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Op-Ed by Victor Pelin 1. Origins of censorship and propaganda Ahead of the centenary of the USSR, for nostalgia to be cured, it is important to highlight not only the crimes committed by the Soviet empire, but also the instruments used to incite hatred and to justify the most horrible abuses against large sections of the population. The imposition of censorship for substituting the informing of citizens with propaganda was one of the main instruments for building the Soviet empire. The importance of the propaganda flows for influencing the people is confirmed by the fact that on November 9,…

Analysis by Dionis Cenusa The situation of the gas sector in the European Union (EU) is deteriorating with the proximity of the winter season and the increase in gas shortages due to interruptions in the supply process. The price of natural gas fluctuates around the amount of 2,800 – 3,500 euros (about 340 euros per MWh) per thousand cubic meters and could exceed 4,000 euros, if Russia decides to stop all supplies, including those transiting through Ukraine (with the exception of those made through Turkish Stream). Vladimir Putin has already announced that supplies via Nord Stream 1 will be suspended indefinitely until…

Op-Ed by Anatol Țăranu The “Trojan horse” is one of the most famous symbols and lessons of universal history coming from the ancient Greek legends, which embodies the falsity of enemies and naïve credulousness of their victims. According to the Greek mythology, the idea of a “Trojan horse” as a saving military method came to the mind of The Iliad hero Ulysses, who was one of the most legendary military leaders of ancient Greeks who failed to conquer the city of Troy after long battles. But the implementation of the “Trojan horse” method helped to conquer that fortress city that…

Analysis by Dionis Cenușa Due to the EU candidate status, granted in Brussels in June, Moldova has the opportunity to move more easily and quickly on the path of reforms. They are essential for the functioning of the country, but also indispensable for making EU accession feasible in the near future. The merits to obtain this candidacy combine several important factors, such as: the impact of the Western reaction to the Russian aggression against Ukraine (IPN, June 2022), the results of the implementation of the EU-Moldova Association Agreement in 2014-2021 and the positive image of the Moldovan government. Firstly, without…

On 23 June 2022, the European Council granted candidate status to Ukraine and Moldova and expressed readiness to do the same for Georgia once the priorities specified in the Commission’s opinion on Georgia’s membership application have been addressed. The Russian state-controlled disinformation outlets and their amplifiers seized the truly historic moment to spin their deceitful claims about the EU’s enlargement. While the initial reaction of the pro-Kremlin disinformation ecosystem was somewhat reserved it quickly turned to recycling some of the well-established pro-Kremlin narratives it had used to discredit the Eastern Partnership in the past. It was not long until the claims of the EU allegedly…

Op-Ed by Anatol Țăranu Before invading Ukraine, the Russian army was considered the second biggest military force in the world. After almost five months of war with considerable losses of troops and military equipment, both data experts and military experts say Russia will now need many years to recover. In the worst case for the Russians, the former military potential could never be restored. Even if it does not make public losses of soldiers and officers… Since March, when the Russian Defense Ministry announced the number of casualties among the Russian troops in the war in Ukraine (1,351 reported deaths),…

Op-Ed by Anatol Țăranu In Moldovan society, we have long witnessed an anemic debate on the opportunity of our state’s membership in the CIS. The definition given to the CIS by Putin earlier is also known. He described this interstate organization as a method of “civilized divorce of the former Soviet republics”. However, as time showed, the divorce hasn’t been completed yet and contributes to the appearance of new reasons for extending the life of CIS. From unity of Slavic states to unity of poor countries… It is known that the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) was created by the…

Op-Ed by Victor Pelin Opposition’s reactions to obtaining of EU candidate status by the Republic of Moldova The Communist-Socialist opposition had to react to the confirmation by the European Council of the European perspective of the Republic of Moldova and offering of the EU candidate status to it. The event saddened the Communist-Socialists so much that these revealed their own perspectives for the future of the Republic of Moldova. In the mentioned context, the Party of Socialists of the Republic of Moldova (PSRM) issued a press release in which it: expressed its regret because the Republic of Moldova became hostage of contextual and geopolitical decisions that…

Analysis of Dionis Cenușa  The outbreak of the Russian war against Ukraine at the end of February naturally increased the interest of Eastern European states with a pro-European agenda for a qualitative update of the relationship with the European Union (EU). Practically, throughout the Russian aggression (still continuous), Ukraine, Moldova and Georgia have channeled their diplomatic efforts towards the objective of obtaining the status of candidates for accession to the EU. The application and completion of the questionnaires, which took place in March-May, is now followed by the announcement of the EU verdict. The European Commission will comment on the…

By Anatol Țăranu Recently, the Speaker of Moldova’s Parliament Igor Grosu, answering the question of the moderator in a national TV program, made a resonant statement, saying that when the war in Ukraine ends, the Moldovan authorities will need to consider whether the Republic of Moldova should remain part of the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) or not. As it was expected, the statement of the high-ranking politician caused an equivocal reaction in Moldovan society, contributing again to a profound split of Moldovan society as regards the choice of the country’s civilizational development model. The well-known Moldovan secret consists in…