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L’Europe Foutue. Liberté with No Egalité or Fraternité

By Oana Popescu

January 2015

Adevărul

The attacks on journalists in Paris are abominable by any standards. But to limit our understanding of the larger context (that has found an extreme expression in this case) and to refuse to accept that we are today expressing ourselves in a tense globalised environment, to which balanced and strong individuals respond in a balanced way, and those imbalanced or weaker respond the way they know best or the way others push them to, is ignorant and irresponsible.

Read more at http://adevarul.ro/news/eveniment/leurope-foutue-liberte-egalite-fraternite-1_54afeaf1448e03c0fd727ef7/index.html

Connecting with Europe

June 13th, 2014 – October 31st, 2014| International

Location: Kosovo

In order to promote economic cooperation and business opportunities – in a nation-building with a post-conflict reconstruction context – we organized the visit of Romanian business delegation in Kosovo on 21st – 24th July. The event was financed by Kosovo Foundation for Open Society.

Report: Link/pdf

Publication (Ro.): http://dilemaveche.ro/sectiune/ce-lume-traim/articol/exista-viata-kosovo

The need for a Romanian policy update with regard to the Western Balkans – The case of Kosovo

By Rufin Zamfir

June 2014

Academia.edu

In the context of an increasingly unstable Eastern neighbourhood, marked by Crimea’s annexation by Russia, the ensuing conflict in Ukraine, Bosnia and Herzegovina’s failure in moving beyond the Dayton Agreement and consolidating  as a state, the role of Romania (as outline also in the conclusion of the NATO Summit in Wales) is becoming extremely important.

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Iraq, a Victim of the Fight for Regional Domination Between Iran and Saudi Arabia

By Oana Popescu

June 2014

Adevărul

This time it is not (just) the Americans to blame. Iraq’s fate is decided in Tehran and Riyadh, not in Baghdad, nor in Washington. Middle East is today the stage for a war on regional domination between Iran and Saudi Arabia, carried out through intermediates. The theaters of this war are specifically Iraq and Syria.

Read more at http://adevarul.ro/international/in-lume/irak-victima-luptei-iran-arabia-saudita-dominatie-regionala-1_53b015660d133766a8fe58e1/index.html

Poland Transformed

May 28th, 2014 | International

Location: Warsaw

Participation in conference “Poland Transformed” who’s focused was on the role of business in Poland transformation. The event hosted business leaders, opinion formers and jounalists.