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...]
Greece and the European Union what’s next for the Troubled Greek Economy?
This Mediterranean country dumped its own currency, the drachma, in 2001 in favor of the European Union's new single currency, the euro. As a result, it gained unprecedented footing in financial markets. With Greek debt backed by the rock-solid euro, the leadership in Athens raised billions from … [Read more...]
European Union`S Alternatives to Russian Gas
Ukrainian crisis has reopened discussions about energy security and European Union is desperately seeking for alternatives to Russian gas. The energy crises of 2006 and 2009 came back into Europeans attention and such a scenario can not be experienced again in 2014. Consequential, EU leadership … [Read more...]
Scoţia: un nou stat independent?
2014 will be an important year in the history of Great Britain. A referendum on the independence of Scotland, once considered a nationalist dream, is now a certainty. If the people of Scotland vote yes, the implication will vibrate through Britain and beyond. The union between Britain and Scotland … [Read more...]
Uniunea Europeană şi dreptul internaţional umanitar
Codiță DUMITRU An important place in contemporary international society efforts to avoid war, are those made in the field of international humanitarian law, to prevent and manage conflict situations specialist. The request to illustrate relationships between international humanitarian law and … [Read more...]
European Union – Governance by Exception – The British Case –
The article shows how the British ‘opting out position’ in the European Union has developed during time, ever since the country’s accession and how it influenced the its role in the EU decision making process. The present critical situation showing Britain’s discontent towards EU’s measures for a … [Read more...]
Puterea sau puterile navale ale Uniunii Europene?
Romulus HÂLDAN Situaţia curentă în Europa face greu de răspuns la întrebarea din titlu şi pot fi o multitudine de opinii. Faptul este că Uniunea Europeană are un număr de puteri navale; unele fiind puteri majore, dar niciuna nu este o mare putere navală. Coagularea acestor puteri navale în una, … [Read more...]
Funcţia strategică a Uniunii Trans-Atlantice
Sergiu TĂMAŞ Facing the development of the emerging powers and especially China’s and India's economic expansion, the United States of America start a "re-calibration" process of their international politics, on the path of an important change in their geopolitic strategy deployment. This … [Read more...]
Foundations of Crisis Management within the European Union
Jarosław GRYZ Article aims at presenting the foundations of decision making in the field of crisis management in the European Union. Its purpose is to describe the character of activities in the field of crisis management within the EU from the perspective of the political decision-making. This … [Read more...]
European Union in the 21st Century: Laws Build the State?
Marius VĂCĂRELU Last crisis - Cyprus and the methods use to solve this problem - describe that the economy remain stronger than integrationist interests. In this brutal paradigm, law remains the only one pillar for European Union's existence. In this case, rule of law will be the only one supreme … [Read more...]