Marian ZIDARU, Ştefan GEORGESCU Revenirea lui Viktor Ianukovici un politician considerat de mulţi terminat după 2005, s-a datorat ineficienţei politicilor guvernamentale ale regimului Iuşcenko, luptei dintre adepţii preşedintelui Iuşcenko şi cei ai premierului Iulia Timoşcenko, crizei politice … [Read more...]
Ukraine, Europe and Russia
Dan BĂRBUŢ Ukraine is on the edge again today, trying to find space. It is on the edge of Russia and on the edge of Europe, its old position. What makes this position unique is that Ukraine is independent and has been so for 18 years. This is the longest period of Ukrainian independence in … [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...]
Rolul Ucrainei în cadrul strategiei de securitate a Federaţiei Ruse în primul deceniu al secolului XXI
Ionuţ Constantin Relația istorică, politică și economică între Ucraina și Federația Rusă este o realitate, iar acest lucru este foarte important pentru evoluția spațiului ex-sovietic. De la dizolvarea Uniunii Sovietice, Ucraina a fost unul dintre cei mai fideli aliați ai Kremlinului. În 2004, … [Read more...]
Ukraine – a Pawn on the European Map
Alexandru Mihai GHIGIU, Sorin TUDOSE Analyzing the east-European area after the collapse of the Soviet empire we must retain the appearance of a state which by its size, population and geopolitical position, can be considered a regional actor, whose policy should be carefully observed. That state … [Read more...]
Romania, Russia and Ukraine…
Nicholas DIMA Part of this essay represents fragments from the new book “Culture, Religion and Geopolitics” currently in print in Bloomington, Indiana, USA. However, for this article, a few new comments and some recent data have been added. In the conclusion of the essay, the author reiterated the … [Read more...]
Ukraine Next Stop: Europe or Russia?
Sebastiano MUSSI Ukraine has been independent since the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991, and it borders with Russia and with four EU countries. In the past five years, the major players in Ukrainian political life have remained the same, but the centers of power have changed in the meanwhile, … [Read more...]
Modificări în politica de securitate a Ucrainei după venirea la putere a lui Viktor Ianukovici
Marian ZIDARU, Ştefan GEORGESCU Revenirea lui Viktor Ianukovici un politician considerat de mulţi terminat după 2005, s-a datorat ineficienţei politicilor guvernamentale ale regimului Iuşcenko, luptei dintre adepţii preşedintelui Iuşcenko şi cei ai premierului Iulia Timoşcenko, crizei politice … [Read more...]
The US Policy in the South Caucasus: from “Soft Power” to “Smart Power” via “Hard Power”. The Role of Azerbaijan in the US South Caucasus Strategy
Zaur SHIRIYEV, Inessa BABAN The first objective of article is to analyze the evolution of US foreign policy in the South Caucasus by means of three concepts, “soft power”, “hard power” and “smart power” which have been developed under the Bill Clinton, George W.Bush and respectively, Barack Obama … [Read more...]
Geopolitica viitorului – Un punct de vedere
Alex BERCA “Distincţia dintre trecut, prezent şi viitor este doar o iluzie, oricât ar fi de persistentă” (Albert Einstein, 1955) Autorul prezintă succint unele aspecte foarte controversate în ceea ce privește situaţia curentă și viitorul omenirii din diferite puncte de vedere.Chestiunea … [Read more...]