Alexandru Grumaz, Author at Centrul de analiza si studii de securitate

Red Dragon in military clothes

China changing generation on the occasion of the 18th Chinese Communist Party Congress. Following the wave of changes in the organizational structure of the party a new group of soldiers will take important roles in the Central Military Commission actually leading an army of 2.3 million soldiers of China. 7 members of the Central Military Commission form 11 which will be changed. New general takes power in a difficult period, the situation in the South China Sea is boiling. Is a major influence on whether peace or war. President Hu Jintao will remain for a period of a year or two, like his predecessor Jiang Zemin that led him to [...]

By Alexandru Grumaz|2013-02-20T01:07:51+02:00February 1st, 2013|Alexandru Grumaz, Backgrounders, Global Governance, Issues|0 Comments

Minister Titus Corlăţean to Smart Defence and Defence Investment Seminar

Type: Press Release Date: 31/10/2012 Foreign Minister Titus Corlăţean participated today, October 31, 2012, the seminar Smart Defence and Defence Investment , organized by the National Defense University Carol I of Romania Academy of Scientists and Analysis Center and Security Studies. In his speech Romanian chief diplomat stressed that the main objective of the Alliance is about enhancing Member States, and this requires significant financial resources. Romania aims to achieve standards and support armies of NATO member states reform with adequate financial resources, according to the financial austerity. Minister Titus Corlăţean highlighted in the spirit of the new NATO Strategic Concept, as well as scaling capabilities Allied Declaration in 2020, [...]

By Alexandru Grumaz|2017-11-14T21:28:56+02:00January 29th, 2013|Defense / Homeland Security, Issues|0 Comments

Missing in Africa

How Obama Failed to Engage an Increasingly Important Continent Todd Moss, October 1, 2012 A Madiba mosaic portrait of president Obama. (tsevis / flickr) Africa is more important than ever to the United States. The continent, home to six of the world’s ten fastest-growing economies, is booming. And democracy has become the African norm rather than the exception. This year alone, no fewer than fifteen sub-Saharan countries will hold elections. With their combination of liberal politics and market economics, countries such as Ghana and Botswana are attracting frontier investors. Huge potential markets like Nigeria and Ethiopia are leveraging modest reforms into big economic opportunities. These trends all suggest that Africa is [...]

By Alexandru Grumaz|2017-11-14T21:28:56+02:00November 5th, 2012|Africa., Regions|Comments Off