THE ROMANIAN DANUBE VALLEY – GEOPOLITICAL ASPECTS
THE ROMANIAN DANUBE VALLEY – GEOPOLITICAL ASPECTS

Summary/Abstract: Due to the fact it crosses the European continent from west to east; the Danube River has an important geostrategic position, connections through the Black Sea to the Orient and the planetary ocean that offers a geopolitical importance, which can be observed over time. The Danube is organically connected to the territory of Romania and its geostrategic interest is in full concordance with the geostrategic position of Romania. From a geostrategic and geopolitical point of view, Romania represents a bridge between the Occidental Europe, on the one hand, and the Orient and Eastern Europe on the other hand. The Danube represents Europe’s largest navigable route, especially after the building of the important transcontinental navigational connection (which links the North Sea to the Black Sea). Due to the fact that the Danube is a navigable river, this becomes an important trading route while due to its physical, geographical and economic features, the Danube may be considered an energy route. Nowadays, the Danube represents an important cultural route, being the link between the German, Slavic, Romance and Oriental cultures. The Danube can integrate these cultures in the great European culture and can consolidate the relationship between the other cultures on the other continents, especially the Asian one. The Danubian culture itself has a cosmopolite feature with global values.

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