Octavian SERGENTU An evaluation of the concepts of Intelligence and national security was the impetus of this article. We intend to evaluate analytical and historical force of the main institutions of the security of the Russian Federation. In the present research, national security is considered … [Read more...]
The Danish Cartoons Controversy and Free Speech
Daniel COPOŞESCU The publication of 12 caricatures depicting the prophet Muhammad by a Danish newspaper in 2005 caused a massive controversy, spanning more than 3 years, which included diplomatic crises, widespread protests that on occasion resulted in violence, death threats and, not least of all, … [Read more...]
Globalizare şi responsabilitate „Je ne suis pas Charlie!”
Dumitru BORŢUN Termenul de globalizare a început să fie folosit prin anii ’60 ai secolului trecut, când filosoful canadian Marshall McLuhan a vorbit pentru prima dată despre „satul global”, care s-ar fi născut în urma apariţiei şi generalizării televiziunii. El a fost preluat imediat de strategii … [Read more...]
Armenia between Eurasian and European Union
Since 2012 the post soviet space geopolitics is mainly focused on the development of the two competing integration projects; Eurasian Economic Union (EEC) launched by Russia and EU Eastern Partnership (EP) program started in 2009 in Prague with offering of Association Agreements (AA) between EU and … [Read more...]
History, Economy and Class: Marxist to Subaltern In India – a Reappraisal-
The purview of this paper is the linguist shift of a (Leftist) Marxist to a (Left of Center) Subaltern paradigm by historians who were and are examining the development of the latter period of the British Indian Colonial State, and the beginning of the nation-States that emerged from the former … [Read more...]
The Role of North Caucasus Diaspora Groups in Turkey-Russia Relations
Chechen, Abkhazian, and Circassian peoples, including those who had to immigrate to the Ottoman Empire, still remember the difficult and painful times faced in the Northern Caucasus under Czarist Russian rule. In particular, those communities that immigrated to Ottoman lands have impacted … [Read more...]
Coreea de Sud pe Noul Drum al Mătăsii
Coreea de Sud este un stat unitar, naţional, democratic, o republică prezidenţială, cu diviziunea puterilor în stat, stabil. Aceste caracteristici, precum şi mărimea sa, succesul economic şi lipsa pretenţiilor imperiale de-a lungul istoriei, fac ca statul sud-coreean să poată servi de model pentru … [Read more...]
Energy Interests of Italy in the Caspian Region: Azerbaijan’s and Kazakhstan’s Vectors
The Caspian region is rich with large oil & gas deposits what makes it an attractive aspect of foreign interests and investments. Geopolitical component of the region attaches particular importance to the global chess game, primarily due to the proximity of the region to the world power centers. … [Read more...]
Dosarul iranian nuclear: succes al diplomaţiei coercitive
The Iranian nuclear file is one of the largest international security concerns. In this sense, coercive diplomacy was a solution that some of the states of the Middle East region, including Israel and Saudi Arabia, have been using at the expense of military interventions. However, the Geneva … [Read more...]
La inserción internacional Argentina bajo las gestiones de Néstor Kirchner y Cristina Fernández de Kirchner
María Elisa GENTILE The Argentina internacional insertion under the government of Néstor Kirchner and Cristina Fernández de Kichner (2003-2013). This paper firstly analyzed what were the priorities and strategies to restore international trust and consideration after isolation caused by successive … [Read more...]