Înainte de a ne direcționa frustrările absolut legitime privind rezultatul primului tur al alegerilor prezidențiale în explicații simpliste și actori externi cu interesul să ne destabilizeze (ipoteză care rămâne foarte plauzibilă având în vedere tendințele regionale), se cuvine să abordăm frontal o altă problemă care caracterizează mediul politic românesc astăzi: criza...

A dense, in-depth, and open-access compendium on Ukraine’s post-war challenges has just been published the other day by Springer Nature (available here: https://lnkd.in/gJUtYVNS) Edited by one of Romania’s most pertinent and lucid voices in the field of security studies, Silviu Nate, this reference work will certainly guide the debate on the future of the Black Sea security...

📖I am pleased to announce the launch of Club Romania’s book dedicated to 🇷🇴Romania’s accession to the OECD, a collective work to which I had the pleasure to make my contribution, in the form of a chapter devoted to the role of the OECD in global governance. It is a great honor for me to be among the economists, diplomats, public intellectuals, former and current Ministers, and...

“Medium and small powers are increasing the sophistication of their tools across the spectrum of infrastructure diplomacy, albeit sometimes without as much publicity. Romania, one of the largest economies of NATO’s eastern flank, is such an example.” While most of the literature on infrastructure diplomacy is focused solely on China’s Belt and Road Initiative, a geopolitical landscape...

by Antonia Pup Status Quo fans, Rent-seekers, or Policy entrepreneurs? In less than two months, the Romanian citizens will elect their new president, marking an end of the 10-years tenure of Iohannis. Given Romania’s governance architecture, the president is at the center of the foreign and security policy ecosystem, with powers in the spectrum of coordinating diplomacy and intelligence...

🇷🇴🇵🇱My highlights&takeaways from the Warsaw Security Forum I had the honour to attend this week:▶️ Discreetly, but resolutely, Europe today seems to be firmer about a future post-2024 security architecture (especially: after the US presidential elections in November). It is heartening that we have heard not desperate cries for help, but working scenarios prepared for whoever...

📌 Grateful to see that my piece post-EU elections has made it into Atlantic Forum‘s digital publication Our Views! In the article, I discuss how the outcome of the latest European elective exercise has made the Franco-German couple weaker.Today’s resignation of French commissioner Thierry Breton confirms that this seizure of the Franco-German engine will have real effects on the...

Prin dizolvarea Adunării Naționale a 🇫🇷, președintele Macron pune în pericol (cel puțin) următoarele: ➖Unitatea în fața principalei amenințări de securitate a continentului nostru – Federația Rusă; ➖ Succesul coaliției europene pentru a sprijini militar Ucraina (să nu uităm că doar săptămâna trecută președintele Macron a anunțat disponibilitatea de a...

☑️Next week, I’ll moderate G4Media.ro’s international workshop on tackling climate change with high-tech powers. Join us as we discuss how technology can help our societies tackle climate change issues, along with a distinguished panel: ⏭️ Maciej Kowalczyk, policy officer, Directorate-General for Climate Action, European Commission ⏭️ Anca MARIN, manager proiect...

One of the best weekends last month was spent in 🇦🇿🇦🇿Baku, Azerbaijan, as part of the Global Baku Forum. A real marathon of meaningful conversations under the umbrella of two big topics: this year’s UN Future Summit and COP-29. On top of that, I had some small personal joys – including getting to meet the President of the Munich Security Conference Foundation, Ambassador...