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A plague hangs over Europe decimating Romania`s population

Published at: 20-10-2017

Posted on: October 20th, 2017 by RaduC

A plague hangs over Europe. And I am not referring to nationalism … Because nationalism is but one symptom of a much deeper problem eroding the future of Europe and decimating the population of Romania. And this, please note, as both Europe and Romania are overall on the same upward path towards economic wealth. The […]

We have been flooded with money. What`s next?

Published at: 13-10-2017

Posted on: October 13th, 2017 by RaduC No Comments

Some pundits or opinion leaders` temptation to estimate the future by looking at historical changes does not cease to amaze me. It is the clear proof that we are still in the dark as to what we are going through, we fail to understand that as witnesses and subjects to a total paradigm shift we […]

“Romania`s big problem is indecision”

Published at: 06-10-2017

Posted on: October 6th, 2017 by RaduC No Comments

This is the  interview posted a week ago with Professor Dan Dungaciu, Director of the Political Sciences and International Relations Institute of the Romanian Academy continued. RC: In the last few weeks the army seemed to be publicly facing three major problems of financial nature: the obscenely high pensions of some officers which adversely impacted the reputation […]

“Security, too serious to leave it to the generals”

Published at: 29-09-2017

Posted on: September 29th, 2017 by RaduC No Comments

This week, after quite a while, I have again a distinguished guest with whom I intend to address the ever topical subject for Romania: security and its vulnerabilities at the crossroads of the great geostrategic interests. And one of the most knowledgeable speakers on this subject is Professor Dan Dungaciu, Director of the Political Sciences […]

Warfare against Romania driven by both them and us

Published at: 26-05-2017

Posted on: May 26th, 2017 by RaduC No Comments

I recently attended a security lecture held by a retired general where I learnt a new term: “non-kinetic warfare”. You may probably not be familiar with it either as I found that a google search for the Romanian term gave almost no results. It defines the type of warfare waged against a country unlike the […]

We rode the third wave. Will the fourth drag us under?

Published at: 21-04-2017

Posted on: April 21st, 2017 by RaduC

The history of mankind has been marked on some occasions by technological bounds, spectacular at that time, which radically changed the way society functioned. Most studies referring to these milestones tend to see 3 technological waves, 3 industrial revolutions. The first industrial revolution is thought to have been triggered towards the end of the 18th […]

The dinner that decided the Eurozone issue

Published at: 14-04-2017

Posted on: April 14th, 2017 by RaduC No Comments

A while ago I was invited to Brussels to a meeting organized by the European Commission with representatives of financial institutions in Member States. The meeting brought together chief economists and analysts of banks operating in countries such as Germany, Portugal, Austria, the Czech Republic, Malta, Ireland and others. One evening we were invited to […]

A thick mist is hovering over Europe

Published at: 17-03-2017

Posted on: March 17th, 2017 by RaduC No Comments

This is the first thought that comes to mind as I watch the weird behavior of leaders from the West to the East of Europe every time the two-speed Europe project is addressed. Let us look first at the Visegrad Four, Romania and Bulgaria. They all profess to be against a two-speed Europe as that […]

Europe’s survival – The unique solution nobody’s talking of

Published at: 01-07-2016

Posted on: July 1st, 2016 by RaduC No Comments

The EU’s success story is closely related to the post war emergence of a strong and wealthy middle class. The situation started to deteriorate as the consequences of globalization started to manifest themselves in Europe. The rich have become richer and the middle class started to become thinner, while lower end salaries stagnated. Businesses relocating […]

We are an endangered species

Published at: 05-02-2016

Posted on: February 5th, 2016 by RaduC No Comments

Rest assured. Even though I would like to grab the attention of as many readers as possible, it is not my intent to enter the realm of cheap sensationalism with topics on humans as an endangered species on account of accidents or disasters. But “never say never”… It is something else that I would like […]
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