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Ukraine – the Neighbor and the Neighborhood
February 01, 2010By Edward Lucas, CEPA Senior Fellow Why does Ukraine’s presidential election matter for the United States and Central Europe? No blatant fraud. Diverse mass media. An election result that is not predetermined. Leading candidates who support...
U.S. to enhance its military cooperation with Moldova
January 19, 2010The United States will enhance its cooperation with the Republic of Moldova in the defense sphere, Minister of Defense Vitalie Marinuta stated at a news conference Monday upon return from Washington DC, where he held consultations last week. In his words...
Time to begin the “Afghanization” of the ISAF mission
January 13, 2010By Daniel Fata On December 1, 2009, President Barack Obama announced the United States will increase its military commitment as well as civilian engagement in Afghanistan. The President’s announcement has already resulted in the allocation of...
Moldova to discuss in Washington its military cooperation with US
January 11, 2010Results of cooperation and perspectives of further Moldo-American cooperation in the military sphere will be the main questions to be discussed in Washington by Moldovan Minister of Defense Vitalie Marinuta. In the framework of bilateral consultations...
Khatuna Mshvidobadze: Don't sell Russia French Mistrals
December 08, 2009By Khatuna Mshvidobadze French Ships Could Mean Geopolitical Disaster Some in the French government want to sell Mistral-class ships to Russia, and the decrepit Russian Navy is eager to buy. But such advanced land attack capabilities in Russian...
Moldova - the Switzerland solution?
December 07, 2009By Louis O'Neill “The Istanbul Commitments.” It’s not Turks getting married. Or an Irish soul band that’s lost its way. Or even the title of a spy movie in which Matt Damon chases foreign troops and weapons out of occupied...
Russia's new European security architecture: wrong blueprint
December 04, 2009By Daniel P. Fata and David J. Kramer On the eve of this week’s Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) and NATO Ministerial meetings, in addition to a NATO-Russia Council gathering, Russian officials unveiled their long-awaited...
Moldovan politicians debate language, mark Romanian National Day
December 02, 2009For the first time in a decade, Moldovan leaders held official celebrations in Chisinau on Romania's National Day and renewed calls for closer ties between the two countries, which share a common language and history, RFE/RL's Moldovan Service reports...
European Union: The dark side of Lisbon
December 01, 2009By Ahto Lobjakas Far from injecting new impetus into the European Union's foreign policy, the Lisbon Treaty, which came into force on December 1, is likely to further sap its effectiveness. As a result of the treaty's coming into effect, the institutional...
Moldovan authorities seek to improve NATO image in the country
December 01, 2009Foreign Affairs Minister Iurie Leanca said recently that the image of NATO in Moldova is dominated by stereotypes. Mr. Leanca noted during the first meeting of the newly-created Committee for the Individual Action Plan within the Moldova-Nato Partnership...