col. Georgyi OLKHOVSKYI Relaţiile dintre Ucraina şi Rusia au o istorie lungă şi controversată, care durează de sute de ani. Conţinutul său principal este dorinţa Moscovei şi a succesorilor săi - Imperiul Rus, Uniunea Sovietică şi Federaţia Rusă - de a preveni formarea unui stat independent al … [Read more...]
AMENINŢĂRI HIBRIDE – o analiză comparativă între Ucraina şi Republica Moldova –
Prof. univ. dr. Cristian BARNA* Drd. Dragoş-Mircea PĂUN* Abstract: Hybrid aggression has become one of the main challenges of the beginning of The Third Millennium. With the emergence of the crisis in Ukraine, it is increasingly evident that inter-state disputes are taking place on several levels, … [Read more...]
IRAN, TURKEY AND RUSSIA: OLD AND NEW STRATEGY IN THE MIDDLE EASTERN REGION
Laura Rachele GALEOTTI, PhD* Abstract. This paper studies the alignment between Iran, Turkey and the Russian Federation by specifically investigating whether they share common regional and global interests as well as assume common positions on a number of geopolitical issues. The article aims to … [Read more...]
RUSSIA AND THE HORN OF AFRICA: A QUIET RETURN?
Jad El KHANNOUSSI, PhD* Abstract. In the last decade, Africa in general and its eastern part (the African Horn) in particular, witnessed an intense Russian diplomatic activity. The latter began with a series of visits in due course by Vladimir Putin, as well as Dmitri Medvedev. A few visits that … [Read more...]
RELAŢIILE RUSIA – CHINA
Dr. Vasile NAZARE* Abstract. After the dissolution of USSR in 1991, the relations between The Russian Federation and The People’s Republic of China have headed towards a convergence of political positions and actions. By putting the past aside - the ideological differences between their communist … [Read more...]
SOUTH AFRICA’S INTEREST IN IRAN OVER THE YEARS AND NEW OPPORTUNITIES AFTER THE LIFTING OF THE SANCTIONS
Laura Rachele GALEOTTI, PhD Abstract. The relationship between Iran and South Africa rooted in the past. In 1941, the exile of Iran’s Shah in South Africa put Pretoria on the road of Iran’s interest, and in the 70s military and economic interests became stronger and stronger. At the same time, the … [Read more...]
SUDANUL DE SUD ÎNTRE AUTODETERMINARE ŞI DEPENDENŢĂ FUNCŢIONALĂ
Dr. Vasile NAZARE Abstract. The largest country in Africa, with an area of over 2 million km2, has been and it still is haunted by internal conflicts, for a period of more then five decades (1955-2016). No matter we are referring to the justified war of secession and independence (1955-1972), … [Read more...]
GEOPOLITIQUE DES FRONTIERES ALGERO-MAROCAINES
docteur Mohamed TROUDI «A phase bourgeoise dans l'histoire des pays sous développés est une phase inutile. Quand cette caste sera anéantie, dévorée par ses propres contradictions, on s'apercevra qu'il ne s'est rien passé depuis l'indépendance, qu'il faut tout reprendre, qu'il faut repartir à … [Read more...]
FAILURE OF “THE MODEL INTERVENTION”: THE UN, NATO AND THE DEMISE OF LIBYA
Joseph E. FALLON Protests starting in Benghazi in the east soon spread across the country.4 But within a month, Col. Muammar el-Qaddafi’s forces had defeated rebels in the west.5 By March 19, 2011, they were poised for military victory over rebels in the east.6 On that day, NATO, acting on UN … [Read more...]
FORMS AND METHODS OF RUSSIAN HYBRID WARFARE AGAINST UKRAINE
FORMS AND METHODS OF RUSSIAN HYBRID WARFARE AGAINST UKRAINE1 Vitaliy YURCHUK, PhD Annexation of the Autonomous Republic of Crimea by the Russian Federation in 2014 and its further aggression in Eastern Ukraine demonstrated the ability of Moscow to effectively use modern instruments of hybrid … [Read more...]