Common Foreign and Security Policy (CFSP), together with the Common Security and Defense Policy (CSDP) were defined in the Maastricht Treaty as policies which encompass all matters relating to the security of the European Union, including establishing, in the future, of a common defense policy....

The scientific papers published in the field of parliamentary control over the institutions in the national security system are relatively small in number, and the the issues approached are limited to formal aspects, mainly legal and organizational. Under these circumstances, it becomes obvious...

The aim of this paper is to examine the driving forces behind China’s military modernization efforts followed by an assessment of the goals and foci of China’s military modernization at present and in the foreseeable future. The paper concludes with an analysis of the...

This paper presents the Poverty Reduction Strategy Implementation Progress Report for Côte d’Ivoire. Since the end of the crisis in April 2011, Côte d'Ivoire has gradually recovered economic activity and social cohesion, as reflected in the reopening of banks, schools and health centers,...