Romania – A Stability Factor by Assuming the Mediator Role in the Conflicts at the Black Sea

Abstract

The slowness with which the European Union asserts its role as a mediator in the international sphere must not be Romania’s own policy. Many EU member states or organisations have developed their own systems to provide stability as a facilitator for peace processes or have developed early warning and conflict prevention mechanisms. Romania’s membership in various external structures enables it to use international expertise in creating and implementing internal structures capable of involving the state in the prevention and resolution of conflicts in the Black Sea region or in other areas of the world. The article analyses Romania’s potential to act regionally as a mediator and to generate stability and security if such a conflict approach is embraced.