Assessing nato’s readiness to release a black sea strategy based on dynamics prior to negotiations for peace in ukraine

Author: Ana MOIAN Publication name: Romanian Intelligence Studies Review Publisher name: Mihai Viteazul National Intelligence Academy Publication type: Journal article Publication date: December 31, 2025 Pagination: Issue/ Volume: 2 (34)/2025 DOI: Abstract: Despite the importance of the Black Sea, a region characterised by acts of aggression, competition for resources, expansionism, and political instability, NATO does […]

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Ways and methods to optimize the selection process of personnel participating in multinational operations

Author: Alice-Claudița MANDEȘ Publication name: Romanian Intelligence Studies Review Publisher name: Mihai Viteazul National Intelligence Academy Publication type: Journal article Publication date: December 31, 2025 Pagination: Issue/ Volume: 2 (34)/2025 DOI: Abstract: Given Romania’s participation in multinational operations under the auspices of the United Nations and the leadership of international security organizations such as the […]

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Extrapolating security: When everything is security, nothing is security!

Author: Ioana LEUCEA Publication name: Romanian Intelligence Studies Review Publisher name: Mihai Viteazul National Intelligence Academy Publication type: Journal article Publication date: December 31, 2025 Pagination: Issue/ Volume: 2 (34)/2025 DOI: Abstract: The usage of the concepts and words less for their denotative meaning and more for their connotative ones may seem unproblematic at a […]

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Implications of artificial intelligence for intelligence organizations in the context of global security transformations

Author: Mihai CIOBANU Publication name: Romanian Intelligence Studies Review Publisher name: Mihai Viteazul National Intelligence Academy Publication type: Journal article Publication date: December 31, 2025 Pagination: Issue/ Volume: 2 (34)/2025 DOI: Abstract: The period in which artificial intelligence (AI) was treated in a speculative way in the field of national security appears to be over. […]

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The strategic role of managerial competencies in enhancing organizational resilience and performance in intelligence organizations

Author(s): Marius-George PORUMBIȚĂ Publication name: Romanian Intelligence Studies Review Publisher name: Mihai Viteazul National Intelligence Academy Publication type: Journal article Publication date: December 31, 2025 Pagination: Issue/ Volume: 2 (34)/2025 DOI: Abstract: This article explores the relationship between managerial competencies and organizational performance, with a specific focus on intelligence organizations operating in highly complex and […]

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RISR No. 2 (34)/2025

Download INTELLIGENCE IN THE 21ST CENTURY Marius-George PORUMBIȚĂ, THE STRATEGIC ROLE OF MANAGERIAL COMPETENCIES IN ENHANCING ORGANIZATIONAL RESILIENCE AND PERFORMANCE IN INTELLIGENCE ORGANIZATIONS Mihai CIOBANU, IMPLICATIONS OF ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE FOR INTELLIGENCE ORGANIZATIONS IN THE CONTEXT OF GLOBAL SECURITY TRANSFORMATIONS SECURITY IN THE 21ST CENTURY Ioana LEUCEA, EXTRAPOLATING SECURITY: WHEN EVERYTHING IS SECURITY, NOTHING IS SECURITY! […]

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RISR No. 1 (33)/2025

Download INTELLIGENCE AND SECURITY IN THE 21ST CENTURY Józef KOZLOWSKI, SEVEN ANALYTICAL COMMANDMENTS SECURITY IN THE 21ST CENTURY Alina-Bianca COSCA, THE ROAD TO VIOLENCE – THE OPPRESSION THEORY AND THE ISLAMIC STATE PROPAGANDA INTELLIGENCE, SECURITY AND INTERDISCIPLINARITY Oana Raluca TUDOR (TRIFAN), WELCOMING UKRAINIAN WAR REFUGEES IN ROMANIA: ADDRESSING THE CHALLENGES OF HUMAN SECURITY Iulia-Mihaela DRĂGAN, […]

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RISR No.2 (32)/2024

Download INTELLIGENCE AND SECURITY IN THE 21ST CENTURY Laurențiu-Octavian MUTULEANU, THE INTEGRATION OF EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES INTO INNOVATIVE SMART NATION PROJECTS AND SOLUTIONS Ioana CHIȚĂ, REVISITING THEORIES AND BUILDING A NEW RESEARCH AGENDA FOR EXPLAINING RADICALIZATION COMPETITIVE INTELLIGENCE Anastasios-Nikolaos KANELLOPOULOS, LEVERAGING COMPETITIVE INTELLIGENCE PROCESSES IN SHIPPING INDUSTRY OPERATIONS AND STRATEGY INTELLIGENCE, SECURITY AND INTERDISCIPLINARITY Iulia-Mihaela DRĂGAN, […]

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RISR No.1 (31)/2024

Download INTELLIGENCE AND SECURITY IN THE 21ST CENTURY Domenico FRASCÀ, Giulia VENTURI, Maria USTENKO, Alessandro ZANASI, Andrew STANIFORTH, David  ORTUNE, THE ROLE OF HUMAN INTELLIGENCE IN THE AGE OF DIGITAL TECHNOLOGY Sanja TEPAVCEVIC, (COUNTER)BALANCING THE WEST: RUSSIA’S INFLUENCE IN THE WESTERN BALKANS SINCE THE END OF COLD WAR OPEN SOURCE INTELLIGENCE Ainara BORDES PEREZ WHAT […]

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RISR No.2 (30)/2023

Download INTELLIGENCE AND SECURITY IN THE 21ST CENTURY Ainara BORDES PEREZ, OPEN SOURCE INTELLIGENCE: AN OVERVIEW OF TODAY’S OPERATIONAL CHALLENGES AND HUMAN RIGHTS AFFECTED AS A CONSEQUENCE Iulia-Mihaela DRĂGAN, ROMANIA’S VULNERABILITIES REGARDING RADICALIZATION AND OBSERVED TRENDS OF THE PHENOMENON INTELLIGENCE, SECURITY AND INTERDISCIPLINARITY Andra Mădălina URSU, ZERO SUM GAMES – ISLAM AGAINST EVERYBODY ELSE. CONTENT […]

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