We see how in modern times almost every fanatic with a turban on his head and a Kalashnikov in his hand declares an armed jihad. We have so many armed jihads nowadays that it would be difficult to even count them. Successive waves of such people and groups have led to a situation in which […]
During his lifetime, the Prophet Muhammad left a number of basic ideas regarding the concept of “jihad”, although he never quite detailed the subject as much as some Muslim scholars and jurists have done after his death. Thus, in the terms of the Prophet Muhammad there were only two types of jihad: The Major […]
We see waves of radical Islamic groups, from Al-Qaeda to Islamic State (ISIS), invoking the name of Allah and the Prophet Muhammad to justify their actions. We see Saudi Arabia punishing acts of freedom of speech with life imprisonment or even with capital punishment and we see the Saudis still forcing their women to wear […]
As a young Romanian child raised and educated between the end of the 90’s and the start of the new millennium, my parents and my school teachers were always telling me and my colleagues that the reunification of Romania and Bessarabia (Republic of Moldova’s original name) is just a question of time and patience. But […]
In recent months a great deal of debate has taken place about the way in which oil exporting economies have been affected by the price drop of the barrel of oil. Few details appeared, however, about the actual effects on the incomes of the states whose budgets depend largely on oil exports. In order to […]
Today in Latin America coexist three different approaches about regional integration. Geographically, two of them divide the map in half. The meridian 70 ° west longitude is the imaginary line that separates the two views. We are talking about the Mercosur and the Pacific Alliance (PA) located to the east and west of the meridian […]
At the beginning of the year, there are always plenty of new essays portraying the international scenario of the new year. This fact is very optimistic if it is considered that new previsions are taken into account about the possible course of the world. An adequate international approach implies the elaboration of hypothesis or precise […]
This interview was published on Equilibrium Global (Argentina) in Spanish. Here you can read it in English. Equilibrium Global: The recent elections have a high component of surprise. For the second round of elections, Prime Minister Victor Ponta was the leading candidate to win, but in the end the mayor of Sibiu, Klaus Iohannis, won and he […]
By Marcela GANEA, local agent of the NMC (UAE) in Bucharest During an interview given for international journalists on 25th November 2014 in St Regis Hotel in Abu Dhabi, on the occasion of the 43th anniversary of the United Arab Emirates, Dr Anwar Gargash, secretary of State in the Emirati Ministry of Foreign Affairs expressed […]
Following a long historical experience, beginning with the Persian Empire, the Roman Empire and ending with the British and American Empire, the requirements for becoming a global superpower have gradually become entrenched in the minds of the ruling elites, including in that of China’s. Economic capabilities, political conditions and military strength have their importance of […]
