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The European Union has maintained for decades a low profile in fighting nuclear proliferation and became strongly preoccupied with this subject in the last decade, although its first actions in the field date back to the 1980s. Fighting nuclear proliferation is part of the Common Foreign and Security Policy, and this is obvious when one considers that the European Strategy against Weapons of Mass Destruction and the European Union Security Strategy have both been adopted in 2003. The European Union perceived the fight against nuclear proliferation as being an area in which it can successfully act and restore its credibility as major player in international security, credibility which was seriously affected by the split during the Iraq war. The Iranian nuclear crisis was intentionally chosen by the European Union to revive the Common Foreign and Security Policy and develop a genuine common policy in the field of nuclear non-proliferation. It remains to be seen whether in the end the Iranian case can be labeled as a survival opportunity for CFSP or a challenge that only added more problems to an already sensitive area.
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By translating into Romanian and publishing Stephanie Lawson’s book, CA Publishing House completes the Romanian landscape of international relations with a brief, transparent, clearly written introduction, which is precisely why it is so necessary to those taking the first steps in this area of study, as well as to the public interested in the current configuration of world politics.
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This article investigates the nature, the magnitude and the impact of the exogenously articulated preferences in the articulation of Romania’s foreign policy agenda and behavioural dynamics during the period 1996-2000. In this context, the manuscript will explore Romania’s NATO and (to a lesser extent) EU accession bids, within an analytical framework defined by an overlapped interplay of heterochthonous influences, while trying to set out for further understanding how domestic preferences can act as a transmission belt and impact on foreign policy change in small and medium states.
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Currently, one can observe the trend of a global manifestation of what we call the right to self-determination of indigenous peoples, which is also one of the central goals of the United Nations. Selfdetermination refers to varied and complex issues, including indigenous peoples' right to choose their political status and their economic and social development, to maintain their culture, language and confessional freedom, their customs, traditions and values, having as ultimate goal the progress as a nation, the identity preservation and the recognition and respect from others. One of the most interesting cases of devotion to traditions and struggle for recognition and self-determination is that of the Sami population. The present study intends to analyze its status in the Northern European countries and the cross-border collaboration between them, in order to respect this principle.
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The article focuses on the promotion paradigm in media activity, it examines various aspects of the concept of promotion, and presents the accumulated experience of the Moldavian and Romanian media in the coverage of the political process through the comprehension of promotion as the primordial current function of media institutions. The paper looks at the peculiarities and the consequences of the promotion process, interpreting it as an expression of the increasing media intrusion into the political domain. A thorough examination of the evidence reveals that the ruling class manages to keep its functions in front of the expanded media power.
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