Strategies XXI

CENTRE FOR DEFENCE AND SECURITY STRATEGIC STUDIES

THE COMPLEX AND DYNAMIC NATURE OF THE SECURITY ENVIRONMENT 

BUCHAREST, FEBRUARY 27, 2025 

PROGRAMME

 

Thursday 27^th, 2025

  

Event venue: 

In situ: Senate Hall, “Carol I” NDU

Online: ILIAS e-Learning Platform, Fast link: https://invite.adlunap.ro/S21-Room-A/

 

08.30-09.00 WELCOME OF PARTICIPANTS & REGISTRATION

09.00-09.20  OPENING REMARKS

• Eugen MAVRIȘ, PhD, Major General, Commandant and Rector of “Carol I” National Defence University, Romania
• Florian CÎRCIUMARU, PhD, Colonel, CDSSS Director, “Carol I” National Defence University, Romania

 

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09.20-10.20  PANEL 1 

CONTEMPORARY CRISES AND INTERNATIONAL SECURITY

 

Moderators:

• Florian CÎRCIUMARU, PhD, Colonel, CDSSS Director
• Crăișor-Constantin IONIȚĂ, PhD, Brigadier General (Ret.), Researcher, CDSSS

 

Keynote Speakers:  

• Dan-Florin GRECU, PhD, Major General (Ret.)

President of the Association of Reserve Officers from Romania 

 

• Emilian CHIREA, PhD, Brigadier General

Deputy Military Representative of Romania to NATO and EU, Belgium (online) 

 

• Antonia COLIBĂȘANU, PhD, Prof.

Geopolitical Futures and Senior Fellow for Eurasia Program, Foreign Policy Research Institute, Romania 

 

• Răzvan BUZATU, PhD

Expert in Strategic Affairs, Romania 

 

• Frank LIBOR, PhD, Assistant Professor

Centre for Security and Military Strategic Studies, University of Defence, Czech Republic (TBC)

 

10.20-10.40  GROUP PHOTO AND COFFEE BREAK

 

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10.40-11.40  PANEL 2 

EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES – GAME CHANGER IN CONTEMPORARY GLOBAL COMPETITION

 

Moderators: 

• Dan-Lucian PETRESCU, PhD, Colonel, “Carol I” NDU
• Mirela ATANASIU, PhD, Senior Researcher, CDSSS

 

Keynote Speakers:

• Stelian CRISTEA

Deputy Director, Romanian National Cyber Security Directorate

 

• Ștefan CANTARAGIU, PhD, Brigadier General (Ret.)

Vice-President, Association of Reserve Officers from Romania

Corresponding Member of the Romanian Academy of Scientists

 

• Andrei PĂUN, PhD, Professor

Director, “Mihai Drăgănescu” Institute for Artificial Intelligence Research (ICIA), Romania

 

• Cristian SFICHI

Regional Director for Ukraine, Romania, and the Caucasus, Thales Group

 

• Mario MARINOV, PhD, Researcher

University of Library Studies and Information Technologies, Bulgaria

 

11.40-12.10

 

SPONSOR’S MOMENT: THALES GROUP

• Cristian SFICHI, Regional Director for Ukraine, Romania and the Caucasus

 

PROJECT PRESENTATION:  WORKSHOP PROIECT 4EDU - DIGITAL ARCHITECTURAL FRAMEWORKS DESIGNED FOR CIVIL AND MILITARY APPLICATIONS

• Florin POPESCU, PhD, Colonel, Assoc. Prof., “Carol I” National Defence University, Romania

 

SPECIAL MENTION

 

Best article published in Strategic Impact quarterly journal edited by CDSSS in the 2023-2024 academic year

  

BOOKS PRESENTATION

 

THE IMPACT OF CLIMATE CHANGE ON ROMANIA’S NATIONAL SECURITY

Original title in Romanian: Impactul schimbărilor climatice asupra securității naționale a României, “Carol I” National Defence University Publishing House, 2024

• Florian CÎRCIUMARU, PhD, Colonel, CDSSS Director, “Carol I” National Defence University, Romania
• Dan-Lucian PETRESCU PhD, Colonel, “Carol I” National Defence University, Romania

 

OPERATIONAL DESIGN. APPLYING OPERATIONAL ART IN THE OPERATIONS PLANNING PROCESS

Original title in Romanian: Designul operațional. Aplicarea Artei operative în procesul de planificare a operațiilor, “Carol I” National Defence University Publishing House, 2024

• Crăișor-Constantin IONIȚĂ, PhD, Brigadier General (Ret.), Researcher, CDSSS, “Carol I” National Defence University, Romania
• Daniel ROMAN, PhD, Colonel, Assoc. Prof., Command and Staff Faculty, “Carol I” National Defence University, Romania

 

12.10-13.00  LUNCH AND COFFEE BREAK

 

Academic Panels: PAPER PRESENTATIONS AND DEBATES

 

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13.00-14.45  PANEL 3 

GLOBAL TRENDS: AREAS OF STRATEGIC INTEREST AND INSTRUMENTS OF WARFARE

 

Moderators:

• Florian CÎRCIUMARU, PhD, Colonel, CDSSS Director
• Mihai ZODIAN, PhD, Researcher, CDSSS 

AREAS OF STRATEGIC INTEREST

 

• Iulian CHIFU, PhD, Prof.; Center for Conflict Prevention and Early Warning (CPCEW), Romania
• Cosmin GRIGORE, PhD Candidate, Center for Conflict Prevention and Early Warning (CPCEW), Romania

MOTIVES, MECHANISMS AND MAP OF FAR-RIGHT RADICALISATION IN EUROPE. MYTHS AND SOCIOLOGICAL CONFIRMATIONS

 

• Mădălin ENESCU, PhD, National University of Political Studies and Public Administration (SNSPA), Romania
• Ana Maria FLOREA, PhD Candidate, SNSPA, Romania

TRUMP’S SECOND TERM AND US-CHINA RIVALRY: GEOPOLITICAL IMPLICATIONS

 

• Mihai VLAICU, University of Craiova, Romania

HOLDING THE LINE: AMERICAN MILITARY DIPLOMATIC ACTIONS IN THE SINOSPHERE IN THE CONTEXT OF THE SECOND COLD WAR

 

• Iulian-Constantin MĂNĂILESCU, PhD Candidate, “Alexandru Ioan Cuza” Police Academy, Romania

RUSSIA: A TERRORIST STATE AND SPONSOR OF TERRORISM

 

• Eugen SITEANU, PhD, Colonel (Ret.), Prof. Eng., Academy of Romanian Scientists, Romania
• Eng. Iulian TOADER, PhD Candidate, “Carol I” National Defence University, Romania

THE RUSSIAN-UKRAINIAN WAR AND ITS GEOPOLITICAL IMPLICATIONS INSTRUMENTS OF WARFARE

 

• Niculae IANCU, PhD, Maritime Cybersecurity Centre of Excellence, Constanța Maritime University, Romania

NATIONAL SECURITY IMPERATIVES AND THE CHALLENGE OF CIVILIAN-DEFENCE CYBERSECURITY INTEGRATION IN THE EUROPEAN UNION

 

• Alida Monica Doriana BARBU, PhD, PhD Candidate, “Babes-Bolyai” University; AORR - Cluj-Napoca, Romania 

THE THIRD AND THE FOURTH DEPARTMENTS OF THE PEOPLE'S LIBERATION ARMY AND CYBER THREATS

 

• Ionela Cătălina MANOLACHE, PhD Candidate, “Carol I” National Defence University, Romania

CHALLENGES AT NATIONAL LEVEL REGARDING ENHANCED MILITARY MOBILITY CAPACITY IN THE FRAMEWORK OF IMPLEMENTING THE MULTI-DOMAIN OPERATIONS CONCEPT

 

• Mario MARINOV, PhD, Researcher, University of Library Studies and Information Technologies, Bulgaria

EVOLUTION OF THE STRATEGIC ROCKET FORCES OF THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION IN THE POST-COLD WAR ERA

 

• Mario MARINOV, PhD, Researcher, University of Library Studies and Information Technologies, Bulgaria

PRECISION GLIDE MUNITIONS. METHODS FOR EFFECTIVE COUNTERACTION BASED ON THE CONFLICT IN UKRAINE

 

• Lyubosvet STOEV, PhD, Assoc. Prof., “Georgi Stoykov Rakovski” National Defense College, Bulgaria
• Zhivo PETROV, Colonel, PhD, Assoc. Prof., “Georgi Stoykov Rakovski” National Defense College, Bulgaria

PAGER EXPLOSIONS IN LEBANON – IMPACT ON REGIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL SECURITY (online)

 

• Ana-Raluca STAN, PhD, CDSSS, “Carol I” National Defence University, Romania

DRONES – A THREAT TO SECURITY?

 

14.45-15.00  COFFEE BREAK

 

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15.00-16.45  PANEL 4 

SECURITY AND DEFENCE IN A SHIFTING STRATEGIC ENVIRONMENT

 

Moderators:

• Alexandra SARCINSCHI, PhD, Senior Researcher, CDSSS
• Daniela LICĂ, PhD, Researcher, CDSSS

 

STRATEGIES AND POLICIES

 

• Grudi Ivanov ANGELOV, PhD, Major General (Ret.), Assoc. Prof., University of Library Studies and Information Technologies, Bulgaria

NATIONAL IDEAL AND NATIONAL INTERESTS LINKED BY THE NATIONAL STRATEGY

 

• Niculae IANCU, PhD, Maritime Cybersecurity Centre of Excellence, Constanta Maritime University, Romania

STRATEGIC COORDINATION, INSTITUTIONAL FRAGMENTATION AND POLICY CHALLENGES IN GOVERNING ROMANIA’S NATIONAL SECURITY

 

• Faragó BENCE, PhD Candidate, National University of Public Service (NUPS), Hungary

HUNGARY’S TRANSFORMATION FROM SECURITY CONSUMER TO PROVIDER WITHIN NATO

 

• Libor FRANK, PhD, Assistant Professor, Centre for Security and Military Strategic Studies, University of Defence, Czech Republic

NARRATIVES IN THE CZECH SOCIETY REGARDING THE WAR IN UKRAINE (online)

 

• Crăișor-Constantin IONIȚĂ, PhD, Brigadier General (Ret.), Researcher, CDSSS, “Carol I” National Defence University, Romania
• Elena-Adriana BRUMARU, PhD Candidate, “Alexandru cel Bun” Military Academy, Republic of Moldova

THE NEW NATO POLICY ON RESERVES. A ROMANIAN PROJECT TO IMPLEMENT IT

 

• Emanuel Sebastian GEORGESCU, PhD Candidate, “Carol I” National Defence University, Romania

CHALLENGES OF ILLEGAL MIGRATION IN THE CONTEXT OF ROMANIA’S ACCESSION TO THE SCHENGEN AREA  

  

• Matei BLĂNARU, PhD Candidate, University of Bucharest, Romania

WEAPONIZATION OF RELIGION AS ONE OF THE MAIN HYBRID INSTRUMENTS DIRECTED AGAINST ROMANIANS IN THE REPUBLIC OF MOLDOVA, UKRAINE AND ROMANIA

 

• George Gabriel NISTORESCU PhD, Deputy Police Commissioner National Anticorruption Directorate, Romania
• Vasile Cătălin GOLOP, PhD, Police Commissioner, “Alexandru Ioan Cuza” Police Academy, Romania

DISINFORMATION AND ITS THREATS TO ECONOMIC SECURITY: THE IMPACT OF FALSE RUMORS ON FINANCIAL MARKETS AND GLOBAL ECONOMIC STABILITY

 

THEORETICAL DEBATES

 

• Mirela ATANASIU, PhD, Senior Researcher, CDSSS, “Carol I” National Defence University, Romania

RECENT INTERNATIONAL SECURITY CRISES – CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK AND EMPIRICAL INSIGHTS

 

• Mihai ZODIAN, PhD, Researcher, CDSSS, “Carol I” National Defence University, Romania

METHODOLOGICAL DEBATES AND GREAT POWER IDENTITY

 

• Alexandra SARCINSCHI, PhD, Senior Researcher, CDSSS, “Carol I” National Defence University, Romania

A THEORETICAL APPROACH TO UNDERSTANDING SECURITY CULTURE AND ITS IMPACT ON NATIONAL SECURITY

 

• Daniela LICĂ, PhD, Researcher, CDSSS, “Carol I” National Defence University, Romania

CONSIDERATIONS ON THE CAUSES OF CLIMATE CHANGE AND THE SCIENTIFIC CONSENSUS REGARDING ANTHROPOGENIC FACTORS

 

• Sorina-Georgiana RUSU, PhD, Lect. Habil. Urb. Mil. Sc., “Ion Mincu” University of Architecture and Urban Planning, Romania

BUILDING URBAN SECURITY IN CLIMATE CHANGE CONTEXT

 

16.45-17.00  CLOSING SECTION

 

• Florian CÎRCIUMARU, PhD, Colonel, CDSSS Director