Traditional themes of our study of the state, including cores, peripheries, boundaries, national identities, treaties and laws are important in our understanding of the virtual or cyberstate. These fluid, three and four-dimensional worlds, associated with speed, networks and the compression of tie and space, call for a renewed focus on contemporary topics facing a polycentric, internetconnected...

The post 9/11 Western World has been heavily marked by a near nearparanoid emphasis on the catastrophic threats posed by so-called cyber terrorism. Such cyber terror attacks, however, have, so far, been noticeable by their absence. At the same time a much more hidden, but increasingly pervasive form of forced demodernisation state infrastructural warfare is emerging as a central component of co...

Interactions between countries originate from diverse aspects such as geographic proximity, trade, socio-cultural habits, language, religions, etc. Geopolitics studies the influence of a country’s geographic space on its political power and its relationships with other countries. This work reveals the potential of Wikipedia mining for geopolitical study. Actually, Wikipedia offers solid knowled...

With the rise of China and the implementation of the “21st Century Maritime Silk Road” strategy, research on geo-economics between China and ASEAN (Association of Southeast Asian Nations) countries has become increasingly important. Current studies mainly focus on influencing factors, while there is little consideration about how these influencing factors act on geo-economic relationships. Ther...

The paper "The Influence of International Law on Contemporary Geopolitics", developed by Dr. Chiţu Alexandru-Cristinel is the result documentary and research efforts carried out author during internship doctoral thesis with same title in field "Law" 2019. Publication at "Top Form" publishing house proves author's intention to provide society more information relationship between international l...

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Introduction: Geopolitics and aid Foreign aid is an essential element of foreign policy for many countries. Since World War I, the richest states in the world have used transfers of goods, services, and funds as a means of interacting with other countries. Over time, increasing numbers of states have given increasing amounts of resources to other states. Aid has come in the form both of loans, ...