“Russia and the United States tend to view Ukraine as a key battleground in a cosmic proxy war between East and West. Both have a bad habit of trying to pick winners in Ukrainian politics. These interventions, naive in their own ways, tend to backfire, often at Ukraine’s expense.” (“The Difficulty of Being Ukraine” IHT, 2009 )
https://florianpantazi.substack.com/p/is-the-us-blameless-for-the-war-in
Florian Pantazi is an historian, IR and geopolitical professional who lives in Sydney Australia. His blog "Spotlight on Geopolitics" was formerly hosted by EurActiv Brussels, from 2009. Florian's posts deal with the major geopolitical shifts and conflicts confronting the international community of states, the European Union's role as a global actor, the emergence of China as a superpower and the resurgence of Russia. He holds a Master II in Geopolitics and International Relations from Sciences Po Toulouse and an MA in History and Philosophy from the Al.I.Cuza University, Iasi, Romania. Substack.com/@florianpantazi X: @Geopolinsider ; Email: florian.pantazi @ gmail.com
Since the June 9 elections in the EU, the enemies of nation-states and of their supporters, nationalist political parties, have been put on notice. Long under attack from EU officials, the nation-states are fighting back and are here to stay, irrespective of plans to undermine them, which originate in Brussels or in the minds of ideologues advocating the so-called “post-national formations”(Juergen Habermas).
https://florianpantazi.substack.com/p/nationalism-and-post-nationalism
Florian Pantazi is an historian, IR and geopolitical professional who lives in Sydney Australia. His blog "Spotlight on Geopolitics" was formerly hosted by EurActiv Brussels, from 2009. Florian's posts deal with the major geopolitical shifts and conflicts confronting the international community of states, the European Union's role as a global actor, the emergence of China as a superpower and the resurgence of Russia. He holds a Master II in Geopolitics and International Relations from Sciences Po Toulouse and an MA in History and Philosophy from the Al.I.Cuza University, Iasi, Romania. Substack.com/@florianpantazi X: @Geopolinsider ; Email: florian.pantazi @ gmail.com
“I didn’t want mothers to lose their children and wives [ to lose] their husbands. I didn’t want their bodies to flow down the Dnipro from Kiev. I didn’t want to assume power through bloodshed.” ( Ianukovici in the aftermath of the Orange Revolution from 2004 )
https://florianpantazi.substack.com/p/a-tale-of-two-presidents
Florian Pantazi is an historian, IR and geopolitical professional who lives in Sydney Australia. His blog "Spotlight on Geopolitics" was formerly hosted by EurActiv Brussels, from 2009. Florian's posts deal with the major geopolitical shifts and conflicts confronting the international community of states, the European Union's role as a global actor, the emergence of China as a superpower and the resurgence of Russia. He holds a Master II in Geopolitics and International Relations from Sciences Po Toulouse and an MA in History and Philosophy from the Al.I.Cuza University, Iasi, Romania. Substack.com/@florianpantazi X: @Geopolinsider ; Email: florian.pantazi @ gmail.com
“NATO will stand up for the rights of LGBTQ people.” (source: Chronicles Magazine)
“On the International Day against Homophobia, Biphobia & Transphobia, and every day: all love is equal. LGBTQ+ people deserve respect & dignity, and I am proud to call myself your ally.”(source: X 2024 @jensstoltenberg)
[…] we always need to do more [for LGBTQ+ people]. To push forward with ambition.” (May 17, 2023 speech of NATO Secretary General)
https://florianpantazi.substack.com/p/a-demented-alliance-serving-a-gerontocratic
Florian Pantazi is an historian, IR and geopolitical professional who lives in Sydney Australia. His blog "Spotlight on Geopolitics" was formerly hosted by EurActiv Brussels, from 2009. Florian's posts deal with the major geopolitical shifts and conflicts confronting the international community of states, the European Union's role as a global actor, the emergence of China as a superpower and the resurgence of Russia. He holds a Master II in Geopolitics and International Relations from Sciences Po Toulouse and an MA in History and Philosophy from the Al.I.Cuza University, Iasi, Romania. Substack.com/@florianpantazi X: @Geopolinsider ; Email: florian.pantazi @ gmail.com
Florian Pantazi is an historian, IR and geopolitical professional who lives in Sydney Australia. His blog "Spotlight on Geopolitics" was formerly hosted by EurActiv Brussels, from 2009. Florian's posts deal with the major geopolitical shifts and conflicts confronting the international community of states, the European Union's role as a global actor, the emergence of China as a superpower and the resurgence of Russia. He holds a Master II in Geopolitics and International Relations from Sciences Po Toulouse and an MA in History and Philosophy from the Al.I.Cuza University, Iasi, Romania. Substack.com/@florianpantazi X: @Geopolinsider ; Email: florian.pantazi @ gmail.com
" Palmer and Godechot presented the challenge of an Atlantic history at the Tenth International History Congress in 1955. It fell flat, dismissed by revolutionary historians as a poorly cloaked Cold War attempt to bolster NATO "
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Https://florianpantazi.substack.com/p/from-atlantic-wave-to-revolutionary.
Florian Pantazi is an historian, IR and geopolitical professional who lives in Sydney Australia. His blog "Spotlight on Geopolitics" was formerly hosted by EurActiv Brussels, from 2009. Florian's posts deal with the major geopolitical shifts and conflicts confronting the international community of states, the European Union's role as a global actor, the emergence of China as a superpower and the resurgence of Russia. He holds a Master II in Geopolitics and International Relations from Sciences Po Toulouse and an MA in History and Philosophy from the Al.I.Cuza University, Iasi, Romania. Substack.com/@florianpantazi X: @Geopolinsider ; Email: florian.pantazi @ gmail.com
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" Joel Johnson, former Vice President for International Affairs at the Aerospace Industry Association, argued that “the stakes are high. Whoever gets in first will have a lock for the next quarter century for a possible $10 billion market for fighter jets, transport aircraft, utility helicopters, attack helicopters, communications and avionics. Add them together and we’re talking real money”.
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https://florianpantazi.substack.com/p/nato-inc-at-75-more-guns-less-butter
Florian Pantazi is an historian, IR and geopolitical professional who lives in Sydney Australia. His blog "Spotlight on Geopolitics" was formerly hosted by EurActiv Brussels, from 2009. Florian's posts deal with the major geopolitical shifts and conflicts confronting the international community of states, the European Union's role as a global actor, the emergence of China as a superpower and the resurgence of Russia. He holds a Master II in Geopolitics and International Relations from Sciences Po Toulouse and an MA in History and Philosophy from the Al.I.Cuza University, Iasi, Romania. Substack.com/@florianpantazi X: @Geopolinsider ; Email: florian.pantazi @ gmail.com
