International relations theory tends to be characterized by a dichotomy between those who emphasize international constraints with regards to grand strategy and foreign policy decisions, most often associated with realist…
This paper analyses the different terms used in public diplomacy and the symbiotic relations that connect the European Union and China through culture, mobility, cultural diplomacy and soft power. The…
…critical international theory perspective, Habermas’s argument highlights the fundamental contemporary challenge faced by the social sciences in general, and International Relations (IR) in particular. From that perspective, the fundamental task…
Chinese assertiveness has increased considerably in the international arena, with enhanced Chinese influence in all spheres. China has become a political, economic, and military power, flexing its muscles in the…
…classes and promoted the country’s international emergence. However, in the beginning of the second decade of the new century, and in the wake of the 2008 crisis, the international game…
The concepts of maritime safety and maritime security were based, originally, on different aims, objectives, and perspectives. However, currently, most of the international maritime safety conventions have started to cover…
There is dialectic between public opinion and the enforcement of justice by the competent authorities. History contains numerous examples where international opinion movements demonstrate against judicial decisions, since, either by…
…of a Convention on Crimes against Humanity, such international crimes – which have jus cogens status – create obligations for States, such as the obligation to investigate, punish and extradite….
The article deals with the issues of cyber security and cybercrime in the digital society. The areas for improving international cooperation to ensure the security of the Internet are proposed….
In the evolution of contemporary international politics, ideological turns are important factors that affect the resetting of governments’ external agendas and of intra-regional and extra-regional ties. All of them are…