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Kakachia: Policymakers should form a new group, the Black Sea Trio, of Ukraine, Georgia, and Moldova

(New Eastern Europe) Dealing with Russian involvement and implementing reforms – that is the main advice the members of the European Parliament gave to Ukraine, Georgia and Moldova in its resolution…

Corruption and Scandal: Crisis in Moldova

(VICE) Moldovans have been protesting against their government for months. They allege that their leaders are deeply corrupted after a billion-dollar banking scandal hit the country in 2015. The former…

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Popescu: Moldova’s stolen billions was the worst possible confirmation of what people suspected

(The National) Tens of thousands of protesters gathered in the Moldovan capital Chisinau yesterday to protest against the country’s new government and demand new elections. Trouble erupted on Wednesday when…

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New Policy Memo: Why Central Asia is More Stable than Eastern Europe: The Domestic Impact of Geopolitics

In the early 1990s, scholars, journalists, and political observers predicted that the new Central Asian states would descend into chaos and break apart. More than 20 years later, Central Asia’s…

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Popescu: The disappearance of unbelievable amounts of cash raises questions about the integrity of Moldova

(New Europe) In the schoolmaster culture of European Neighborhood policy in Brussels, a few things can be missed from evaluation report to evaluation report. This time, a lot has been…

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Popescu: Despite rotten state institutions, Moldova has dropped strong anchors in the European space

(Interview) Nicu Popescu, expert at the European Institute for Security Studies in Paris, said that currently, the situation in the region is very fluid and difficult to predict. However, in…

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Popescu: The Moldovan electorate wanted change again, embodied by new political players Dodon and Usatii

(RFE/RL) Often it is easier to draw lessons from an election defeat than from a narrow victory. Moldova's pro-European ruling coalition has entered into talks to reassemble itself following the…

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New PONARS Eurasia Volume: The Vilnius Moment

This collection of policy papers is based on the proceedings of a December 2013 workshop of the Program on New Approaches to Research and Security in Eurasia (PONARS Eurasia), held…

Moldova’s (Not So) Troubled Borders

Days after Moldova had initialed its Association Agreement with the European Union at the Vilnius Summit in December 2013, officials at breakaway Transnistria’s de facto Ministry of Foreign Affairs mocked…

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Eastern Promises: Who Pays?

The "Eastern Promises" seminar at the Lithuanian Embassy in Brussels a few days ago started like a detective story: the Ukrainian security services detained at the airport Vasil Filipchuk, senior…

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Kakachia: Policymakers should form a new group, the Black Sea Trio, of Ukraine, Georgia, and Moldova

Corruption and Scandal: Crisis in Moldova

Popescu: Moldova’s stolen billions was the worst possible confirmation of what people suspected

New Policy Memo: Why Central Asia is More Stable than Eastern Europe: The Domestic Impact of Geopolitics

Popescu: The disappearance of unbelievable amounts of cash raises questions about the integrity of Moldova

Popescu: Despite rotten state institutions, Moldova has dropped strong anchors in the European space

Popescu: The Moldovan electorate wanted change again, embodied by new political players Dodon and Usatii

New PONARS Eurasia Volume: The Vilnius Moment

Moldova’s (Not So) Troubled Borders

Eastern Promises: Who Pays?