„Russia is neither East nor West, but something in between, independent and diverse” (Aleksander Dughin, „Fundamentals of geopolitics. Russia’s Geopolitical Future, Volume I”) Vladimir Putin’s third term at the Kremlin brings Russia’s new geopolitical project, stated in his article, „Россия и меняющийся мир” („Russia and the changing world”). Moscow’s foreign policy depends largely on geopolitics […]
This article was translated by Robert Chirita from Geopolitics.ro (Romanian) The United States of America has a new President in the person of former American President and the first African-American President in the history of the republic, Barack H. Obama II. The elections have shown, in a surprising way for some, the fact that despite […]
The article will analyze America’s current National Security Strategy (NSS 2010) from the point of view of neorealism, seeking to show the way in which the document confirms neorealism’s theoretical expectations. This attempt may seem problematic considering the apparent incompatibility between the centrality of systemic analysis in neorealism and the fact that the article will […]
This article was translated by Robert Chirita from Geopolitics.ro In Hebrew the word “leviathan” means “the one who gathers himself” or “the one who is taken out.” There is a lot of confusion when it comes to the word’s translation in Biblical context. At any rate, it seems to refer to a huge animal that […]
Hypothesis: Due to the fact that Washington considers Iran to be nuclear armed, what gravity might have the US’ word in the region after it has been wrong in the case of Iraq? Iran-perceived as a powermaximizer from the realist point of view In the subsequent section would be outlined the reasons for perceiving Iran as […]
Belgium is one of the most developed western European countries, which has played and still plays an important role in the evolution of the European Union. It was one of the founding members of the EU and its capital, Brussels, hosts the headquarters of EU and NATO institutions. It may seem curious that in this very […]
Translated by Ana Maria Miu Mackinder: „Whoever rules Eastern Europe shall rule the Heartland. Whoever rules the Hartland shall rule the Island of the World, and whoever rules the Island of the World shall rule the entire World. The deal between Romania and the US announced on the 3rd of May, 2011, and especially the agreement […]
Translated by Ana Maria Miu Lately the world has been in an extreme state of tension caused by an old concern: the development of nuclearprograms by so called “dangerous states”. After the United States used this phrase in 2003 as an argument to invade Iraq and establish a democracy in this country, it was Iran’s turn to make the American’s list. […]
Gabriela Ioniţă, editor of the magazine „Cadran Politic” and specialist in studies about the Russian Federation and the Commonwealth of Independent States had the kindness to take part in this interview about the internal and external politics of Russia. The second part of the interview argues about the dynamics of the internal politics of Russia […]
The revolution in Libya is one of the most violent events in the entire Arab world so far. It has become a civil war with an important stake … oil. So far, Libya is just another state that has been struck by the powerful movements in the Islamic region. There are more than three weeks […]