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CYBER DEFENCE IN THE NORTH-ATLANTIC TREATY ORGANISATION: STRUCTURES AND TRENDS

CYBER DEFENCE IN THE NORTH-ATLANTIC TREATY ORGANISATION: STRUCTURES AND TRENDS

Author(s): Eugen Valeriu Popa / Language(s): English / Publication Year: 0

Keywords: North-Atlantic Treaty Organization; cyber defence; structures; trends; capabilities

Cyber security became a matter of interest and global importance once with the globalization of communications networks, infrastructures component of information technologies, as well as economic, political and military systems increasingly using cyber systems in the decisional-making processes. Cyberspace is the new field of war that lately joined the traditional arenas of battle, meaning land, maritime, air and space. In the framework of the North-Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) Summit in Wales (September 4, 2014), the Enhanced NATO Policy on Cyber Defence was adopted; it rises cyber defence to the level of strategic component of NATO concept of collective defence. Starting from these aspects, our scientific initiative has as goal to present structures and main trends on cyber defence within NATO.

List of the embassies of the EU, NATO, and some other countries in the Slovak Republic

Zoznam zastupiteľských úradov krajín EÚ, NATO a niektorých ďalších krajín v Slovenskej republike

Author(s): Author Not Specified / Language(s): Slovak / Publication Year: 0

Keywords: Slovakia; 2011; embassy; list;

List of embassies of the EU, NATO countries and some other countries in the Slovak Republic

Zoznam zastupiteľských úradov krajín EÚ, NATO a niektorých ďalších krajín v Slovenskej republike.

Author(s): Matúš Vranko / Language(s): Slovak / Publication Year: 0

Keywords: Slovakia; 2010; embassy;list;

Imagery and Fantasy in Dimitrie Anghel’s Poetry

Imagery and Fantasy in Dimitrie Anghel’s Poetry

Author(s): Cosmina Andreea ROŞU / Language(s): English / Publication Year: 0

Keywords: symbol; aesthetic; poem; fantasy; flower

Dimitrie Anghel is a remarkable Romanian symbolist for his special approach to the flower universe, especially for his frequent identification with floral element considered to be the avatar of the poetic. At the beginning of the 20th century Dimitrie Anghel’s lyrical creation has the merit of contributing to the development of Romanian lyricism by communicating the message through all the senses and his prose proves its modernity by resizing his contribution to the extension of Romanian literature in the European context. the escape in the garden—as a space of withdrawal in ideal, it is achieved through dream, in a symbolic way, abundant in expressive images. the representation of an identity discourse, the dream suggests the space of a human being originating retrieval through continuous metamorphoses, a space of human souls’ transmigration.

A New Approach Integrated for Optimizing the Materials Flow in Production

A New Approach Integrated for Optimizing the Materials Flow in Production

Author(s): Lucia-Violeta Melnic,Gabriela Ianculescu,Andrei - Marian Gurau / Language(s): English / Publication Year: 0

Keywords: transdisciplinary; knowledge; production; material flow.

The production diversification and flexibility have complicated the activities in the field of production management. In these circumstances, researchers and operational managers feel, increasingly more, lack of an integrated model of synthetic industrial undertaking assigned to “black box” of it, namely the system of production. The mixt programming and allocation problem of production tasks can be dealt with in terms of optimizing the materials flow addressed as a whole in the production system. The present work presents a model for balancing the materials flow, which is based on the formal representation of the materials flow and which introduce elements of certain novelty, as well of matrix flow, the laws of evolution of the materials flow and others. The logic of materials flow formalization allows dynamic adaptive modelling and constitute the basic premise of the problem of programming and the allocation of production tasks. The emergent behavior of materials flow along with the structure of Production Planning System lead to a new logistics concept, that of Adaptive System of Production Planning and this through the development and analysis of material flow formalization elements. The main formalization elements are structured holistically and transdisciplinary as elements linking the operational management of production and operational management of the projects so that the elements of Operational Management of Production Projects.

MOȘTENIREA SPIRITUALĂ A ANTIMULUI: MODELUL „RUGULUI APRINS”

MOȘTENIREA SPIRITUALĂ A ANTIMULUI: MODELUL „RUGULUI APRINS”

Author(s): Dragoş Ursu,Ioana-Zoia Sandu (Ursu) / Language(s): Romanian / Publication Year: 0

Keywords: St. Anthim of Iberia; The Burning Bush; monastery

The Burning Bush Movement at the Antim Monastery represented a unique case of symbiosis between laic intellectuals and monasticism, which promoted a spiritual form of anti-communist resistance centred on the practice of the Prayer of the Heart. The activity of the “Burning Bush of the Mother of God” Association during the mid-1940s consisted in weekly conferences on various subjects of theology and apologetics. Debates were doubled by participation in religious services and prayer, which created both a specific spiritual ethos and functioned as a missionary coordinate. While exploring the missionary and monastic ethos belonging to the “Burning Bush”, the paper attempts to inquire the validity and importance of such a model to nowadays monasticism.

The Polysemy of the Lexeme ”Stone”

The Polysemy of the Lexeme ”Stone”

Author(s): Mirela Beatris Munteanu / Language(s): English / Publication Year: 0

Keywords: stone; semantics; lexical families; polysemy

The terms from the sphere of lexeme piatra (stone) are developing metaphorical meanings. The images based on the term piatra (stone) are spreading their semantics on different dimensions, from the usual meaning to a plastic representation viewed vertically. To fulfill the proposed purpose, we will stop at a research minicorpus composed on the basis of some phraseology dictionaries, as well as of a series of verses which belong to the biblical text. At the same time, we will emphasize the produced pragmasemantic effect, to force the interlocutor to pay attention in the sight of decoding the messages which contain the lexeme piatra (stone).

The Potential of the Church in Contemporary Culture

The Potential of the Church in Contemporary Culture

Author(s): Cristian Marius MUNTEANU / Language(s): English / Publication Year: 0

Keywords: Postmodernism; society; church; spirituality; culture;

The Christian Church is going through an extremely critical period, highlighted, on the one hand, by the church members’ lack of preoccupation for new spiritual ideals and, on the other hand, by the disinterest of those who do not belong to any religious spheres in any church proposal. The statistical situation of the Church must be analyzed responsibly and visionary. This approach can bring a last argument in favor of abandoning the project or, on the contrary, it can open the eyes of those in charge to new possibilities of introducing the Church among the options to be considered, in a society that lacks durable landmarks. The revival chances of the church will increase in direct proportion to its interest in an honest diagnosis and in an urgent return to normal functioning parameters by assuming its biblical mandate. This can be achieved by renewing its offers to the public, by increasing attractiveness from many points of view, and by changing the direction of its actions, from centripetal to centrifugal. Instead of continuing to promote an agenda against postmodernism, the church should be looking for ways and means to become relevant in the current cultural reality.

Aspecte critice cu privire la reglementarea procreării medical asistate în Legislația Republicii Moldova

Aspecte critice cu privire la reglementarea procreării medical asistate în Legislația Republicii Moldova

Author(s): Veaceslav Pînzari / Language(s): Romanian / Publication Year: 0

Keywords: famille; procréation; filiation; stérilité; infertilité

L'une des fonctions de la famille nucléaire, du point de vue du droit, est la fonction démographique, la reproduction de la population ou, comme on dit, la perpétuation de l'espèce humaine, fonction qui incombe la plupart du temps à la famille. Mais il existe peu de cas où, en raison d'affections, la procréation, en tant qu'acte par lequel un nouvel être est présenté au monde, ne peut être réalisée de manière naturelle. Dans de telles situations, le législateur réglemente les autres formes de filiation, telles que l'adoption ou la procréation médicale assistée. Dans cet article, nous présenterons quelques aspects critiques de l'institution de la procréation médicale assistée.

Cu privire la conceptul „Sfârșitul / Moartea filosofiei” din perspectiva fenomenelor cultural-didactice actuale

Cu privire la conceptul „Sfârșitul / Moartea filosofiei” din perspectiva fenomenelor cultural-didactice actuale

Author(s): Valeriu Parnovel / Language(s): Romanian / Publication Year: 0

Keywords: the crisis of Philosophy; the end of Philosophy; the Socratic model of existence of Philosophy

The present paper is a study of the modern of „the crisis of Philosophy” in the realm of the new cultural and educational phenomena, such as, the penetration of Philosophy in all spheres of education, the establishment of the International Olympiad in Philosophy for school pupils, of the International Day of Philosophy, the development of the “Children’s Philosophy”. The approach of confrontation allows to present the crisis of Philosophy not as its decline, but vice versa, as a turning point towards its Socratic model of existence.

ETHICS OF THE LEADER – AN ESSENTIAL CONDITION FOR BUSINESS SUCCESS

ETHICS OF THE LEADER – AN ESSENTIAL CONDITION FOR BUSINESS SUCCESS

Author(s): Buzamat Genoveva,Silvia Patruica / Language(s): English / Publication Year: 0

Keywords: ethics;responsibility;leader;

The mission of ethics is not only to expose the theoretical aspects of morality, but also to be a practical, real guide in guiding and improving the moral life of society. Defined over time in different ways, depending on the context or the specific field of practical applicability, ethics has been focused on the principles and standards that should govern the social relationships between individuals and organizations and have always prompted the interest of those interested in living in a better world, mindful of the needs and aspirations of others, to appreciate true human values and to promote exemplary patterns of behavior. The role of ethics is to help people and institutions decide what is best to do, what criteria to choose and what their moral motivations are in their actions. For Romanian companies confronted with the difficulties arising from the transition from one society to another, from one system of values to another, business ethics is not only a new issue but a very important one. Achieving the balance between ethics and profitability in a society in which there is a major competition in capital and wealth, accumulation is proven to be a problem hard to solve. In Romania, managerial ethics is of particular importance as compared to other countries with well-established market economy mechanisms. Ignoring ethical business development under the pretext that law enforcement (which are often contradictory) is sufficient is the same as ignoring the fact that managers are not simply executives when faced with decisions with ethical implications, they have their own values, often being forced to choose between personal aspirations and organizational responsibilities.

Romanian literary criticism: the case of continuity-rupture

Critica literară românească: cazul continuitate-ruptură

Author(s): Natalia Hariton / Language(s): Romanian / Publication Year: 0

Keywords: continuity; rupture; tradition; modernity; literary criticism

One of the most exploited topics of Romanian criticism concerns the place of Roma-nian literature in relation to the literature in the "field of power", based on the terminological binomial continuity-rupture. Leaving the area of a general interpretation, the terms here reach a neuralgic point for the Romanian exegesis, surprising the gap between the will to renew the literature (through rupture) and the will to preserve its traditional background (through continuity). The great Romanian critical theories explore, with the help of the concepts of continuity - rupture, the problem of the status of the Romanian literature in relation to the "center of power" (Pierre Bourdieu), generating a specific vocabulary: the form without background (Titu Maiorescu), synchronism, the change of aesthetic values (Eugen Lovinescu), the national specific (Garabet Ibrăileanu, G. Călinescu), protocronism (Edgar Papu), the "complexes" of Romanian literature (Mircea Martin), the modernization through tradition (Dan C. Mihăilescu), the synchronization with the past (Șerban Axinte), export criticism, "fifth essence" (Andrei Terian), fall culture, mimicry of synchronization (Angelo Mitchievici), delay to European cultures (Ion Bogdan Lefter) etc. Viewed from the perspective of these dimensions, literary criticism gains a strong self-awareness, or legitimizing the critical spirit is not possible without identifying the mechanisms of rupture, but also of continuity. The desire for synchronization derives from the need to accept the idea that the discourse of the writers and critics in Bessarabia is connected to the movement of ideas from the Romanian and Western spaces and proves that they write not only with and for themselves, within the geographical borders, but write with the world.

The presence of the Greek element in the demographic structure of Bessarabia in the first half of the 19th century

Prezenţa elementului grec în structura demografică a Basarabiei în prima jumătate a secolului al XIX‑lea

Author(s): Valeriu Harabara / Language(s): Romanian / Publication Year: 0

Keywords: Bessarabia; demographic structure; Greek element; 1812; demographic evolution;

Ca urmare a anexării Basarabiei la Imperiul Rus (1812), în această zonă a început un proces de modificare a structurii etnice a populaţiei Basarabiei, proces ce a fost amplificat de autorităţile ţariste prin politica colonizării teritoriului obținut. Acţiunile date s‑au răsfrânt şi asupra evoluţiei demografice a elementului grec de pe teritoriul Basarabiei.

TABULA GRATULATORIA

TABULA GRATULATORIA

Author(s): / Language(s): English,Hungarian / Publication Year: 0

Intermedial Correspondences in The Seventh Continent (Michael Haneke, 1989)

Intermedial Correspondences in The Seventh Continent (Michael Haneke, 1989)

Author(s): Mircea Valeriu Deaca / Language(s): English / Publication Year: 0

Keywords: metaphor; Haneke;

OBSTACLES IN TRANSLATING SOMATIC VERBAL IDIOMS

OBSTACLES IN TRANSLATING SOMATIC VERBAL IDIOMS

Author(s): Mihaela Raluca Ştefan / Language(s): English / Publication Year: 0

Keywords: somatic verbal idioms; translation difficulties;

The topic of this article is to prove that the “Gordian knot of translation” (Bassnett 2002: 135), namely the attempt to solve the somehow intractable problem of re-creating the meaning of the source text in the target language, is text-type-related and oriented. This article tries to identify and define the obstacles encountered when translating somatic verbal idioms indicating the most significant factors that should be taken into account in overcoming them. It explores the notion of “transfer” versus that of “equivalence” in translation, the difficulty of recognizing, interpreting and, finally, transferring an idiom into the target language and finding an appropriate translation.

"Biblioraft"

Biblioraft

Author(s): Tinu Pârvulescu,Sorin Tomuța,Ioana Copil-Popovici,Daciana Branea,Marius Lăzurcă,Dana Chetrinescu,Corneliu Radu Păiușan,Alina Lazoc,Eleonora Pascu,Gabriel Kohn,Cristian Pătrășconiu,Dorian Branea,Valeriu Leu,Florina Jinga,Mihaela Sitariu,Horea Băcanu / Language(s): Romanian / Publication Year: 0

Keywords: reviews; Europe; Central Europe; geopolitics; Romania; culture; borders; literature; minorities;

Reviews of: 1. Rudiger Wischenbart, Frica lui Canetti, București, Ed. Univers, 1997, în românește de Ana Stanca Tăbărași. 2. Livius Ciocârlie, Cap și pajură, București, Editura Albatros, 1997. 3. Proza feminină austriacă, Iași, Institutul European, 1998. 4. Esterhăzy Peter, Verbele auxiliare ale inimii. Introducere în beletristică, lași, Institutul European, 1997, traducere și note de Anamaria Pop, postfață de Mircea Nedelciu. 5. Bernard Malamud, Butoiașul vrăjit, în românește de Anton Celaru, București, Editura Hasefer, 1998. 6. Witold Gombrowicz, Jurnal, selecție, traducere și note de Olga Zaicik, prefață de Kazimierz Jurczak, București, Editura Univers, 1998. 7. Ladislav Mnacko, Gustul puterii, traducere, prefață și tabel cronologic de Helliana Ianculescu, București, Editura Minerva, 1997. 8. Slavco Almăjan, Metagalaxia minoritară, Novi Sad, Editura Libertatea, Iugoslavia, 1996; Iași, Editura I.N.S.C.R., 1998. 9. Fulvio Tomizza, Materada, traducere de Doina Condrea Derer, Timișoara, Editura Augusta, 1998. 10. Peter Handke, Scurtă scrisoare pentru o lungă despărțire, traducere și postafață de Mariana Lăzărescu, București, Editura Univers, 1998. 11. Methodologische und literarhistorische Studieri zur deutschen Literatur Ostmittel - und Sildosteuropas. Internationales Symposion, Innsbruck 18-19.10.1991 Sudostdeutsches Kulturwerk, Miinchen, 1994. 12. Guy Hermet, Istoria națiunilor și naționalismului în Europa, traducere de Silvia Dram, prefață de Al. Zub, Iași, Institutul European, 1997. 13. Raoul Girardet, Mituri și mitologii politice, Iași, Editura Institutului European, 1997. 14. Allan Janik, Stephen Toulmin, Viena lui Wittgenstein, București, Editura Humanitas, 1998, traducere și note de Mircea Flonta. 15. Aurel C. Popovici, Naționalism sau Democrație, o critică a civilizațiunii moderne, studiu introductiv, îngrijire de ediție, note de Constantin Schifirneț, București, Editura Albatros, 1997. 16. Aurel C. Popovici, Stat și Națiune, Statele-Unite ale Austriei Mari, Studii politice în vederea rezolvării problemei naționale și a crizelor constituționale din Austro-Ungaria, traducere din limba germană de Petre Pandrea, studiu introductiv, note și îngrijire de ediție Constantin Schifirneț, București, Editura Albatros, 1997. 17. Doru Radosav, Sentimentul religios la români, Cluj-Napoca, Editura Dacia, 1997.

SNAKE ISLAND – BLACK SEA STRATEGIC AREA

SNAKE ISLAND – BLACK SEA STRATEGIC AREA

Author(s): Lavinia Elena Tănase (Măxineanu),Roxana MANEA (ALEXANDRU) / Language(s): English / Publication Year: 0

Keywords: Snake Island; strategic; Black Sea; threat; maritime;

In this article, we will analyze the strategic importance of the Snake Island for the entire Black Sea area and even the European and NATO countries, which are non-riparian states. Utilizing historical analysis as a research method, we will objectively state the importance of the island throughout history while also pointing out some contemporary elements. In addition, we will focus on the political, military, and economic factors that motivated Russian forces' decision to launch an attack on the first day that hostilities broke out between Ukraine and Russia. For this reason, after Ukraine had already lost both control of the Crimean Peninsula and free access to the Azov Sea, the seizure of Snake Island by Russian forces was most likely planned well in advance, as a tactical operation with strategic implications, for the purpose of cutting off Ukraine’s maritime routes and denying access to all of its sea lines of communication. Another factor of great importance is the island's location, which presents the possibility of basing military assets on the island in order to conduct intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (ISR) operations and even pose a threat on the eastern frontier of NATO with the probable deployment of mobile multi-layered missile systems.

WARGAMING THEORY

WARGAMING THEORY

Author(s): Lucian Valeriu SCIPANOV,Valentin TOTIR / Language(s): English / Publication Year: 0

Keywords: wargaming; course of actions; decision-making process;

In this article, we want to make an overview of a distinct stage in the process of planning military operations, namely wargaming. From our point of view, as specialists in the field of military art, wargaming is a particular aspect of the decision-making process, offering the possibility to identify optimal response solutions, depending on certain variables of the operational environment. Thus, in this approach, we will start from the main historical landmarks regarding the appearance and development of the domain, so that later we can present certain particularities of wargaming, on which occasion we will be able to identify the general theory of the domain, next to developing a series of directions of action, adapted to probable courses of action of a possible enemy. The development of military art, the experience of military strategists, the emergence of new technologies, and the adaptation of tactics to changes on the battlefield, represent a milestone in the way of conducting both warfare and wargaming. The only constant in this field is that human imagination is limitless and we can only hope that the military specialists will find the proper solution to transform fiction into a reality. Thus, we address not only the specialists but also those who are at the beginning of their military career, offering a perspective on the field.

Financing Terrorism: Economy's Dark Side

Financing Terrorism: Economy's Dark Side

Author(s): Andreea-Mădălina VÂRTEI / Language(s): English / Publication Year: 0

Keywords: ATF; Black Economy; Financing Terrorism; Hidden transaction; White-Collar Crime;

In the hidden depths of covert operations and clandestine dealings, the sinew of currency entwines in a sinister ballet, fueling the malevolent fires of terrorism, bestowing upon it the means to unleash havoc and anguish upon unsuspecting souls. Within the intricate web of the global economy, the haunting specter of terrorist financing looms large, its tendrils entangling a labyrinthine network of cartels funding jihadist endeavors, all entwined within the ideological struggle between material wealth and religious fervor. The aim of this study is to delve into the intricate layers of terrorist financing. The first layer involves conducting a literature review focusing on the 2000s, providing insights into the subject. Moving on to the second layer, a behavioral analysis of terrorist financiers is presented, highlighting the formation of alliances between terrorists and financiers. The third layer examines the utilization of advanced technology and intelligent materials in combating the issue of terrorist financing. Finally, the research concludes with an overview of the challenges posed by the influence of the black economy in a globalized world.