanţii de droguri care exploatau avioane comerciale … [Read more...]
RECENT DEVELOPMENTS IN UK DEFENCE AND SECURITY POLICY, BREXIT AND ITS IMPLICATIONS, SEEN THROUGH UK EYES
John HOWE It is part of the British tradition that there are Defence Reviews from time to time. Recently these have been laid down by law as required every five years. They are needed not only because of changes in the defence and security environment, including the threat, but also because of … [Read more...]
THE FRENCH EXCEPTION: MYTH OR REALITY?
Olivier DUPUIS After the joint statement in March 2021 by Pedro Sanchez and Mark Rutte, the Spanish and Dutch prime ministers, it is now the turn of Heiko Maas, the German foreign minister, to speak out in favour of abolishing the unanimity rule in foreign policy. There has been no shortage of … [Read more...]
THE PROBLEMS AND PROSPECTS OF THE FOREIGN AND LOCAL MILITANTS IN AFGHANISTAN
Oybek MAKHMUDOV The last decade in Afghanistan became of geopolitical interest of various external actors: Anglo-Americans, EU, Russian, Chinese, Indian, Iranian, Pakistan, Saudi Arabian, Turkey. External actors try to revive influences for protecting their strategic south frontlines in region … [Read more...]
Russia and the Russian occupation authorities are going to hold elections to the State Duma of Russia on September 19, 2021 in the territory of the temporarily occupied Crimea, Sevastopol city of Ukraine, as well as involving residents of the temporarily occupied areas of Donetsk and Luhansk regions of Ukraine with Russian passports.
Gyorgy Olkhathiuk Russia and the Russian occupation authorities are going to hold elections to the State Duma of Russia on September 19, 2021 in the territory of the temporarily occupied Crimea, Sevastopol city of Ukraine, as well as involving residents of the temporarily occupied areas of Donetsk … [Read more...]
IRAQI NATIONAL SECURITY BETWEEN THE WASHINGTON – TEHRAN CONFLICT!
Mohammed AL-NASSERY The scene of the use of Iraqi lands for the conflict between Washington and Tehran is being repeated at a time when the Iraqi state is still suffering from political instability due to political differences between the ruling parties, which is often the reason for the loyalties … [Read more...]
CHALLENGES IN THE SAHEL: OPPORTUNITIES FOR EUROPE
Luis Valerdel PORTILLO, MBA* The Sahel (in Arabic literally means “shore, coast”) the semi-arid African region that encompasses the southern transitional strip - between the Sahara and the arable areas - runs from the western coasts in Mauritania to the coasts of the Red Sea in Sudan. It is dotted … [Read more...]
SAHEL LIMITED SOVEREIGNTY: THE AMBIGUOUS GAME OF (DE)STABILISATION
Glauco D’AGOSTINO* Abstract. The ruling counter-terrorist strategy in West Africa and Sahel focuses on military force, but it aggravates regional insecurity and proves the limits of its short-term vision. All recent elections in the area have allowed hopeful assessments about democratic … [Read more...]