Tuesday, 19 March 2013 Who Will Pay for Cyprus? Alphen, Netherlands. 19 March. In “1984” George Orwell wrote, “Doublethink means the power of holding two contradictory beliefs in one’s mind, simultaneously, and accepting both of them”. I was reminded of doublethink (to that add double-speak) … [Read more...]
Pre-Accession Assistance Programs as an Important Instrument of EU Policy Aimed at Achieving Development – Case of Bosnia and Herzegovina –
Manja DJURIC DZAKIC European pre-accession assistance instruments supporting Bosnia and Herzegovina acted to strengthen the process of reconciliation and cooperation through non-renewal of regional cooperation on the basis of financial and other support. It turned out, however, that the EU measures … [Read more...]
What has Brussels Ever Done for Us?
Monday, 18 February 2013 http://lindleyfrench.blogspot.ro/2013/02/what-has-brussels-ever-done-for-us.html Julian Lindley-French is an internationally-recognised strategic analyst, advisor and author. Formerly Eisenhower Professor of Defence Strategy at the Netherlands Defence Academy, and … [Read more...]
Trupa de saltimbanci şi sperietoarea pentru lăstuni
Maria Diana POPESCU Morişca lumii nu se opreşte, ziarele scriu, hoţii îi învaţă pe morari să macine cu autoritatea celor care împart făina, eu pornesc din nou prin mulţime, e impresionantă viaţa în mijlocul inamicilor. Sub lupa practicienilor chitiţi pe comersanţii de piei, la fel ca privirea unei … [Read more...]
România şi Schengen
George CIAMBA Dezbaterea la nivel naţional privind aderarea României la Spaţiul Schengen a suscitat, în mod firesc, numeroase dezbateri legate atât de procesul în sine, cât şi de mizele şi de perspectivele României. Articolul de faţă îşi propune să prezinte, succint, elementele principale legate de … [Read more...]
European Union’s Energy Policy and Turkey in the Post-Cold War Era
Veysel AYHAN Growing dependency of the EU to external sources in oil and natural gas consumption, perceives as a security problem within the Union. Currently, about 80 percent of oil, consumed within the EU is exported. Beside, dependency of the EU to the natural gas resources exceeds 55 percent. … [Read more...]
On the Energy Crisis in Eastern Mediterranean within the Context of Strategy, Taken Steps and Do’s
Ulvi KESER Cyprus has been the center of interest during almost all historical periods and it has aroused attention in the public opinion. The main component that has made the island an arresting constituent can be referred as its strategic location in the middle of the Asia, Europe and Africa. … [Read more...]
Lithuania plans to continue and even intensify its relations with the neighboring countries with the aim to contribute to creation of a stability and prosperity area in the Baltic Sea region and Central Europe
Interview of H.E. Mr. Vladimir JARMOLENKO, Ambassador of the Republic of Lithuania to Romania Your Excellency, Twenty years ago Soviet Union collapsed and the landscape of Eastern and Central Europe dramatically changed. How is now the Lithuanian public opinion regarding this recent past also in … [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...]
The Risk of Terrorism Proliferation in the Black Sea Region
Cristian BARNA Riscul de apariție a proliferării terorismului în regiunea Mării Negre Întrucât Marea Neagră marchează frontiera Europei, securitatea acestui continent nu poate fi realizată atât timp cât regiunea Mării Negre rămâne instabilă. Provocările la adresa securităţii acestei regiuni, la … [Read more...]