Aluf Benn One bright day in April 1956, Moshe Dayan, the one-eyed chief of staff of the Israel Defense Forces (IDF), drove south to Nahal Oz, a recently established kibbutz near the border of the Gaza Strip. Dayan came to attend the funeral of 21-year-old Roi Rotberg, who had been murdered the … [Read more...]

general de brigadă (r) Vitalie MARINUŢA Abstract. Since Russian Federation invaded Ukraine on 24 February 2022, Republic of Moldova has initiated a process of development of a new National Security Strategy, revision of other strategic documents and reform of the Armed Forces. To be successful, … [Read more...]

Octavian SERGENTU, PhD Abstract. We set out to analyze the current geopolitical situation related to the Republic of Moldova in the context of the Russian military invasion in Ukraine, the destabilization of the maritime borders in Pontus Euxinus area and the repeated threats to the free world. … [Read more...]

Dan-Mădălin REVNIC, PhD Abstract. Politica de influenţă a Federaţiei Ruse în spaţiul euroatlantic se desfăşoară de mai mulţi ani, reuşind să cultive legături strânse cu personalităţi ale formaţiunilor politice importante, atât în SUA, cât şi în UE. Pe de altă parte, propaganda rusă alimentează … [Read more...]

prof. univ. dr. Nicolas DIMA Abstract. Intermarium (Latin for In between Seas) is a well-researched and well-written book; a balanced combination of theoretical insights with good narratives; an objective study of an area full of subjectivities; and, a thorough summary of important historical … [Read more...]

James Jay Carafano President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan is facing his toughest challenge yet in his race against Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu. Kılıçdaroğlu’s Republican People's Party (CHP) is a former civil servant from the “Kemalist” Social Democratic CHP. He’s currently just ahead of Erdoğan in polls for the … [Read more...]

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...]

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...]

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...]

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...]