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Nation-building fiasco

March 22, 2010

The 2003 military action against Saddam Hussein’s regime was supposed to lessen the danger, for the West and especially for Israel, of state-sponsored terrorism. If the military actions in Iraq and Afghanistan were successful however, what followed could rightfully be called a fiasco. As of this month, for example, oil-rich Iraq has become a parliamentary… » read more

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“Chantage a la marmite”

March 3, 2010

Bunul meu prieten Liviu Antonesei mi-a trimis recent unul din editorialele sale, pe care le publica mai nou in Adevarul . Intitulat sugestiv “Monopol pe anticomunism”, articolul descrie modul samavolnic in care “anticomunisti de ziua a saptea” ca Ioan Stanomir sau Vladimir Tismaneanu l-au inlaturat de la conducerea Institutului pentru Studierea Crimelor Comunismului pe istoricul… » read more

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Latin America’s Security Woes

March 1, 2010

Latin American countries have made great strides in achieving political stability in recent years. Countries like Brazil, Argentina, Bolivia and Ecuador, to give but a few examples, have solved their differences peacefully, helping each other on the path to economic development. In 2008, twelve Latin American countries have decided to form a defense alliance, Unasur,… » read more

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Florian Pantazi on geopolitics and international relations. Since 2009

Florian Pantazi is an historian and geopolitical specialist. The focus of his research is the European Union's role as a global actor, its influence in Asia and Latin America, as well as the major geopolitical shifts confronting the international community of states. Apart from his interest in European external affairs, he has -- since 1998 -- researched and authored articles on Turkey's Islamic model of democracy; the Asian and global financial crises; the most recent political evolutions in the Maghreb; and the emergence of China as a global superpower.

Florian Pantazi holds a Master in Geopolitics and International Relations from Sciences Po Toulouse and an MA in History from the Al.I.Cuza University, Iasi, Romania. Contact: florian.pantazi @ gmail.com  Twitter: @Geopolinsider


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