NATO’nun koruma şemsiyesi altındaki ülke sayısı en son 2020'de Kuzey Makedonya’nın katılımı ile 30’a yükselmiştir. Rusya’nın yayılmacı politikalarına karşı bu avantajdan yararlanmak isteyen Ukrayna, Gürcistan, Bosna Hersek, İsveç ve Finlandiya’da üyelik müzakerelerini sürdürmektedir. 2014 yılında Rus silahlı birlikleri Ukrayna’nın Kırım bölgesini ilhak etmiş fakat durum Birleşmiş Milletler Avru...

Much of the literature on metropolitan political reorganization (defined here as secession, annexation, and incorporation) understands the phenomenon as a self-contained politics. That is, the literature mostly analyzes the politics surrounding reorganization in terms of the powers and responsibilities of the local state itself. Specifically, the literature finds that the main motivations for r...

Improper solid waste management is causing negative impacts in Pakistan. To investigate the causes Rawalpindi city was selected as a case study. The situation is becoming very complex in the city due to industrialization, urbanization and improved living standards of urban areas, as these things are the cause of drastic increase in the quantity and complexity of generated waste. From this resea...

Romania is located in the southeastern part of Europe and has a population of 21.68 million, with 52% residing in urban areas. Ninety percent of the people identify themselves as Romanian, 7% Hungarian, and 3% belong to other ethnic groups (Census, 2002; Government White Book, 2001). In 100 AD., the Roman Empire conquered the local population, the Geto-Dacians, and established a province coveri...

The substantial deterioration of the security environment after Russian aggression against Ukraine and illegal annexation Crimea in 2014 was a catalyst for significant changes Nordic states’ approach to defence. Common perceptions threat focused defence policies states around rebuilding total capabilities, which would combine military civilian efforts. Besides these efforts reinforce national c...

Tämä artikkeli käsittelee vuoden 2014 Krimin valtauksen läpivientiä painopisteenään Venäjän hallinnon tuottaman oikeutuksen tarkastelu. Päättäjien julkilausumista ja valtionmedian representaatiosta koostuvaa venäjänkielistä aineistoa analysoidaan tapahtumaketjuun suhteuttaen diskursiivis-retorisen geopolitiikan luennalla, mikä valottaa oikeutuskampanjan reaktiivista toteutusmuotoa kohdeyleisöih...