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Will Kingston-Cox
Jan 203 min read
Transnistria Turns to Moldova for Gas Relief
On 20 January 2025, Vadim Krasnoselsky, president of the Russian-backed separatist Transnistria, announced his intention to purchase...


Will Kingston-Cox
Jan 44 min read
Frozen in Crisis: Transnistria's Energy Standoff
The cessation of Russian natural gas supplies to Transnistria has precipitated a severe energy crisis, leading to the suspension of...


Will Kingston-Cox
Dec 27, 20244 min read
Is Moscow preparing to thaw the Transnistrian frozen conflict?
Amidst the ongoing war in Ukraine and rising tensions across Europe, Transnistria, a Russian-allied separatist region of Moldova, has...


Will Kingston-Cox
Dec 21, 20244 min read
Out in the Cold: Gas Crisis Potentially Existential for Transnistria
The separatist region of Transnistria within Moldova finds itself in the centre of a looming crisis with potentially existential...


Patrick René Haasler
Oct 22, 20244 min read
Close Call: Moldova's EU Victory and the Upcoming Rematch
The streets in Chisinau are relatively quiet on the evenings of October 20 and 21, with no signs of protests and no Moldovan, Russian, or...


Will Kingston-Cox
Oct 21, 20245 min read
Sandu's European Gamble Ends in Pyrrhic Victory
Moldova’s referendum on enshrining its determination to join the European Union within its constitution was always set to be a tightly...


Patrick René Haasler
Oct 18, 20243 min read
EU Referendum and Presidential Elections in Moldova: The Climax of a Geostrategic Chess Game?
Moldova is preparing for a significant referendum on EU membership scheduled for October 20, 2024 . This referendum will coincide with...


Will Kingston-Cox
Oct 17, 20245 min read
Brussels or Moscow? Moldova's Defining Moment
The imminent Moldovan presidential election and referendum on membership of the European Union, set for this Sunday ( 20 October ), could...


Patrick René Haasler
Mar 2, 20244 min read
Unveiling Transnistria: the next flashpoint in the Russo-Ukrainian war?
As economic and political tensions increased rapidly with the implementation of fees on Transnistrian imports via Moldova in January...


Patrick René Haasler
Feb 27, 20243 min read
Is Transnistria on the verge of Russian annexation?
There is currently intense international discussion surrounding the potential scenario of Transnistria, a pro-Russian breakaway region in...

Will Kingston-Cox
Feb 26, 20243 min read
Transnistria's Bid to Russia: Concerns Over Potential Annexation Request to Moscow
Significant political machinations are taking place in the separatist state of Transnistria. There is a growing concern that Transnistria...


Lucy Gardner
Oct 19, 20233 min read
On the Edge: Breakaway States and Borderlands
Lucy Gardner It is often helpful in international relations to imagine the world as a primary school playground: a gossip-girl style...


Cyrus Larcombe-Moore
Jul 29, 20234 min read
From Russia with Love: Murder in Transnistria
Cyrus Larcombe-Moore On the Dniester River's eastern bank lies Transnistria, a territory where black-market trading and Soviet nostalgia...
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