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When dawn came, they…weren’t sleeping. „The Soviet Preemptive Strike” and the German reply of June 22, 1941 (1)

Posted by Dr. Constantin CORNEANU | 17 Jun 2016 | AESGS in the media, Articles, Geopolitics, History, International Relations |

Despite the internal turmoil meant to strengthen the social, economic and political regime lay down in October 1917, after the end of the Civil War, the USSR continued to establish itself externally as a great center of power in the international relations arena, harboring immense geopolitical ambitions. The Moscow regime would gradually normalise international relations, after 1922, but without settling the debts of the Czarist state and without relinquishing its lead as a world revolution hub. On the one hand, the USSR will continue to maintain “normal” diplomatic and commercial relations with other powers and will also control the...

Military Operations with Strategic Impact. The Battle of Berlin (April – May 1945)*

Posted by Dr. Constantin CORNEANU | 25 Nov 2014 | AESGS in the media, Articles, Geopolitics, History, International Relations |

Throughout the entirety of military operations carried aut during the Second World War, the Battle of Berlin (April 16 – May 2, 1945) provided a special meaning for all combatants: for the United Nations (Western Allies and the Soviet Union) it was the ultimate price for a costly and, until then, highly desired victory, while for the German Reich, it marked the end of an illusion. Furthermore, the conquest of Berlin, despite the inter-ally agreements regarding the postwar management of the German territory, could influence a behavioral review from one or several of the Allies. The capture of a...