“CAROL I” NATIONAL DEFENCE UNIVERSITY Centre for Defence and Security Strategic Studies

in cooperation with the Doctoral School

INTERNATIONAL SCIENTIFIC CONFERENCE STRATEGIES XXI

THE COMPLEX AND DYNAMIC NATURE OF THE SECURITY ENVIRONMENT

PROGRAMME

14-15 November, 2019 Bucharest, Romania

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SCIENTIFIC COMMITTEE Gheorghe CALOPĂREANU, Ph.D. Prof., “Carol I” National Defence University, Romania Daniel DUMITRU, Ph.D. Prof., “Carol I” National Defence University, Romania Valentin DRAGOMIRESCU, Ph.D. Prof., “Carol I” National Defence University, Romania Ion PURICEL, Ph.D. Prof., “Carol I” National Defence University, Romania Ioan CRĂCIUN, Ph.D. Prof., “Carol I” National Defence University, Romania Doina MUREȘAN, Ph.D. Prof., “Carol I” National Defence University, Romania Florian CÎRCIUMARU, Ph.D., “Carol I” National Defence University, Romania Iulian CHIFU, Ph.D., Center for Conflict Prevention and Early Warning, Romania Gelu ALEXANDRESCU, Ph.D. Prof., “Carol I” National Defence University, Romania Péter TÁLAS, Ph.D., Centre for Strategic and Defence Studies, National University of Public Service, Hungary Pavel NECAS, Ph.D. Prof. Dipl. Eng., Armed Forces Academy, Slovakia Piotr GAWLICZEK, Ph.D. Assoc. Prof., Cuiavian University in Włocławek, Poland Stanislaw ZAJAS, Ph.D. Prof., National Defence University, Poland Josef PROCHÁZKA, Ph.D., National Defence University, Brno, Czech Republic Gábor BOLDIZSÁR, Assoc. Prof., National University of Public Service, Hungary Igor SOFRONESCU, Ph.D. Assoc. Prof., Armed Forces Military Academy “Alexandru cel Bun”, Republic of Moldova János BESENYŐ, Ph.D. Assoc. Prof., University of Obuda, Hungary Daniel FIOTT, Ph.D. Institute for European Studies, “Vrije Universiteit Brussel”, Belgium Mariusz SOLIS, Coordinator NATO Defense Education Enhancement Programme, Belgium Alin BODESCU, Ph.D. Lecturer, European Security and Defence College, Brussels, Belgium Sorin IVAN, Ph.D. Prof., “Titu Maiorescu” University, Romania Florian RĂPAN, Ph.D. Prof., “Dimitrie Cantemir” Christian University, Romania Silviu NEGUŢ, Ph.D. Prof., Bucharest Academy of Economic Studies, Romania Nicolae RADU, Ph.D. Prof., “Alexandru Ioan Cuza” Police Academy, Romania Bogdan AURESCU, Ph.D. Assoc. Prof., University of Bucharest, Romania Florin DIACONU, Ph.D. Assoc. Prof., University of Bucharest, Romania Marius ȘERBESZKI, Ph.D. Assoc. Prof., “Carol I” National Defence University, Romania Ruxandra BULUC, Ph.D. Assoc. Prof., “Carol I” National Defence University, Romania Elena ȘUȘNEA, Ph.D. Assoc. Prof., “Carol I” National Defence University, Romania Stan ANTON, Ph.D. Lecturer, “Carol I” National Defence University, Romania Gabriel STOENESCU, “Carol I” National Defence University, Romania Cristian ICHIMESCU, Ph.D. Lecturer, “Carol I” National Defence University, Romania Răzvan GRIGORAȘ, Ph.D. Lecturer, “Carol I” National Defence University, Romania Veronica PĂSTAE, Ph.D. Lecturer, “Carol I” National Defence University, Romania Alexandra SARCINSCHI, Ph.D. Senior Researcher, “Carol I” National Defence University, Romania Cristian BĂHNĂREANU, Ph.D. Senior Researcher, “Carol I” National Defence University, Romania Mirela ATANASIU, Ph.D., Senior Researcher, “Carol I” National Defence University, Romania Marius POTÎRNICHE, Ph.D. Researcher, “Carol I” National Defence University, Romania Dan PETRESCU, Ph.D. Lecturer, “Carol I” National Defence University, Romania Mihai ZODIAN, Ph.D. Researcher, “Carol I” National Defence University, Romania Daniela RĂPAN, Ph.D. Researcher, “Carol I” National Defence University, Romania SCIENTIFIC SECRETARY Cristina BOGZEANU, Ph.D. Senior Researcher, “Carol I” National Defence University, Romania ORGANISING COMMITTEE Florian CÎRCIUMARU Ph.D.; Raluca STAN; Andra PÎNZARIU; Doina MIHAI; Marian BĂDOIU

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Thursday, 14th of November, 2019 Senate Hall, Building C, 1st Floor*

08.30-09.00 REGISTRATION 09.00-09.30 OPENING SESSION

Colonel Ion PURICEL, Ph.D. Professor Prorector for scientific research, “Carol I” National Defence University Colonel Florian CÎRCIUMARU, Ph.D. Lecturer Director of the Centre for Defence and Security Strategic Studies, “Carol I” National Defence University Colonel Ionel ANGHELINA, Director of Human Resources General Directorate, Ministry of National Defence Major General (Ret) Florian RĂPAN, Ph.D. Professor Dean, Faculty of Communication Sciences, “Dimitrie Cantemir” Christian University Iulian CHIFU, Ph.D. Associate Professor Center for Conflict Prevention and Early Warning Adriana-Meda UDROIU, Ph.D. Professor, Engineer National Institute for Research and Development in Informatics (ICI)

* The programme is subject for changes, according to the final confirmation of the participants.

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09.30-10.45 SECTION I: STATE AND NONSTATE ACTORS IN POWER RELATIONS

Moderators: Iulian CHIFU, Ph.D. Colonel Florian CÎRCIUMARU, Ph.D.

Iulian CHIFU, Ph.D. THE CHANGE OF THE NEW GENERATION OF THREATS TO NATIONAL SECURITY Alexandru LUCINESCU (MUNTEANU-CASELLA), Ph.D. THE COLD WAR GENEALOGY OF DONALD TRUMP’S CRITICISM OF NATO BURDEN-SHARING Florin DIACONU, Ph.D. STRATEGIC COMPETITION IN THE ARCTIC Zoltán EGERESI, Ph.D. TURKEY AND TRANSATLANTIC RELATIONS – BRAWLING ALLIES? Aurelian LAVRIC, Ph.D. STATE FORMATIONS NOT RECOGNIZED OR PARTIALLY RECOGNIZED BY THE INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY – TOOLS IN THE CONTEXT OF HYBRID WARFARE Iulia ANGHEL, Ph.D. DIGITAL DIASPORA: VIRTUALISATION OF POLITICS AND NEW HYBRID CHALLENGES IN NOWADAYS ROMANIA Cătălin Alin COSTEA THE MILITARY PRESENCE OF STATE ACTORS IN SYRIA’S CIVIL WAR: ITS ROLE, OBJECTIVES AND MILITARY BASES (2011-2019) Raluca LUȚAI ISIS AND WOMEN Doina MUREȘAN, Ph.D. ALLIANCES AND PARTNERSHIPS OF THE 21st CENTURY GROUP PHOTO 10.45-11.00 Coffee break

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11.00-12.15 SECTION II: SECURITY TRANSFORMATION

Moderators: Major General (Ret) Florian RĂPAN, Ph.D. Lieutenant-Colonel Dan-Lucian PETRESCU, Ph.D.

Péter TÁLAS, Ph.D. HUNGARIAN DEFENSE SPENDING TRENDS – MILESTONES TO AN UPWARD AND SUSTAINABLE TRAJECTORY Mara Sofia CRĂCIUNESCU RUSSIAN FAKE NEWS – A NEW INSTRUMENT OF PROPAGANDA Sorina Ana MANEA THREAT TO NATIONAL DEFENCE – WHAT DOES IT MEAN? Dragoș Ionuț PALĂ FUTURE GEOPOLITICS OF A DEMOGRAPHICALLY CHANGING EUROPE Daniel-Mihai DUȚU; Teodor BADIU EXTREMISM AND RADICALISM – CHALLENGES FOR EUROPEAN SECURITY Simona ENESCU A STUDY ON CYBER SECURITY LEGISLATION Cristina BODONI APPLICATIONS OF DIGITAL DIPLOMACY IN INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS Cristiana Florentina DINCĂ OSCE WORK ON CONFIDENCE BUILDING MEASURES IN CYBERSPACE: ACCOMPLISHMENTS, CHALLENGES AND POTENTIAL FUTURE EVOLUTIONS Mirela ATANASIU, Ph.D. YEMENI HOUTHI – INSURGENT OR TERRORIST MOVEMENT Ecaterina MAȚOI, Ph.D.; Diana-Monica CONSTANTIN MUHAMMAD BIN SALMAN’S REFORMS VS. WAHHABI RULES: A CHALLENGE FOR THE STATUS QUO OF THE SAUDI STATE Viorel ORDEANU, Ph.D.; Benoni ANDRONIC, Ph.D.; Lucia Elena IONESCU, Ph.D. WAR FOR WATER Diana-Gabriela POHAȚĂ, Ph.D. CROSS BORDER CRIME IN THE CONTEXT OF GLOBALIZATION Diana-Gabriela POHAȚĂ, Ph.D. VULNERABILITIES OF PUBLIC POLICIES – TAX EVASION

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Adina MIHĂESCU DEVELOPING A MORE STABLE AND SUSTAINABLE BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT THROUGH COMPETITIVE INTELLIGENCE 12.15-12.30 Coffee break 12.30-13.45 SECTION III: STRATEGIC THEORY AND PRACTICE

Moderators: Major General (Ret) Visarion NEAGOE, Ph.D. Colonel (Ret) Marius POTÎRNICHE, Ph.D.

Alexandru HERCIU, Ph.D. NUCLEAR DECISION MAKING PROCESS IN JOINT MULTINATIONAL OPERATIONS IN ALLIANCE/COALITION CONTEXT Costinel Nicolae MAREȘI NATO-EU STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIP FOR COUNTERING HYBRID THREATS Mădălina Virginia ANTONESCU, Ph.D. SPACE STRATEGIES IN THE 21st CENTURY: INITIATING “STRATEGIC PROTECTED COSMIC AREAS”. IS THE “IMMEDIATE COSMIC SPACE” AN “ASSET FOR THE ENTIRE HUMANITY”? THE NEW AMERICAN STRATEGIC CONCEPT – “MOON-MARS STRATEGIC COMPLEX” Mădălina Virginia ANTONESCU, Ph.D. TOWARDS AN EXTENDED STRATEGIC CONCEPT IN THE XXIst CENTURY: “THE GREAT NATO SPACE” AND THE EXPANSION TOWARDS THE PACIFIC. THE STRATEGIC “DOUBLE-OCEAN” CONNECTION Eduard Grigore JELER USE OF AUTONOMOUS SYSTEMS FOR EVACUATION AND MEDICAL SUPPORT Valentin Marian TOMA; Ion CHIORCEA, Ph.D. SEA CONTROL – ESSENTIAL TASK FOR NAVAL FORCES 13.45-14.15 Debates and Closing Remarks (1st day)

The Award of the NDU Fellows Association for the best scientific paper, presented by CDSSS Director, Colonel Florian CÎRCIUMARU

14.15-17.00 Buffet Dinner, NDU Dining Hall

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Friday, 15th of November, 2019 “Emanoil Ionescu” Amphitheatre, Building C, Ground Floor

08.45-09.00 REGISTRATION 09.00-10.00 SECTION IV: ARMED FORCES AND SOCIETY

Moderators: Colonel Gabriel STOENESCU Cristian BĂHNĂREANU, Ph.D.

Shakaib RAFIQUE, Ph.D. A CONSTRUCTIVIST PARADIGM OF THE STRATEGIC CULTURES OF CHINA AND INDIA TOWARDS SOUTH ASIA: ORIGINS, MANIFESTATIONS, AND IMPACT ON REGIONAL SECURITY Iffat NAHEED, Ph.D. AN ASSESSMENT OF UN RESPONSE TO THE CHALLENGE OF FOREIGN TERRORIST FIGHTERS Costinel Nicolae MAREȘI THEORIES ON HYBRID THREATS AND HYBRID WAR. DEVELOPMENTS IN MILITARY THINKING Ciprian Gabriel TUDOR CAMOUFLAGE, CONCEALMENT AND DECEPTION IN MILITARY OPERATIONS Ciprian Gabriel TUDOR GEOINT DETECTION OF MILITARY CAMOUFLAGE, CONCEALMENT AND DECEPTION Eduard Grigore JELER MILITARY AND CIVILIAN APPLICATIONS OF UAV SYSTEMS Ion SÎRBU, Ph.D. HUMAN PARADIGM IN THE MILITARY AREA. A PHILOSOPHICAL APPROACH Daniel COCOLICI ETHICAL-MORAL PRINCIPLES CURRENTLY USED IN INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS

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Lucian GRIGORE THE SOCIAL-IDENTITARY PARTICULARITY OF THE PHENOMENOLOGY OF WAR, THE VULNERABILITIES OF THE EUROPEAN ETHOS AND THE ETIOLOGY OF THE AGGRESSIVENESS MANIFESTED IN THE IMPACT AREA OF RELIGIOUS MILITANCY Octavian Victor Mihail DIMA THE CONCEPT OF SOCIETAL SECURITY AND ITS IMPLICATIONS ON ROMANIA’S NATIONAL SOCIETAL SECURITY Alexandru MANOLIU EUROPEAN SECURITY: SAFEGUARDING FREEDOM IN THE CONTEXT OF TRANSNATIONAL THREATS Corneliu CORMAN MILITARY-PATRIOTIC YOUTH EDUCATION IN TRANSNISTRIA: TROJAN HORSE, STATE BUILDING OR STATUS QUO? 10.00-10.15 Coffee break 10.15-11.15 SECTION V: ROMANIA’S STRATEGIC INTEREST AREAS

Moderators: Lieutenant-Colonel Dan-Lucian PETRESCU, Ph.D. Mihai ZODIAN, Ph.D.

Mihai PANAIT CONTESTING INTERNATIONAL NORMS REGARDING SOVEREIGNTY, SELF-DETERMINATION AND LOGIC OF CONFLICT IN THE BLACK SEA REGION. THE NEED FOR LEADERSHIP IN FRONT OF THESE THREATS Ulpia Elena BOTEZATU US SPACE FORCE: IMPLICATIONS FOR ROMANIA Marius POTIRNICHE, Ph.D. MILITARY MEANS AND METHODS OF UNDERMINING USED BY THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION Violeta NICOLESCU NATO’S REPOSITIONING AFTER THE 2014 RUSSIAN-UKRAINIAN CONFLICT Ion ANGHEL COOPERATION ACTIONS IN PESCO FRAMEWORK

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Elena TUDOR IDENTITY CONSTRUCTION OF STATEHOOD AND THE IMAGE OF THE ADVERSARY IN THE DE FACTO STATES OF GEORGIA ˗ ABKHAZIA AND SOUTH OSSETIA Jan-Florin GANEA, Ph.D.; Robert POENARU, Ph.D. UKRAINE TO BOOST ITS DEFENCE AGAINST RUSSIA 11.15-11.30 Coffee break 11.30-12.15 SECTION VI: RESILIENCE OF THE NATIONAL SECURITY SYSTEM - CORE ELEMENT OF REGIONAL STABILITY

Moderators: Colonel Ștefan-Antonio DAN-ȘUTEU, Ph.D. Meda UDROIU, Ph.D.

Ștefan-Antonio DAN-ȘUTEU, Ph.D.; Răzvan GRIGORAȘ, Ph.D. THE FUTURE OF EUROPEAN SECURITY. MEASURING RESILIENCE Octavian FRATU, Ph.D.; Maria-Mădălina ANDRONACHE CYBERSECURITY IS A WAY OF LIFE Octavian FRATU, Ph.D.; Iulia Alexandra GUDOVAN INTELLIGENT THREAT DETECTION IN IOT Meda UDROIU, Ph.D. CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE MODELING AND SIMULATION Meda UDROIU, Ph.D.; Victor GÂNSAC CYBERTHREATS TO CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE AND IOT Carmen FLOREA; Viorel SURDU; Victor GÎNSAC SYSTEM ARCHITECTURE FOR IOT DEVICES IN THE DOMESTIC ENVIRONMENT Carmen FLOREA; Simona HALUNGA, Ph.D.; Marin BOGDAN, Ph.D. SYSTEM ARCHITECTURE AND REQUIREMENTS FOR A SIMULATION PLATFORM OF CYBER ATTACKS FOR IIOT DEVICES IN SMART CITY ENVIRONMENT Meda UDROIU, Ph.D.; Ștefan-Antonio DAN-ȘUTEU, Ph.D.; Ionica ȘERBAN, Ph.D. AN INTEGRATED PLATFORM FOR PROJECT MANAGEMENT 12.15-12.30 Closing remarks and end of conference

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PERSONAL NOTES

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