Moldova

3 September 2010
The Indirect Path Toward a Republic for All Moldovans Premium

The 5 September referendum and upcoming elections might be the starting point of a colorless transformation in Moldova.

By TOL
 
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30 August 2010
Bumpkins vs. Mafiosi

Even though non-communists have come to power in Moldova, the conflict over the future of Transdniester in some ways is a reenactment of the struggles of Soviet communism.

By Taras Kuzio
 
28 July 2010
Moldova: The Ties That Don’t Bind
A presidential decree recalls uncomfortable truths about Russian-Moldovan history, angering Moscow and home “pragmatists.”
By Dumitru Minzarari
 
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26 January 2010
The Untended Patch in Europe’s Garden

Green shoots of progress are sprouting in Moldova. The West must nurture them.

By David J. Kramer, Alina Inayeh, and Pavol Demes
 
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8 December 2009
Swapping Vinegar for Honey

Chisinau’s turn toward Europe and its rapprochement with Romania could offer the best hope to resolve the Transdniestrian stalemate. From openDemocracy.

By Louis O'Neill
 
Igor Smirnov
11 November 2009
Trap for the Unwary Premium
The leader of Moldova’s breakaway region may be overstretching his resources by asking for added powers.
By BBC Monitoring
 
7 August 2009
Looking for Another Dzurinda Premium
Newly victorious reformers and Europhiles in Chisinau are not the first to try to turn around a supertanker.
By TOL
 
29 July 2009
The Song Remains the Same Premium
Biased television coverage, questionable voter lists, political pressure on government employees – sound familiar?
By Rodger Potocki
 
29 June 2009
Uneasy Interregnum Premium
The election rerun in Moldova is shaping up as a contest between generations and a test of the EU’s commitment to democracy.
By Dumitru Minzarari
 
22 June 2009
Muckraking Journalist Turned ‘Twitter Revolutionary’ Premium
Barred from her adopted country, a young journalist returns home and is soon in the thick of Moldova’s spring of unrest.
By Elena Moldoveanu and Alexandru Eftode
 

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