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Op-Ed by Anatol Țăranu Contrary to the idea that after the collapse of the USSR, the Russian elite was interested only in money, the new regime in Moscow actually from the very beginning has looked for an ideology that would enable the…

Analysis by Dionis Cenusa Many of the risks originating in 2022 stem from the war in Ukraine and continue into 2023. Financial and military allocations promised earlier in the year by the US, France and Germany will increase the…

Op-Ed by Anatol Țăranu The national security strategy of any state in the standard formula represents an official view on the strategic priorities, on the internal and foreign policy objectives and measures that determine the state of…

Analysis by Dionis Cenușa The energy crisis in Moldova continues, but the difficulties seem to be more manageable for the Moldovan government. The return to the contract with the Transnistrian region (Cuciurgan Power Plant - MGRES)…

Analysis of Dionis Cenușa Regional stability and energy security remain in a complicated state, with unpredictable developments that will depend on the severity of the winter and the gravity of the effects produced by Moscow's…

The 125,000 ethnic Gagauz who live in southeastern Moldova seldom receive much press in their own right except for the fact that they are a rare Turkic people who are mostly Orthodox Christians. But they do attract broader attention when…

A contingent of 75 soldiers from the Honor Guard Company will go to Moscow on June 24th to take part in the moscow parade in Red Square, at the indication of President Igor Dodon. The decision is criticized by both, civil society and…

The world has not become a more secure place during these five years; if anything, the opposite is true. The main external threats to Estonia’s security remain the same. Russia will continue to strengthen its military power in the European…