TACTICAL BATTLE GROUPS - OPERATIONAL INSTRUMENTS OF THE EUROPEAN SECURITY STRATEGY

After the succes of Arthemis operation, that took place in the Republic of Congo in 2003, France, Germany and Great Britain proposed the building up of the battle groups, consisting of 1500 military, that could be deploy...

REGIONAL COOPERATION IN THE WIDER BLACK SEA AREA

The destructuring of the world bipolar order has generated intense processes of searching for solutions for the new geopolitical reality. Being in a region of generous perspectives, the states within the Wider Black Se...

THE NATION-STATE IN THE CONTEXT OF EUROPEAN INTEGRATION

NAVAL FORCES’ ROLE IN FIGHTING MARITIME TERRORISM

The beginning of the XXIst century surprised the global naval forces relatively unprepared for the fight against terrorism that has extended into the maritime environment. Naval platforms of the last generation proved to...

DEVELOPMENTS IN THE TURKISH SECURITY AGENDA

Turkey’s geopolitical importance cannot be challenged. It primarily derives from its geographical position at the intertwinement of Europe and Asia, but also from its culture – which is at the confluence of the Western w...