At the fringes of the European Union, but entirely engulfed by it, the Balkan countries have set upon their quest for integration ever since the late ‘90s. During their lasting interaction, the partners have engaged in an often-inconsistent negotiation framework that moved from the idea of...

Romanian Abstract: În studiul de față ne-am propus să oferim o viziune istoric-conceptuală asupra genezei instituționale a politicii europene în domeniul dreptului internațional al investițiilor. Începând cu momentul unei competențe exclusive a statelor-membre, în manieră...

In the international agora, China is increasingly reaching out to Europe. Driven both by economic necessities and strategic imperatives, a grand design for crossing (and transforming) Asia has been advanced: the Belt-and-Road Initiative. As they share a common (extended) neighbourhood in the...

As neither Russia, nor Turkey seem to have reached the ‘end of history', their proximity and persistent narratives of cultural-religious clash, still provide reasons for mounting frictions. Not necessarily in a military sense – although minor incidents have occurred – but in a race to the...

This paper was written by several authors, including individuals who are not affiliated with the European Federation for Investment Law and Arbitration (EFILA). Its original purpose was to provide a reasoned commentary to the proposal, advanced by the European Union (EU), to include in the...

Romanian Abstract: Articolul de față debutează prin analiza exigențelor geostrategice care au generat necesitatea dezvoltării unei structurii europene comunte de apărare, menite a complementa și -- ulterior -- a înlocui NATO ca furnizor de securitate în Lumea Veche. Mai mult, acest...