Dan Marcel BĂRBUŢ Specialiștii pot atrage atenția asupra tendințelor care influențează șansele de a obține un consens cu privire la energie. Aceiași experți avertizează că, dacă nu aveți o orientare cuprinzătoare și nu se va dezvolta și implementa cu promptitudine un fel de plan Marshall privind … [Read more...]
Problems of Energy Security of Ukraine and the EU. Risks and Possible Solutions
Andrey VOLOSHIN Energy is one of the most important and integral components of Ukraine’s economy. At the same time, energy security is one of the weakest links in the country’s national security strategy. In this regard, the present-day Ukraine the most important problem is the implementation of … [Read more...]
Integrarea euro-atlantică a spaţiului dunărean
Nicolae NIŢU Integrarea europeană, normal, presupune aria geografică a continentului. În acest moment, Rusia considerându-se dintre țările dunărene nu este pregătită să facă pași semnificativi înainte. Ucraina are intenția de a se alătura Organizației Tratatului Atlanticului de Nord și să devină … [Read more...]
The German Interests in the Danube and the Black Sea Region – Past Inheritances and Present Developments
Daniela MARINACHE The German interests in the Danube and the Black Sea reside in past historical contexts translated or not in present policies as well as in a new geopolitical order directed by economical interests, energy strategies and the continuity or change in the international system of … [Read more...]
Uniunea Europeana şi armonizarea interselor în zona pontică
Octavian Alexandru PARASCHIVESCU This articol analizează balanța puterii în regiunea Mării Negre, dar, de asemenea, strategia creată de către UE pentru a aborda principalele probleme și de a găsi un numitor comun. Unul dintre aspectele cheie ale geopoliticii este abilitatea de a pune în balanță … [Read more...]
Is Europe Imploding?
Immanuel WALLERSTEIN http://iwallerstein.com/is-europe-imploding/ Commentary No. 280, May 1, 2010 Europe has had its nay-sayers since it started on the long road to unification. There were many who believed it impossible. And there were many who thought it undesirable. Still one has to say that, … [Read more...]
Rethinking and Reshaping Ukraine’s Positioning in the Spheres of Influence, Domination, and Integration: Geopolitics, Geoeconomy and Geomilitary
Isa MULAJ As the 20th anniversary of the fall of communism and disintegration of the former Union of Soviet Socialist Republic (USSR) is approaching, Ukraine’s position from some perspectives can still be considered as unsettled or being shaped. After two decades of independence as a non-aligned … [Read more...]
European Union: Western Empire or Russian Periphery?
Mădălina Virginia ANTONESCU This article is proposing to explore briefly the dichotomist, even paradoxical condition of EU, an original entity which can be regarded at the same time, as a postmodern form of empire, with two strategic directions of expansion (towards Balkans and towards Central Asia … [Read more...]
The Economic Crisis of the Western System – a Geopolitical Approach
Tiberio GRAZIANI Concerning the ongoing crisis several analyses have been performed, generally from an economic point of view. In this context, several studies have been produced with the purpose of analysing the impact of the crisis on global economy and on worldwide industrial systems. The … [Read more...]
Sistemul geopolitic EUROMED
Vasile SIMILEANU Parteneriatul EUROMED a fost conceput cu scopul unei stabilizări regionale a statelor din bazinul mediteranean. Declaraţia de la Barcelona, care reprezintă actul său de naştere, a fost adoptată în urma Conferinţei miniştrilor de externe ai UE şi din ţările mediteraneene ţinută la … [Read more...]