ROMANIA “CAROL I” NATIONAL DEFENCE UNIVERSITY CENTRE FOR DEFENCE AND SECURITY STRATEGIC STUDIES No. 1 [46]/2013 Trimestrial scientific magazine acknowledged by CNATDCU, indexed in CEEOL, ProQuest, EBSCO, IndexCopernicus international databases “CAROL I” NATIONAL DEFENCE UNIVERSITY PRINTING HOUSE BUCHAREST, ROMANIA Editorial Board: Teodor FRUNZETI, PhD, Professor, “Carol I” National Defence University, Romania, chairman Gheorghe CALOPĂREANU, PhD, Associate Professor, “Carol I” National Defence University, Romania Prof.univ.dr. Vasile BUCINSCHI, Professor, “Carol I” National Defence University, Romania Ion ROCEANU, PhD, Professor, “Carol I” National Defence University, Romania Stan ANTON, PhD, Lecturer, “Carol I” National Defence University, Romania Alexandru BOGDAN, PhD, Professor, Acad., Biodiversity Centre, Romanian Academy, Romania Boguslaw PACEK, PhD, Associate Professor, National Defence University, Poland Gabor BOLDIYSAR, PhD, National University of Public Service, Hungary Prof.univ.dr. Bohuslav PRIKRYL, PhD, Professor, National Defence University, Czech Republic John L. CLARKE, PhD, Professor, “George C. Marshall” European Centre for Security Studies, Germany Adrian GHEORGHE, PhD, Professor Eng., Old Dominion University, USA Libor FRANK, PhD, Institute for Strategic Studies, Defence University, Czech Republic Dario MATIKA, PhD, Institute for Research and Development of Defence Systems, Croatia Ilias ILIOPOULOS, PhD, Professor, Hellenic Naval War College, Greece Pavel NECAS, PhD, Assoc. Professor Dipl. Eng., Armed Forces Academy, Slovakia Dana PERKINS, PhD, UN Security Council, USA Scientific Board: Cristian BĂHNĂREANU, PhD, Researcher Nicolae DOLGHIN, PhD, Senior Researcher Alin BODESCU, PhD, Lecturer Constantin IORDACHE, PhD, Professor Cristina BOGZEANU, Junior Researcher Constantin MOŞTOFLEI, PhD, Senior Researcher Dorel BUŞE, PhD, Associate Professor Visarion NEAGOE, PhD, Professor Răzvan BUZATU, PhD Alexandra SARCINSCHI, PhD, Senior Researcher Ion CHIORCEA, PhD, Professor Richard STOJAR, PhD Gheorghe DEACONU, PhD, Associate Professor Costică ŢENU, PhD, Professor Mihai-Ştefan DINU, PhD, Researcher Mihai VELEA, PhD, Professor Petre DUŢU, PhD, Senior Researcher Stanislaw ZAJAS, PhD, Professor Editors: Stan ANTON, PhD, Lecturer, editor-in-chief Daniela RĂPAN, deputy editor-in-chief Mirela ATANASIU, PhD George RĂDUICĂ, PhD 68-72 Panduri Street, Sector 5, Bucharest, Romania Telephone: (021) 319.56.49; Fax: (021) 319.55.93 E-mail: [email protected] Web sites: http://impactstrategic.unap.ro; http://cssas.unap.ro Authors are fully responsible for their articles’ content, according to the provisions of Law no. 206/2004 regarding good conduct in scientific research, technological development and innovation. 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ISSN 1842-9904; ISSN-L 1841-5784 (online edition) 2 STRATEGIC IMPACT No. 1/2013 STRATEGIC IMPACT CONTENTS EDITORIAL - STRATEGIC IMPACT, 12 YEARS OF PUBLICATION.............................................5 POLITICAL-MILITARY TOPICALITY Asymmetric, Unconventional and Hybrid Actions in 21st Century Warfare Teodor FRUNZETI, PhD..................................................................................................................6 Conflictuality Around the World in 2012 – Source of Instability and Insecurity Petre DUŢU, PhD; Vasile DOBRESCU..........................................................................................16 GEOPOLITICS AND GEOSTRATEGIES: TENDENCIES AND PERSPECTIVES Globalization, Regionalization, National Security Alexandra SARCINSCHI, PhD; Cristian BĂHNĂREANU, PhD..................................................23 Strategic Tendencies of Some Major International State Actors in 2012 Mihai-Ştefan DINU, PhD................................................................................................................33 NATO AND EU: POLICIES, STRATEGIES, ACTIONS Perspectives of the European Union – Between Political Integration and Disintegration Mirela ATANASIU, PhD...................................................................................................................40 Towards a European Union Civil Code? (Part I) Valentin-Stelian BĂDESCU, PhD; George-Teodor RĂDUICĂ, PhD..............................................49 SECURITY AND MILITARY STRATEGY Conceptual Insights of Strategic Shock and Strategic Surprise Stan ANTON, PhD............................................................................................................................58 The Approach to the “Hub And Spokes” Concept in the Economic and Military Fields Gheorghe MINCULETE, PhD; Polixenia OLAR.............................................................................68 Maritime Piracy – an Issue of Legal Inconsistency to Security Threats Oana ADĂSCĂLIŢEI........................................................................................................................80 ANALYSES, SYNTHESES, EVALUATIONS Redefining the role of the State as a Security Guarantor in the Era of Globalization Filofteia REPEZ, PhD; Cătălina TODOR..........................................................................................88 General Considerations Concerning the Legal Status of International Intergovernmental Organizations Mădălina Virginia ANTONESCU, PhD............................................................................................95 The 21st Century Challenges and Counteraction Ways: Biological Weapons and Molecular Biology Research Lucia Elena IONESCU; Nicoleta Simona BICHERU....................................................................103 STRATEGIC IMPACT No. 1/2013 3 STRATEGIC IMPACT POINTS OF VIEW The Conflict of Values in the Muslim World and its Impact upon Security Iulian CHIFU, PhD..........................................................................................................................111 The New Meaning of National Security Concept from the Energy Perspective Laurenţiu Victor PACHIU................................................................................................................128 Reaching Set-targets in Multinational Negotiations. Formal versus Informal Debates in NATO Anamaria IORGA............................................................................................................................138 REVIEW Science in the Mirror...........................................................................................................................146 CDSSS’ AGENDA Activities of the Centre for Defence and Security Strategic Studies, January - March 2013 Daniela RĂPAN...............................................................................................................................148 Guidelines for Authors.........................................................................................................................149 STRATEGIC IMPACT No. 1/2013 STRATEGIC IMPACT EDITORIAL STRATEGIC IMPACT, 12 YEARS OF PUBLICATION STRATEGIC IMPACT bilingual quarterly scientific journal edited by the Centre for Defence and Security Strategic Studies is a “scientific journal with acknowledged prestige in the field of Military Science, Information and Public Order”, according to National Council for Titles, Diplomas and Certificates (CNATDCU). Confirmation of the journal’s scientific quality is also given by its indexation in CEEOL (Central and Eastern European Online Library, Germany), EBSCO (USA), ProQuest (USA) and Index Copernicus International (Poland) international databases, as well as in library virtual catalogues of prestigious foreign institutions such as NATO Multimedia Library and several universities with military profile in Poland, Czech Republic, Hungary, Estonia and so on. We are glad to share with our readers the fact that in 2013 we celebrate twelve years since the first issue of STRATEGIC IMPACT. Further on, we are going to signal new aspects concerning CDSSS leadership and the members of the Editorial and Scientific Board. In March, Mr. Petre Duţu, PhD senior researcher, ended his long and fruitful scientific activity in CDSSS, whose director he was in the last period. Nevertheless, the journal will continue to benefit from his experience as a member of the Scientific Board. The new director of the Centre for Defence and Security Strategic Studies and editor-in-chief of STRATEGIC IMPACT is Colonel Stan Anton, PhD lecturer. To the prestigious academics of Editorial and Scientific Board added new members from Romania and abroad, which will facilitate the peer review process that watches over the quality of the published articles. The main objectives that the editors have set for this year are, on the one hand, to continue the extending of the number of databases for indexation and, on the other hand, to broaden and consolidate relations with institutions and research centres worldwide. The articles in this edition circumscribe in the typical topics of the journal: political-military topicality; geopolitics and geostrategy; NATO and EU policies, strategies and actions; security and military strategy; analyses, synthesis, evaluations and points of view. Our readers will also find the traditional column depicting the activities of the CDSSS for the first trimester of this year and a review of the book “Science in the Mirror”, coordinated by Lt.Gen. Teodor Frunzeti, PhD professor and Cpt. Marinel-Adi Mustaţă, PhD. In the end, we would like to point out that no. 2/2013 of the journal shall be dedicated