emergence of new geopolitical affairs in the important and sensitive places of the world, like the middle east, balkan, central asia (caucasus zone) and… has caused emergence of a new trend of so called cold war with variables like the expansion of nato to the east, the u.s. missile defense shield, georgia’s events, the prevalent problems of the middle east, those of pakistan and afghanistan, o...

russia is considered the core of the former empire of the ussr. many social and structural features of the soviet :union: could be observed in the development of russia’s political power and strategic attitude. geo-political competitions between russia and the west can be traced back to the 19th century. these competitions were shaped within the framework of the balance of power system in inter...

Among the 28 member nations of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), a variety of training methodologies--including simulators, moulage scenarios, didactics and live animal laboratories-are used to prepare military medical personnel to treat injured civilians and soldiers. For ethical, educational, practical, and economic reasons, the necessity of animal use for this purpose has come i...

Alongside their NATO allies German troops are facing a growing insurgency in Afghanistan. However, the alliance still lacks a joint strategy to deal with this challenge. While the US government recently called on NATO to pursue a “classical” counterinsurgency campaign, Germany insisted on the development of a more “comprehensive strategy” before the next Summit in Bucharest in April 2008. Yet, ...

the effective and sustainable environmental performance of a business is a result of various factors and most important the integrated outcome of the environmental management. likewise, the integration of environmental protection into the armed forces functions has also gain interest for the military sector internationally. therefore, the environmental management system (ems) is recognized as o...

the both atlantic side relations from the ancient time had been faced with too much challenge but the continuing of this relation is due to the common political and economical interests. the upper atlantic and the two organizations (nato, eu) still exist to gain the essential goals and the political and security connection which are boosting with the economical integration at the same time. but...