Democratization as a tool for the resolution of the Transdnester frozen conflict
Speaking to the Advisory Committee on Democracy Promotion, Secretary of State Condoleeza Rice recently emphasized two realities. One that, almost without exception, people around the world crave the benefits of democracy. We all know that to be true. Second – and this carried some sobering connotations –“democracy – she said – is a process of development that does not follow straight lines, it is" prone to fits and starts, and to reversals from time to time," which makes it, in her own words, - a long-term, generational task“.

Transnistria: Another Domino on Russia’s Periphery?
Transnistria, along with Abkhazia, South Ossetia, and Nagorno- Karabakh, is among the many regions on Russia’s periphery plagued by separatist clashes. As the Soviet Union disintegrated in 1989, Slav nationalists backed by the former 14th Soviet Army initiated the secession of Transnistria, located in eastern Moldova along the border with Ukraine, from Moldova.

Wider Europe and the Transatlantic Link: the Case of Moldova
Speech of Mr. Vlad Spanu, Executive Director of the Moldova Foundation, CSIS Conference ”Wider Europe and the Transatlantic Link”; Panel 1: The Future of NATO and EU Enlargement; Tuesday, 25 October 2005, Washington, D.C.

Moldova’s Dilemmas in Democratizing Transnistria
Moldovan civil society actors have long been advocating for the need to promote democratization in Transnistria. It seems as if their voice has finally been heard. The Orange revolution in Ukraine brought to power the opposition leader Viktor Yushchenko, one of whose first...

South Eastern Europe Small Arms and Light Weapons Monitor - Moldova
This report presents progress towards the Regional Implementation Plan (RIP) by country. Each country sub-section includes two background sections: ‘Small Arms Problem’, which details the SALW-related problems in each country, and ‘Small Arms Policy and Practice

Mediation and Legal Considerations in Resolving the Moldovan-Transnistrian Conflict
Since the recent parliamentary elections in Moldova, there has been a great deal of discussion concerning the status of Transnistria and renewed attempts at conflict resolution. The overwhelming victory of the communists has changed the debate over Transnistria in three