Romanian new leadership have not succeeded (one may think they lack the will) to impose intrinsically new directions on our foreign policy. The causes may be seen both personal, determined by the nature of those responsible, but also constitutional, influenced by the relations between the state institutions. Moreover, Romania is a state known for its predictable principles and initiatives when it comes to international affairs. There are only few sudden or unexpected changes along our modern history...
Foreign policy constitutes one of the strong pillars of every nation-state; I wouldn’t say that is the most important (this depends from state to state), but for sure, is one of the dominants. Hence, the foreign policy decision making process has to serve as link between domestic intentions and external actions. Nowadays, there are specialists and scholars in the field of international politics that argue that the state is dead or, the functions of the state are overdue. It is true that the...
... foreign policy decisions directly affect every citizen.
I'm far from holding the illusion that foreign policy can be shaped by a referendum or some other kind of voting mechanism. But the discussion should be expanded to embrace all interested strata of society. This is something that does not exist in Russia, since for political and cultural reasons, we traditionally believe that it is
up to the boss
. Meanwhile, the government – no matter how committed the professionals are who are running show ...
... only 15 percent of Russians feel friendly toward Ukrainians who respond similarly. Even if a magic wand were to make the conflict disappear (with Crimea remaining as is), this newfound enmity toward Russia has already put down deep roots in Ukrainian society and elites. The focus is on momentary things like movements of forces, Mariupol, Donetsk and Minsk accords, but all these seem like trifles. The map shows that the conflict area covers only five percent of Ukrainian territory. And what about the ...
Modern trends of nationalism
Nationalism, which during the Soviet Union period was defined in no other terms than a "relic of capitalism", remains a permanent feature of human society. New nations have emerged in new states, which not are only repeating the way of the "old" European nations, but also adding a Muslim twist on nationalist ideas of the past. At the same time the old pan-national movements that set out ...
... Diplomacy as a Tool of Russian Foreign Policy: Opportunities, Problems and Prospects
. The event was attended by members of the Russian Council on Foreign Relations and the Gorchakov Foundation, representatives of the Presidential Council for Civil Society and Human Rights, the Public Chamber of Russian Federation, and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Russia.
Igor Ivanov
, President of the Russian International Affairs Council (RIAC) opened the meeting. He noted that without the active participation ...
