Proceedings of the conference “NATO AND THE ESDP: DEVELOPMENTS AFTER THE BUCHAREST SUMMIT” Bucharest, Intercontinental Hotel, 24 October 2008
THE DEFENSE AND SECURITY OF EUROPE: NATO AND ESDP Proceedings of the conference “NATO AND THE ESDP:DEVELOPMENTS AFTER THE BUCHAREST SUMMIT” Bucharest, Intercontinental Hotel, 24 October 2008
MoreDeveloping and strengthening a joint approach Romania-Ukraine-Republic of Moldova on the policies promoted by the Russian Federation.
The general objective of the present project is to identify domains and ways of cooperation between Romania, Republic of Moldova and Ukraine for developing and strengthening a joint approach on the policies promoted by the Russian Federation. The events of August 2008 in Georgia have given rise to a series of questions and concerns regarding Russia’s behavior towards different countries in Europe. These concerns include Romania, Moldova and Ukraine, since Russia is heavily involved in the issue of Transnistrian region, which is located between Ukraine and the rest of the territory of Moldova, and in the immediate vicinity of Romania, a member of EU and NATO.
MoreThis project aims to investigate, evaluate and compare the existing energy security strategies and equivalent documents at the level of the countries situated in the Wider Black Sea Area
march, 2009
The problem of energy security is in the forefront of the research and concerns of the states in the region and the approaches are debated inside the European Union and NATO. Two schools of addressing energy security are the basic ones, with nuances: one is referring to the alternative sources and alternative routes, of delivering the supplies of oil and gas, meaning the network of pipelines in the region, alternative projects and support for those projects. In this field the dynamic is high and recent developments in Turkey, in the relations with Azerbaijan and in the pressures made towards the EU are making the situation very uncertain in the long run. On the other hand, the second approach is considering the interdependence of the suppliers and consumers in both the upstream – with participations in the production of the consumers – and in the downstream with equal participations in the distribution of the suppliers.
MoreThe russian-georgian war: impact on the change of the international relations
October 8, 2009
The Russian-Georgian war in August 2008 has raised numerous questions about the future of the Wider Black Sea Region, and even the new changes that such a move is showing in the International Relations architecture: are we moving back to spheres of influence, exclusive intervention areas, at least for Russia, do we have a new Russia aiming and capable of becoming a global power again, what is the space of the global balance and of the relations EU/Russia, what is the perception of the countries in the region linked to their future and to the relations with Russia. In this respect we already drafted an assessment of the decision making in crisis during the Russian-Georgian war after study tours in Georgia, Ukraine, Republic of Moldova, working with experts in the region. Now our aim in to see what happen after one year of Obama administration, what is the situation two years after in a final conference that also will point out Romania’s perception on the war and on the processes that developed afterwards.
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