ROMANIA’S MAIN HARD AND SOFT SECURITY CHALLENGES IN 2018: PRESENT AND FUTURE APPROACHES TOWARDS THE DESIRED STABILITY AND PROSPERITY
ROMANIA’S MAIN HARD AND SOFT SECURITY CHALLENGES IN 2018: PRESENT AND FUTURE APPROACHES TOWARDS THE DESIRED STABILITY AND PROSPERITY

Summary/Abstract: 2018 is to be seen as a difficult year for the European Union in both terms of unity and common trust facing security challenges that could undermine its stability and prosperity. The environment and the geopolitical contexts seem to be a constant challenge for the states that require adaptability in order to maintain peace and calm in the region, for themselves and the surrounding neighbours. Both hard and soft security challenges require diplomacy, fast action, financial and human resources, strong regional and international partnerships, confidence and mutual trust to deal with.Cyber-security, terrorism, organised crime, illegal migration, are just the tip of the “security iceberg”Romania has to manage. The aim of the paper is to provide a diagnosis at the beginning of 2018 regional security context Romania is part of. Also, through the SWOT analyses, the article offers the most probable solutions Romania will have to follow in order to solve the main security issues identified as priorities for the near future. Finally, the main trends for the future of the European Union and NATO are not to be neglected in the provided analysis.

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