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27 February, 2015
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Mihail E. Ionescu Ph. D.
Is Piketty right? A critique from China. I suppose many have heard about the success of Thomas Piketty's book, published over a year ago. Its central thesis is that when the rate of return on capital is greater than the rate of economic growth, there will likely be an unequal distribution of wealth and humanity will be divided between a small minority of super-rich and the rest ("We are the 99%"), a situation bound to create social unrest. So there will be widespread instability – wars, revolutions, extremist political movements etc.
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23 February, 2015
1. ARE DREPTATE PIKKETY ? O CRITICA DIN CHINA . Cred ca foarte multi au auzit de succesul cartii lui Thomas Picketty , odata cu aparitia ei acum mai bine de un an . Teza ei principala este ca , datorita faptului ca rata de profit a capitalului este mai mare decat cresterea economica globala, inegalitatea este sortita sa se adanceasca, polarizand umanitatea intre o mana de ultrabogati si restul ( “noi suntem 9 la suta “) saraci, iar tensiunile sociale se vor adanci provocand explozii uriase. Asadar, la orizont o instabilitate generalizata, concretizata in razboaie, revolutii, miscari politice extremiste, etc.
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20 February, 2015
WEHRKUNDE-2015
20 februarie 2015
In acest an, la 5-6 februarie, a avut loc la Munchen traditionala reuniune de securitate internationala, ajunsa déjà la a 51-a editie. “Parintele” acestui for de dezbatere asupra dosarelor arzatoare ale securitatii internationale, cunoscutul diplomat german W. Ischinger, a asigurat in acest an un raport , sugestiv intitulat “ Collapsing Order, Reluctant Guardians?”(http://www.eventanizer.com/MSC2015/MunichSecurityReport2015.pdf ), definind , din multiple unghiuri , rascrucea la care se afla in acest moment ordinea internationala . Ceea ce expertii numesc “liberal world order 2.0 “, instalata dupa al Doilea Razboi Mondial si finisata la sfarsitul Razboiului Rece , se afla azi sub provocari uriase.
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20 February, 2015
WEHRKUNDE- Munich 2015
February 20, 2015
The 51st Munich Security Conference has taken place on February 5th – 6th. The ”parent” of this annual forum, the well-known German diplomat Wolfgang Ischinger, has penned a suggestively titled report
Collapsing Order, Reluctant Guardians?(
http://www.eventanizer.com/MSC2015/MunichSecurityReport2015.pdf), defining, from different vantage points, the historic crossroads the international order find itself at. What experts call “liberal world order 2.0. “, installed after World War II and completed at the end of the Cold War, is nowadays faced with significant challenges.
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19 February, 2015
Towards Europe?! Straddling Fault Lines and
Choosing Sides in the South Caucasus
Policy Recommendations Study Group Regional Stability in the South Caucasus
The on-going crisis in Ukraine simultaneously distracts and colours perceptions about recent events in the South Caucasus. The international community devotes as much attention on the Ukraine crisis as it has failed to devote on the conflicts in the South Caucasus. While the Ukraine crisis reminds experts of how regional tensions led to full-blown war twenty years ago, Western leaders seem to be oblivious of the fact that yet another frozen conflict is being concocted at Russia’s periphery, between the European Union and the Eurasian landmass. This also means that the West is no closer to a clearer understanding of the tensions in the South Caucasus, as the sources of those tensions recede ever further into the past, making resolution more difficult.
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