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In quest of a smart neighborhood strategy: how should be the future Eastern foreign policy of Romania?
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Abstract As Romania became a NATO and EU member and geographically a border country for these organizations, its new interest in the foreign policy area should turn to the East, in order to reduce the level of risks, vulnerabilities and use the existing opportunities to develop more positive relations with t... view more
As Romania became a NATO and EU member and geographically a border country for these organizations, its new interest in the foreign policy area should turn to the East, in order to reduce the level of risks, vulnerabilities and use the existing opportunities to develop more positive relations with the Republic of Moldova, Ukraine and Russia. As there are numerous obstacles like the psychocognitive misperception affecting leadership of states, the negative aspects of the organizational processes and the systemic pressures on all states, the only solution would be the progressive development of pragmatic areas of cooperation, especially the economic, cultural and environment issues. Mutual knowledge and the diminution of traditional, historic, fears generated by political myths inherited from the communist era would produce positive outcome, especially if new generations of policy-makers come in power with a new mentality.... view less
Keywords
Romania; foreign policy; strategy; diplomacy; Eastern Europe; international relations; perception; myth; neughborhood policy; mentality
Classification
International Relations, International Politics, Foreign Affairs, Development Policy
Document language
English
Publication Year
2010
Page/Pages
p. 537-558
Journal
Studia Politica: Romanian Political Science Review, 10 (2010) 3
ISSN
1582-4551
Status
Published Version; peer reviewed
Licence
Creative Commons - Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works