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During the time passed between the change of regime in December 1989 and the moment we write these lines, our country has undergone a series of fundamental transformations and, through consistent political and diplomatic efforts, has acquired the status of Member State of the most important regional political and military organizations in the European and Euro‐Atlantic regions, the European Union and NATO. The internal evolutions, the characteristics of the society and the state, as well as its participation in the assumed international commitments represent the main coordinates of Romaniaʹs contributions to strengthening the security of these organizations. In the following, we will briefly present some personal reflections on these contributions, using, for support, the specialized doctrine and the main open sources of information that address the aforementioned issues.
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In order to analyse the Russian intervention in Syria and to identify some causal relations, and also the interests for which Russia chose to get involved in Syria conflict, it’s necessary to know the situation in the Syrian state, and also the interests and the relations between this two states. Thus, the first part of this paper will follow the presentation of current situation in Syria, and then it will highlight the objectives, interests and the Russian strategy in this region, in order to understand the direct military intervention, started on September 30, 2015. The paper will then follow drawing certain conclusions about the current situation and it will also provide a brief forecast for how the Syrian conflict can evolve in 2016 and how the relations between Russia and Syria will continue this year.
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The question of revolution, particularly the “colour revolution”, is something that fills the Kremlin with fear and paranoia. This is how attitudes towards 1917 are now being shaped. I would not be surprised if we hear one narrative on 1917 which labels it a “coloured revolution” – carried out with foreign aid, to destroy the wonderful country of Russia.
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Industrial espionage is a controversed subject in our days, but in the time of the Cold War was much more important, because there was hard to know in that time who was the real ally. A series of events had placed Romania in this situation, where both espionage and the status of ally where put to question.
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The article concerns a book by Anna Barcz presenting the methodology which transgresses the anthropological understanding of a literary text. Nature writing, including fictional narratives, becomes the tool of environmental protection. By attempting to re-define realism, Barcz proposes to introduce into Polish literary studies the concept of ecological realism. This idea aims at identifying the blurred cultural connections between man and environment.
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The Sphere Humanitarian Charter and Minimum Standards in Disaster Response Handbook is a remarkable international initiative aimed at improving the effectiveness and accountability of humanitarian assistance. The revised handbook is the product of an extensive collaborative effort that reflects the collective will and shared experience of the humanitarian community, and its determination to improve on current knowledge in humanitarian assistance programs.
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Migration is one of the oldest social phenomena and an important security issue. It defends the moral elements of the state and nation. Also, on long-term, migration affects the racial and ethnic composition of individuals in society, employment occupation, culture and public policy.
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The approach of the new geopolitical reality, at national level or within cooperation operations / or created between the collective security apparatus,conducted through integrated efforts, creates the premises of intelligent nowledge and by deepening the old threats and the new sophisticated risks (hybrid, asymmetric, complex with transnational valences), stressing the relevance of strategic knowledge. The illegal migration, active matter on the agenda of the modern intelligence institutions, has as grounds – in the current geopolitical context – dark perspectives that are generated by regional ethnic or religious conflicts, by the development of the globalization process – that comes with the opened borders, by smuggling various resources, by economic differences, as well as by climatic changes and natural disasters (drought, starvation, flooding, earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, pollution or irrational exploitation of resources etc – with implications in modifying the natural ecosystems).
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The economical growth and the development of the technology have had as a downside the job shortage. When the needs surpassed the availability of the work force, the idea of importing work force from the other countries came on as an excellent idea. There were new programs that took place in order to satisfy the labor shortage and create more opportunities for the countries that needed jobs.
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The illegal immigration had been an issue worldwide as a problem for the economy and social life in the developed countries. This situation became worse where there was a border between a very rich and a very poor country. At this moment, USA, one of the biggest power in the world, has an illegal immigration problem with Mexic, a poor and corrupted country.
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