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The United States, Romania, and the New Transatlantic Security Framework at the End of the Cold War (1990-1991)
Get PDFThis paper attempts to analyze how Romania has made its own choices about its future in Europe at the end of the Cold War, in the period between the fall of communism in Eastern Europe and the dissolution of the Soviet Union. Throughout the paper it can be observed that the first two years of post-communist Romania’s political evolution were marked by a false start in relation with the West. On the one hand, the domestic events in Romania maintained a negative perception of the West, and the government in Bucharest was not able to change this image. Furthermore, the imprecision and reluctance of Romania’s foreign policy gestures deepened this negative perception. Unlike other states in the region that have sent specific signals about the willingness to embrace rapidly the values of democracy and market economy, and to get closer to the Euro-Atlantic community, Romania’s gestures have created confusion, causing its late integration into the new European security system
Secretary of State Byrnes, the US East European policy and the Moscow Conference of December 1945
Get PDFThe compromise in Moscow essentially followed the lines roughed out by the State Secretary. Even if he was aware of the magnitude of the concessions he had to make, especially in Eastern Europe, he was equally convinced that the end result – the restoration of US-Soviet relations – was to be perceived, even by his critics at home as a great breakthrough. Byrnes greatly overestimated his ability to generate a consensus in support of the Moscow agreements. The issues of Eastern Europe and the extended Middle East, exactly those where he took a step back or chose to neglect, would in the following months lead to a consensus, only not the one he was seeking
The Italian Press on Romania’s Solidarity with Czechoslovakia in 1968
Get PDFThe paper analyzes the discussions present in the Italian press, following Romania’s solidarity with the Czechoslovak cause, in the context created by the invasion of Czechoslovakia by Warsaw Pact members, as a reaction to the Prague Spring. Nicolae Ceaușescu’s gesture signified the peak of his popularity abroad, being bypassed only by the Yugoslav leader, Josip Broz Tito. Still, different opinions with regard to this stance can be found in the 1968 press. While some saw in Ceaușescu an example of communist reformer, others believed that Romania’s support was also a political affair and an opportunistic gesture. These type of discussions can be found in L’Unità,Avanti!, Il Popolo, La Stampa and Corriere della Sera, the five Italian newspapers studied by this paper
Wooden language and the Communist Youth Movement in Romania. The case of Interior Minister Teohari Georgescu
Get PDFRomania has first experienced the communist wooden language during the Second World War, after the act of August 23rd, 1944. The target group, called shunting mass, was composed of workers, farmers, young and old, people generally with low education and low living, willing to compromise their judgment in the face of better promises. In this case, we propose to analyze the wooden language of the first interior minister, Teohari Georgescu, on the communist youth movement. The context of the speeches consists of the late unification process of the movement, more specifically the setting of the Young Communist League in 1949. We analyzed two speeches, both in terms of content and the meaning of the text, since this is generally a mixture of political, ideology and exhortations addressed to young people in Romania, aiming their enrolling in the communist movement. Content analysis is related to the political realities of the time, and the grammatical take account of clichés and style for this type of language
Pope Francis’ visit to Turkey (28-30 November, 2014)
Get PDFBetween 28-30 november 2014, Pope Francisc has visited the Republic of Turkey, being for the fourth time in the history of Vatican when a pope had arrived in this islamic country. The visit held by Holy Father in Turkey took place based on the Middle Est’s tensions: the massacres of Christians and the proximity of Turkey with the territoires occupied by the terrorist group of the Islamic State. During the three days of visit, the Pope has pleaded for religious tolerance and for combating the extremism, especially because this meeting came in the tense context of the neighboring countries, Syria and Irak where members of ISIS are killing and persecuting the Christians and the others who don’t share their religious beliefs
Colonial Rule and the Exploitation of Forest Resources in Benin (Benin Province) of Nigeria
Get PDFThis paper examines the processes by which the British commercialized and exploited the forest resources in Benin for the sole benefit of the metropolis. On the successful conquest and colonization of Benin in 1897, the British authorities in collaboration of British firms invaded Benin forests for extraction of their abundant resources, especially timbers. In the course of this endeavour, the people of Benin, the owners of the forests, were relegated to the background. This paper therefore brings to fore the policies which were formulated and implemented by the British colonial authorities in the exploitation of Benin forests and the benefits or otherwise that accrued to all the stakeholders: the colonial authorities, foreign firms and the indigenous people. Rubber (funtumia and landophia) does not fall within the purview of this paper because as early as 1903 it had been domesticated and widely cultivated in plantations; thus making it an agricultural product as distinct from forest resources. The paper is derived from a synthesis of relevant materials obtained from archival materials especially those relating to forestry in colonial Benin obtained from the National Archive of Nigeria, Ibadan; oral information from respondents who are knowledgeable in forestry matters in colonial Benin; and textbooks and other published materials. It is expected that this article would stimulate more research on timber exploitation not only in Benin but other parts of southern Nigeria in the period under consideration
Stanislav Belkovsky, Putin: biografia interzisă (Putin: the man who wasn’t there), translated by Antoaneta Olteanu, Corint Publishing House, Bucharest, 2014
Get PDFoai:ojs.literati.ro:article/2În momentul apariției în limba rusă, dar și sub numeroase traduceri, lucrarea de față a stârnit o serie de controverse și polemici, fiind intens mediatizată și discutată atât de cititorii nespecializați în problematicile abordate de autor, cât și de lumea științifică ori politică. Având în vedere faptul că volumul este împărțit în 22 de capitole, am preferat o recenzie de ansamblu, încercând să evidențiez informațiile inedite oferite de Stanislav Belkovski și viziunea acestuia despre Vladimir Putin, precum și obiectivele pe care autorul a dorit să le atingă prin publicarea acestei cărți
How Syria’s neighbours and the European Union are handling the refugee crisis
Get PDFThe Syrian refugee crisis is shaping up to be the largest of its kind since the Second World War. Large numbers of Syrians are fleeing persecution and the gross violations of human rights that have characterized a civil war already raging for four years. The spillover effects are far-reaching and cannot be ignored by the international community. The present article plans to examine how the most affected countries are coping with the influx of refugees inside their borders. How does the European Union fare in comparison with Syria’s neighbours? Is the EU the best place for Syrian refugees
The Relations between Macedonia and Serbia
Get PDFThis paper will treat the relations between Macedonia and Serbia. The separation of the Republic of Macedonia from the Yugoslav federation was carried out in totally peaceful way and without any military confrontations with its neighbor Serbia. This situation was the basis and gave hope for building great future relations between the two countries. However, things were not going so easy. The existence of aggressive regime of Milosevic in Serbia and his tendency to make Serbia a regional superpower were not the best basis for building an equal relationship between the largest former Yugoslav and most powerful military Republic of Serbia and the small and virtually without military power Republic of Macedonia. This paper will mostly rely on qualitative research methods. In this why we will be able to present the current relations between the two neighboring states including the historical factors too
Tim Dunne, Milja Kurki and Steve Smith (eds.), International Relations Theories. Discipline and Diversity (3rd edition), Oxford, Oxford University Press, 2013
Get PDFThe third edition of International Relations Theories. Discipline and Diversity comes with a new chapter on Critical Theory and slightly updated chapters overall. Noteworthy, new examples have been selected to accurately reflect the current developments in world affairs and to prove that discussion about theory remains relevant (for example, the transition from Bush to Obama is discussed in the chapter dedicated to Marxism, the Arab Spring in the chapter on Critical Theory, the intervention in Libya in 2011 is used to make considerations about a Normative International Relations approach etc