STRATEGIC IMPACT
Number 1/2005
1[14]/2005
Contents
ARGUMENT
The meaning of transformation
THE POLITICAL-MILITARY PRESENT
Globalization, integration and development – the pillars of a lasting world -
General, Professor Mircea MUREŞAN, PhD
GEOPOLITICS AND GEOSTRATEGIES ON THE FUTURE’S TRAJECTORY
Globalisation and the relation between national security and international security -
Petre DUŢU, PhD
Changes in the global security architecture -
Brigadier-General (ret.) Professor, Gheorghe-Constantin BALABAN, PhD
Greater Middle East - entity or fault line -
Brigadier-General (ret.) Gheorghe VĂDUVA, PhD
Geopolitical influences upon the contemporary financial phenomenon -
Colonel, Professor Vasile MARIN, PhD
Two concepts for Wider Black Sea region: “Friendly vicinity” and “Partnership for security” -
Paul DUŢĂ, PhD
Security and stability in the Black Sea Region -
Alina BUZĂIANU
Some reflections on the credibility and the respect for the international law -
Lieutenant-colonel Gheorghe TĂTARU
NATO AND EU: POLITICS, STRATEGIES, ACTIONS
NATO Command and Transformation -
Alina AMZICĂ, Adina SAVA, lieutenant-colonel Pascu FURNICĂ
Jointness – a superior military operation -
Lieutenant-colonel Crăişor IONIŢĂ
The nature and perspectives of the transatlantic rift -
Lieutenant-commander Alfred VASILESCU
Few comments about the place and the role of the EU Council of Ministers in the Constitutionalist stage -
Mădălina-Virginia ANTONESCU
Constitution Européenne et intégration de la Roumanie dans l’Union Européenne. Procédures et
enjeux -
Cristina VINTILESCU
European Constitution. Yes or no? -
Mirela ATANASIU
SECURITY AND MILITARY STRATEGY
The economic financial vulnerabilities and challenges -
General-major Constantin NĂSTASE
Operational goals of Nuclear, Biological and Chemical Defence in actual stage -
Brigadier-General Nicolae POPESCU, PhD, Major Viorel STAMIN
Guard dog on a leash. Conceptual thoughts on Rules of Engagement -
Colonel R.M. EITING, Lieutenant-colonel J.S. VAN DUURLING (Netherland)
The operational law of armed conflicts reflected in the principles of joint action -
Colonel, Professor Ion DRAGOMAN, PhD
Crisis management in the theatres of operations -
Colonel (ret.) Vasile POPA
Maintenance in Afghanistan and Iraq multinational operations -
Colonel eng. Vasile AIOANEI
The need for security strengthening at the beginning of the 21st century -
Colonel (ret.) Professor Eugen SITEANU, PhD
The quality of life – an indicator of security -
Alexandra SARCINSCHI
Fighting transnational organised crime. UN legal perspective -
Ana-Maria PAPUC
INFORMATIONAL SOCIETY. PEACE AND WAR
Information security policies and strategies elaboration under Romania’s integration process in
the Euro-Atlantic structures -
Colonel Ion CIOBANU
Virtual world – progress or destruction vector? -
Engineer Dan BROASCĂ
ANALYSIS, SYNTHESIS, EVALUATIONS
Critical infrastructures. Risk and vulnerability in the European context -
Professor, Eng. Adrian V. Gheorghe, PhD
POINT OF VIEWS
Lexical and conceptual evolution as transformational vectors -
Colonel. (ret.) Grigore ALEXANDRESCU, PhD
TERRORISM. THE WAR AGAINST TERRORISM
The international implication of terrorist organizations in the XXIst century -
Air Commodore Ion-Aurel STANCIU, PhD
REVIEWS
Security and defence studies, vol. no. 2
Security and defence studies, vol. no. 3
Prizes for scientific papers
C.D.S.S.S.’ AGENDA
The activity of the Center for Defence and Security Strategic Studies
Globalization, integration and development – the pillars of a lasting world - General, Professor Mircea MUREŞAN, PhD
The end of the XX century and the beginning of the XXI century have been and still is marked by two very complex and dynamic processes – globalization and integration. Both these processes represent the nterdependence and interaction that characterize the development of human society. This double tendency becomes more evident in the politic and economic domains, than in other sectors of activity because they allow many actors to take part in them and the effects are easier to be noticed… They attract the attention because they are part of our everyday life.
Globalisation and the relation between national security and international security -
Petre DUŢU, PhD
The globalisation phenomenon is a future stage of the overall process generating the political, economical and cultural development of humankind. First of all, globalisation is a geoeconomical process and only then an approach and integration of different countries economies.
Changes in the global security architecture -
Brigadier-General (ret.) Professor, Gheorghe-Constantin BALABAN, PhD
In the last decade of the 20th century we were whiteness on global political dramatic changes. At the beginning of 90’s, Warsaw Treaty dissolution, fall of the communists’ totalitarian regimes and Soviet Union were predictable, but they were happen much quickly. Less predictable were their consequences on varied fields, especially on politic-strategic plan, forces rapport and region states security. Now, US hegemony is unique in expansion and character and the US status as a first world power is unlikely to be contested by any individual power. World geopolitical situation is very different than the one existent on several decades behind. Social, economic, scientific, demographic, ecologic evolutions are very different too and the regional and global security state is totally changed in the last decade of the 20th century. The beginning of the 21st century opens a new era in international politics, where security and competition for affirmation and consolidation of the new actors in world power game fill the central place for world evolution determination and new global order settlement. In Europe, Germany and France will continue to be major actors, enough powerful and reliable for exert an influence into a much larger region. In addition, in their vision these states are justified to represent the European interests in relations with Russian Federation, Germany sustaining “the great option of a special bilateral engagement with Russia”.
Greater Middle East - entity or fault line -
Brigadier-General (ret.) Gheorghe VĂDUVA, PhD
En dépendance de beaucoup déterminations, parmi lesquelles les intérêts des grandes puissance et, pourquoi pas, leurs responsabilités ne manque jamais, on a utilisé et utilise toujours les notions Orient Lointain ou Extrême Orients, Proche Orient et Moyen Orient. On ne sait pas si un tel partage était justifié autrefois, se justifie en ce moment ou se justifiera une foi autrement que par une perspective géopolitique. Mai on sait quand même que, aujourd’hui aussi, en ce qui concerne cet espace, ou ces espaces (si on les considère comme des entités), se centrent et se concentrent une significative partie de grands problèmes de ce monde. Pour quoi? Le monde de l’Ouest, du Sud et du Nord Qu’entende-il de ce brave Orient? Le soleil de l’énergie et de vitalité n’y s’élève pas toujours? Très difficile a répondre. Et, surtout, très difficile a juger, si on peut se débarrasser de pré jugements, et de comprendre, si on voulait vraiment comprendre.
Geopolitical influences upon the contemporary financial phenomenon -
Colonel, Professor Vasile MARIN, PhD
One of the most important problems of the contemporary world is that of money existence, evolution and circulation. As a historical phenomenon, money appeared in the ancient ages, and its appearance was determined by the consistent economic life of the human society.
Two concepts for Wider Black Sea region: “Friendly vicinity” and “Partnership for security” -
Paul DUŢĂ, PhD
The sense of regionness is non-existent in the Wider Black Sea Region (WBSR), even there is an economic background (which is consistent with the wide perception of economics being the most important feature of the Black Sea regional cooperation).
Security and stability in the Black Sea Region -
Alina BUZĂIANU
If we were to look back into the past, we will find that the main focus of the geopolitical map was on the Iron Curtain and the Middle East; then attention shifted to the Balkans and now the Black Sea-Caspian Sea region is emerging as a strategic area of concern for the Euro-Atlantic alliance.
Some reflections on the credibility and the respect for the international law -
Lieutenant-colonel Gheorghe TĂTARU
Our blue planet is amazing now and ever. Many of the achievements that the human being is proud of are his mind’s creations and they can be found in nature. From graphically point of view, the security phenomenon, as many nature’s creations, is very sensitive and ephemeral, but it has an extraordinary regenerative capacity.
NATO Command and Transformation -
Alina AMZICĂ, Adina SAVA, lieutenant-colonel Pascu FURNICĂ
Without any doubt, the “Old NATO” with its associated “heavy” integrated military command structure was extremely successful, but it had been built to cope with the threat posed by the former Soviet Union and the Warsaw Pact. However, against the background of the fundamentally changed strategic landscape, with its increasingly multi-faceted, multidimensional, and trans-national risks and uncertainties, NATO not only had to review its concept for security in and around Europe, but it also had to review the tools it has at its disposal. In this regard, the new NATO military command structure was the tangible evidence that the political will to manage change, as first manifested at the London Summit in 1990, is being pursued by the Military Committee.
Jointness – a superior military operation -
Lieutenant-colonel Crăişor IONIŢĂ
Motto: When a team takes to the field, individual specialists come together to achieve a team win. All players try to do their very best because every other player, the team, and the home town are counting on them to win.… [T]hey all must also believe that they are part of a team, a joint team, that fights together to win….[T]his is our future. Colin L. Powell, Chairman Joint Chiefs of Staff.
The nature and perspectives of the transatlantic rift -
Lieutenant-commander Alfred VASILESCU
In geopolitical perspective we assist today at two main geopolitical actions: evolutions regarding transatlantic rift and an enlargement process for establishing the new border between the big powers areas of influence in Wider Black Sea Area and in Greater Middle East. Thus, to analyze one of these two major issues represents, at the same time, a challenge and a great opportunity for any researcher.
Few comments about the place and the role of the EU Council of Ministers in the Constitutionalist stage -
Mădălina-Virginia ANTONESCU
The disposals of 2000/ Nice Treaty are maintained by the art. 22/ Constitutional Draft, illustrating a moderate vision of the European politicians in establishing the institutional schema of the Union. Need of reform doesn’t seems, from this perspective, so striking in order to justify for the European Parliament the preeminent role within a potential super state or a federation based on the European representative democracy.
Constitution Européenne et intégration de la Roumanie dans l’Union Européenne. Procédures et
enjeux -
Cristina VINTILESCU
Après plusieurs années de discussions et de controverses, le 18 juin 2004, le Conseil européen de Bruxelles a décidé l’adoption de la Constitution européenne. Âprement débattu et négocié, le texte de la Constitution a finalement fait l’objet de l’accord – plus ou moins ferme - des 25 participants, réunis dans cette formule pour la première fois après le dernier élargissement de l’Union Européenne, qui a vu le jour le premier mai de cette année.
European Constitution. Yes or no? -
Mirela ATANASIU
European Constitution represents the fundamental law of a state or a states’ group. Hence, European Constitution must contain prescriptions which can answer to the European community necessities. Constitution must be accomplished keeping in mind some reference points: the used institutions and their competences, established intern and foreign politics, implementation methods, sustained values, citizens’ rights. This will define the context where the European Union has competences without replacing the national constitutions of the old continent’s states.
The economic financial vulnerabilities and challenges -
General-major Constantin NĂSTASE
Our world is being rebuilt in an atmosphere of stress, instability and uncertainty. Almost everything that is done bears the print both of uncertainty and of hope. Uncertainties are the result, hope is a project. All these belong to the reality interests, projects and most of them to illusions which all have common coordinates, the financial and economic ones being the most important. Economy and finance are the most dynamic and concrete product of human activity and are the most palpable support. The progress of the society is first of all an economic one, and the potential of a society has first of all an economic and financial dimension. But this world which seems very solid and concrete is still very sensitive and vulnerable, the war which is being led today is being not that of arms but the war of cross-borders economies, i.e. the economic war.
Operational goals of Nuclear, Biological and Chemical Defence in actual stage -
Brigadier-General Nicolae POPESCU, PhD, Major Viorel STAMIN
It is obviously that the reevaluation of CBRN risks strategy is a necessity, as NATO member state quality of Romania and regarding commitments of radical changing in the risks nature that have to be solved by Alliance, till world geopolitically bipolarity of Cold War period until actual multidimensional and multidirectional threats.
Guard dog on a leash. Conceptual thoughts on Rules of Engagement -
Colonel R.M. EITING, Lieutenant-colonel J.S. VAN DUURLING (Netherland)
The subject of Rules of Engagement (ROE) is enjoying increasing interest, not least in the armed forces of the Netherlands - interest that is apparent in practical situations during operations and exercises, at training centres and in literature.
The operational law of armed conflicts reflected in the principles of joint action -
Colonel, Professor Ion DRAGOMAN, PhD
The evolution of the international phenomena focuses its attention on the legal aspects of deploying armed forces. Without being the panacea for the human catastrophes caused by war, the international humanitarian law is often mentioned by mass media and specialists because it tries to draw the technical limits where the necessities of war have to stop and make room for the exigencies of humanity.
Crisis management in the theatres of operations -
Colonel (ret.) Vasile POPA
Some specialists think that the crisis is a chain of unpredictable events that be solved by the multinational operations. The crisis has as main characteristics the following: the building up of a point of development for the flux of events, the necessity of a decision taking, and the decision itself. At least one actor has to bet on his fundamental values.
Maintenance in Afghanistan and Iraq multinational operations -
Colonel eng. Vasile AIOANEI
In the last three decades of the last 20th century and the first years of this century, the conflicts that have appeared in different areas of the world were extremely numerous, either among different countries or different factions on their territories with new characteristics in which the classic war actions are interconnected with those of the terrorist type.
The need for security strengthening at the beginning of the 21st century -
Colonel (ret.) Professor Eugen SITEANU, PhD
According to the general theory of systems the (national, regional, world) security as a big system relies on an inter-disciplinary theory resulting from the political-military, economic, social, cultural, scientific, etc. systems interaction, because both the theory of security and the practice of security assurance - no matter their level – are permanently influenced and determined by the political, military, economic, social, cultural, diplomatic, juridical, etc. theory and practice.
The quality of life – an indicator of security -
Alexandra SARCINSCHI
The human being is the main subject of security. He transcends every level and every dimension of security. Thus, the security studies should underline, but not exclusively, exactly the so-called human security.
Fighting transnational organised crime. UN legal perspective -
Ana-Maria PAPUC
Nowadays, the organized crime represents
one of the major non-military threats to the
global security and stability.
Information security policies and strategies elaboration under Romania’s integration process in
the Euro-Atlantic structures -
Colonel Ion CIOBANU
The attacks patterns, directions and insecurity sources complexity determines the complexity and the hierarchy of protection types, and supposes their integration into a strategy based on insecurity risks and security measures costs evaluation.
Virtual world – progress or destruction vector? -
Engineer Dan BROASCĂ
The countries that will know how to build information systems taking into account from the very beginning the safety of information will be the one successful in the 21st century. This is the real importance of virtual world has for each person, state’s structure, including the military ones.
Critical infrastructures. Risk and vulnerability in the European context -
Professor, Eng. Adrian V. Gheorghe, PhD
Finally, the developed world has come to the
same conclusion: our societies are increasingly
fragile and hence more vulnerable. Critical
Infrastructure (CI) acquires more and more
importance, systems and assets, whether physical
or virtual, become vital for any state or alliance, so
that the incapacity or destruction of such systems
and assets would have a debilitating impact on
security, economy, public health or safety, or any
combination of those matters.
Lexical and conceptual evolution as transformational vectors -
Colonel. (ret.) Grigore ALEXANDRESCU, PhD
Having a deep insight into Romanian
language nature, a word virtuoso, the
national poet Mihai Eminescu analyzed the
importance of verbal expression in the life of
a nation, concluding that the language is „the
measure of civilization”. The lexica newest layer,
neologisms and the concepts they are codifying,
represents the level gauge in maintaining a
language. The perpetual lexical enrichment is
the result of a flexible mentality that, today, must
address properly the challenges of a globalized
world.
The international implication of terrorist organizations in the XXIst century -
Air Commodore Ion-Aurel STANCIU, PhD
The evolutions in the international context nowadays show a recrudescence of terrorism, as it has spread over a lager geographic area and through the diversity of the objectives promoted, methods and means used, as well as through the diversity of the targets that the entities want to destroy by initializing, planning, organizing, supporting and accomplishing terrorist acts