Sohrab ASGARI End of the cold war was an important turn point to world’s old order. Main changes happened after the cold war. The bipolar order had overshadowed political structure of the world and also had divided it into two main parts. Two big political clubs (West and East) struggled to expand … [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...]
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...]
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...]
America’s Foreign Policy under President Obama: Perceptions, Realities, Expectations
Nicholas DIMA The basic theme of this essay is that the new American President Barak Obama, together with his administration and the Congress which is dominated by members of the Democrat Party, could change the course of the domestic policy of the United States. However, from a Foreign Policy … [Read more...]
Russia and Africa
Vagif GUSEYNOV Recent, s-a produs o creştere bruscă de interes față de Africa din partea atât a statelor de top ale lumii moderne, cât şi a celor mai mari puteri din Asia care se străduiesc să fie în rândul lor. Mai multă atenție pentru continentul negru a fost cauzată de motive politice și … [Read more...]
Russian and American Conflicting Policies in Central Asia
Slobodan JANKOVIC The following text describes the Russia’s and USA conflicting policies in the Central Asia. This region is valued of strategic interest not only for Moscow’s interests, but also for the Washington power projection. Constant Russian economic and political recovery after 1998 and … [Read more...]
Russia Constructs The Military Strike Groupment in the Central Asia
Vladimir Vasilievici KARYAKIN In conditions of NATO expansion in the sphere of Russian interests, aggravation of geopolitical concurrence for access to Central Asian energy resources and world instability caused by the global economic recession the Russian administration is focusing efforts on … [Read more...]