Desperately needed: a new security mindset for the 21st century

Since George Washington was America’s first commander-in-chief, successive administrations have often been accused of either lacking a strategy or having one that did not work. The major exceptions perhaps were the bipartisan policies of containment and deterrence that ultimately prevailed over the Soviet Union.  The debate then focused more on means than on ends. Unfortunately, the success of the Cold War has perpetuated a 20th century mindset for national security that cannot and will not work in the 21st century.  Until we create a relevant framework and paradigm, unless we are unconscionably lucky, our policies will be flawed.  And critics will sadly prove correct in assailing our inability to “think strategically.” The [...]

By |2017-11-14T21:28:29+02:0028 noiembrie 2013|America, Analize si studii, Blog, Harlan Ullman, Regiuni, Subiecte|0 Comentarii
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Probleme punctuale, solutii punctuale

Pentru doua zile Bucuresti a devenit capitala Europei, reunind la Forumul Anual al Strategiei Uniunii Europene pentru Regiunea Dunarii reprezentanti guvernamentali din cele 14 state dunarene, oficiali europeni – Comisie, Parlamentul European, Comitetul Regiunilor -, primari ai oraselor riverane, reprezentanti ai regiunilor, ai mediului academic, de afaceri si ai societatii civile insumand aproximativ 900 de invitati. Cu motto-ul “Danube Region – stronger together, stronger in the world” reuniunea din acest an, a doua de cand s-a lansat acest proiect european, a abordat cu precadere teme economice si sociale. Daca anul trecut la Regensburg, Austria, s-a pus accent pe transport si infrastructura de transport in regiunea  Dunarii, anul acesta la Bucuresti [...]

By |2017-11-14T21:28:29+02:0030 octombrie 2013|Adrian Marius Dobre, Analize si studii, Blog, Economie, Europa/Rusia, Regiuni, Subiecte|0 Comentarii
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Dimensiunea sociala a Uniunii Economice si Monetare ca alternativa la politica de austeritate neoliberala?

Rezultatul Comunicarii Comisiei publicata in urma reuniunii ministrilor muncii si afacerilor sociale din 15 octombrie a.c. este o politica neoliberala prezentata ca un pachet al stabilitatii sociale, in care se pune accent pe reforme structurale neoliberale. Asteptarile au fost mari, inca de anul trecut cand acest document a fost promis, fiind vazut ca un set de masuri de contracarare  a efectelor crizei economice din spatiul european. Comisarul Laszlo Andor, responsabil pentru ocuparea fortei de munca, afaceri sociale si incluziune, a prezentat Comunicarea Comisiei, dar singura propunere concreta face referire la crearea unui tablou de bord social format din cinci indicatori care vor masura dezechilibrul social din zona euro (indicatorii sunt [...]

By |2017-11-14T21:28:29+02:0024 octombrie 2013|Adrian Marius Dobre, Analize si studii, Blog, Economie, Europa/Rusia, Regiuni, Subiecte|0 Comentarii
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Worse than a bad joke: a broke and broken U.S. government

The great American and Oklahoman humorist Will Rogers had a toxic view of Congress eighty or so years ago and long before Congress bashing became a contact sport for late night television hosts.  “Every time Congress wanted to pass a law, it became a joke,” Rogers quipped.  “And every time Congress wished to make a joke, they turned it into a law.” Today, the U.S. government is worse than Rogers’ bad joke. Failure to pass a budget is now standard operating procedure.  Should the debt-ceiling limit be unreconciled by October 17th and the nation defaults, the consequences are almost certainly going to be bad and grow worse the longer government is [...]

By |2017-11-14T21:28:29+02:0018 octombrie 2013|America, Blog, Harlan Ullman, Regiuni, Subiecte|0 Comentarii
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What next for syria–breakthrough, breakdown or botched opportunity?

The Obama administration is on the verge of botching an unprecedented opportunity. Prior to the remarkable joint U.S.-Russian initiative that established a process to dispose of Syria’s chemical weapons arsenal, the outlook for the region was grim.  The only certainty was continuing violence that will kill tens of thousands and displace many more hundreds of thousands of Syrians. President Barak Obama had double checkmated himself by declaring that Syrian President Bashar al Assad must stand down from office and then setting a “redline” around using chemical weapons.  Following the chemical attacks that killed some 1400 people on August 21st, Obama made two highly contradictory decisions.  First, the president vowed to [...]

By |2017-11-14T21:28:30+02:0018 octombrie 2013|Analize si studii, Blog, Harlan Ullman, Orientul Mijlociu, Pace & Securitate, Regiuni, Subiecte|0 Comentarii
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