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Instead of jumping to conclusions – hopes: at the...closed gate of thunderstorms…
Corneliu PIVARIU
Moto: “The light is on for those who see, not for the blind”.
Mihai Eminescu – Romanian poet
The title is inspired by the one of the books published by a lesser known Romanian writer, Eusebiu Camilar – The Door of Thunderstorms, published in 1957, whereby the author presents episodes of Romania’s history, a country for centuries on end at [...]
Published in 2018-11-20
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Iran and its expansion in the Middle East
Corneliu PIVARIU
After the end of the Iraqi-Iranian war (1980-1988) and especially after Iraq’s invasion by the USA-led coalition, Iran undertook a series of complex strategic actions for strengthening and expanding its influence not only in the Gulf region but also in the entire Middle East. The so-called Arab spring and the world geopolitical developments provided Iran with new possibilities of achieving its strategic plans which were so far harnessed [...]
Published in 2018-10-20
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Europe between the Open Society Foundation – George Soros and Steve Bannon’s Movement
Corneliu PIVARIU
The Foundation (of neo-Marxist extraction) of the American billionnaire George Soros is well-known in Europe and particularly in Central and Eastern Europe due to the impact this NGO, set up and financed since 1984, had in this area. It is estimated that George Soros spent during the last 30 years $32 billion for supporting this NGO. He is also known for speculating on British Pound in 1992 [...]
Published in 2018-10-20
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Iraq after the parliamentarian elections and beyond
Corneliu PIVARIU
The latest parliamentarian elections in Iraq, held on May 12th, 2018, designated the 329 members of the Council of Representatives – the unicameral parliament which, in its turn, would, according to the constitution, elect the prime minister and the country’s president.
Initially they were to be held in September 2017 and were postponed due to the fights against Daesh. In the mean time, a referendum for independence was [...]
Published in 2018-09-20
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From liberalism to illiberalism … and thereafter?
Corneliu PIVARIU
The term, known primarily as illiberal democracy appeared reletively recently – in terms of historical time - and is most oftenly quoted as being used by the well known politologist Fareed Zakaria in the article The Rise of Illiberal Democracy, published in 1997 in Foreign Affairs. In a nutshell, the illiberal democracy is considered a system of governance whereby although elections are taking place the citizens are not [...]
Published in 2018-09-20
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Turkey – a unavoidable player in the Middle East
Corneliu PIVARIU
On July 9th, 2018, president Recep Tayyip Erdogan inaugurated his second mandate which marked, at the same time, turning the parliamentary system, in place since almost 100 years, into one where the political power is more concentrated at the presidency level.
The change takes place under the circumstances of the complex developments in the Middle East and particularly in Syria, as well as within the geopolitical global context of [...]
Published in 2018-08-20
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Stupidity and corruption, scourges of the contemporary world or leverages of action for achieving geopolitical aims?
Corneliu PIVARIU
“The difference between genius and stupidity is that genius has its limits”
The Italian historian and economist Carlo Cipolla succeeded, after long years of research, in formulating five universal laws of stupidity serviceable in any society:
1. Man has always underestimated the number of the idiots surrounding him;
2. The likelihood of a man [...]
Published in 2018-08-20
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“THE IRANIAN APOCALYPSE”: REALITY SHOW OR... REALITY AND SHOW?
Reza SHAHRESTANI
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Published in 2018-07-20
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The Middle East - quo vadis?
Corneliu PIVARIU
The so-called “Arab spring” has thrown the Middle East and North Africa in a mess which evolutions in perspecive are difficult to anticipate, especially as a result of the global geopolitical situation that does not allow yet to contemplate what the coming world order will be.
Today’s main conflicted situation in the Middle East is the one between Iran and Israel. Whether since the emergence of the State of Israel [...]
Published in 2018-07-20
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President Trump and the USA’s position in the new world geopolitical order
Corneliu PIVARIU
This middle of July, president Donald Trump paid an important visit to Europe starting with the NATO summit in Brussels,the meetings with Queen Elisabeth II and prime minister Theresa May, then in Helsinki with the Russian president Vladimir Putin.
A few valuable comments and analyses were published until these lines were sent to press, especially in what concern the summit between the American and [...]
Published in 2018-07-20