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September 15th, 2016 | Blog - Good governance | By Radu Magdin
Romania’s Political Autumn
Romania’s political landscape is growing increasingly hot, with mainstream politicians and parties resuming, after a relatively calm summer, stronger messaging as a prelude to December’s key parliamentary elections. This analysis aims to make a mapping of current key political and institutional players, look at the main trends in political messaging and strategy, and explore the […]
September 14th, 2016 | Blog - International security | By Harlan K. Ullman
Of hacks, hackers and Russians
Last week’s “Commanders-in-Chief” forum hosted by NBC-TV in prime time sought to probe presidential candidates Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump on national security issues. Sadly, the moderator Matt Lauer was ill-prepared and unsuited for the task. Instead, he wasted too much time grilling Hillary on her e-mails and not enough time challenging the elusive and […]
September 14th, 2016 | Blog - European affairs | By Paul Turcu
Is the EU heading for failure in the Sahel?
The European Commission has recently tabled a controversial proposal that may discretionarily empower military bodies of developing states and create a favourable environment for abuse. The “Instrument contributing to Peace and Security (IcSP), as it is called, might receive critical amendments which could see up to 100 mil. EUR diverted for military aid purposes. Thus, […]
September 12th, 2016 | Blog - Good governance | By Denis Paul Kurunczi
The cyber road to a better life
Romania’s quest for a more connected government started a few years ago and underwent numerous of challenges. At first, building a more connected government and e-services for citizens and businesses was used as an excuse to continue the old practices of corruption and unsmart (to say the least) public spending. This was done under the […]
September 12th, 2016 | Blog - International security | By Ron Aledo
The US Elections, Trump and Hillary, interview with Ron Aledo
Who you think will win? Trump about 60% chances. He is winning the blue collar vote in the swing/purple states. That blue collar vote is key on those states and those states are the ones that decide the general elections in the U.S. This is a phenomenon we did not see since Reagan. White workers […]
September 7th, 2016 | Blog - International security | By Harlan K. Ullman
Love vs. hate; Clinton vs. Trump
The visit of Donald Trump to Mexico and his extraordinarily clumsy speech on immigration that followed Wednesday evening have pre-empted a column on Russia. While Mr. Trump may have reinforced his base, if elected, he has set in place a non-declared war with Mexico. This is not 1846 and the Mexican-American War we won. Nor […]
August 30th, 2016 | Blog - International security | By Harlan K. Ullman
Russia from a Russian perspective
NATO’s former Supreme Allied Commander Europe and today the Dean of the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy in Medford, Massachusetts, retired Admiral James Stavridis, observes that understanding Russia today can be aided by reading the great Russian writers of the past. A variant of this theme is to view Russia through the lens of […]
August 30th, 2016 | Blog - Good governance | By Michael Einik
US Elections 2016: All politics are local except when they are not – Part two – Hillary Clinton
If elected in November, Hillary Clinton will of course make history as the first woman US President. She will also be the seventh former Secretary of State to serve in that capacity, but the first in over 150 years. However, having more foreign affairs experience then virtually any other incumbent of the office does not […]
August 30th, 2016 | Blog - Good governance | By Michael Einik
US Elections 2016: All politics are local except when they are not – Part one – Donald Trump
While international issues are often a factor in US presidential elections they are never a deciding factor. This reality is striking in that the bipartisan strategy that served the US well though the second half of the 20th century has been regulated to the dustbin of history, and a national foreign policy debate has been […]
August 24th, 2016 | Blog - Good governance | By Michael Einik
What makes Trump run?
Much has been written trying to understand why Donald Trump embarked on his quest for the White House. There are the Trump as riding the tiger scenarios where he never expected to get this far and doesn’t know how to get off without getting eaten. There are the Trump as front man theories, whereby he […]
The 2017 edition of the Strategikon Annual Book – The Year of Challenging Choices
It’s not easy to be a leader, but the solution is closer than people may think and it has to do with returning to some good old fashioned traits that shaped leaders in past decades: will power, values and vision. Launched at the Good Governance Summit, The Year of Challenging Choices strives to understand the fault lines in international relations and the relevant actors, as they are and not how they appear to be.
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