Sorina CORMAN
| Abstract: | This article investigates the complex relationship between sustainability and security in Romania, with particular attention to the role of public policies in integrating economic, social, and environmental dimensions into a coherent framework. The research adopts a qualitative and interdisciplinary methodology, combining document analysis of strategic and legislative frameworks, a critical literature review, and a comparative perspective with other European Union member states. The findings demonstrate that while Romania has formally aligned itself with international and European sustainability agendas through the adoption of the National Strategy for Sustainable Development 2030 and the National Recovery and Resilience Plan, implementation remains fragmented and dependent on external pressures. The analysis highlights the persistence of social vulnerabilities such as poverty, regional disparities, and demographic decline, which undermine social cohesion and resilience. It also reveals structural weaknesses in Romania’s green economic transition, limited innovation capacity, and insufficient enforcement of environmental regulations. At the same time, the study emphasizes the centrality of the sustainability–security nexus in the Romanian context, showing that energy dependence, food insecurity, social inequality, and climate risks are interconnected vulnerabilities with direct implications for national and regional stability. The discussion positions Romania as an intermediate case in comparative perspective, more advanced than states lacking sustainability frameworks but still lagging Western European countries with mature governance systems. The article concludes that Romania’s progress depends on strengthening institutional coherence, embedding social sustainability into national strategies, accelerating the green economic transition, enhancing participatory environmental governance, and explicitly linking sustainability policies to security imperatives. |
| Keywords: | Islamic culture, Central Asia, Balkans, religious studies, anthropology, archaeology, political history |