Prof. dr. Ioana RIEBER Abstract. Africa remains a continent dominated by poverty and violence. Most conflicts are civil wars caused by precarious economic situations, corruption, territorial disputes among peoples of different ethnicities, bad governance etc. Many specialists consider that the … [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...]
Geopolitics and Energy Strategies of the South Caucasus – Azerbaijan in Spotlight – March 17, 2014
A conference entitled “Geopolitics and energy strategies of the South Caucasus - Azerbaijan in spotlight” has been held in Bucharest with the support of the Heydar Aliyev Foundation. The event was attended by Azerbaijani MPs, Romanian intellectuals, writers, political analysts, heads of … [Read more...]
Energy Resources at the Eastern Mediterranean Basin: a Solution for the EU’s Debt Crisis or a Point of Friction?
Dimitrios DALAKLIS The so-called “classical geopolitical theories” are still valid as explanatory tools of the Mediterranean's eastern basin role in the wider context of international relations; they can also provide the necessary framework for examining the turbulent events which take place in the … [Read more...]
Interests of European Union in the Caucasus
Khatire HACIYEVA EU has special interests in mineral and particular energy resources of the region, as well as transit opportunities due to access of the region to Asia and the Pacific. So, stabilization of the region has special importance both in respect of stabile export and transit of energy … [Read more...]