SECURITY AND THE FIGHT AGAINST TERRORISM AS KEYS TO REGIONAL STABILITY: ROMANIAN LESSONS
SECURITY AND THE FIGHT AGAINST TERRORISM AS KEYS TO REGIONAL STABILITY: ROMANIAN LESSONS

Summary/Abstract: The paper aims at analyzing, from a practitioner’s perspective, security problems and patterns for South Eastern Europe, ranging from terrorism to Russian influences, as well as potential common solutions for them. It will review the variety of reasons for which this particular region is considered of great importance and interest from a strategic point of view, such as being an “unquiet frontier”, a weak zone or “soft spot”, and why the subject should be very high on the agenda of policy-makers, security analysts and practitioners alike, academics and various other institutions. I intent to case-study Romania`s manner of dealing with security risks, which I consider significantly superior to those of some of its neighbours’, the success of its historical and current security strategies, and the lessons which our country can provide for the region. In my opinion, the key for all SEE member states to achieve a safer status is capacity building. And capacity building cannot be obtained by individual efforts of the Eastern European countries alone, but rather through a solid system of support, encouragement, and help from regional and Western partners and allies. Current cooperation formats as well as potential ones, including NATO and EU enlargements, will also be reviewed, since they constitute the main security solutions for unstable and insecure countries in the region.

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