Republic of Moldova and the Transnistrian Conflict: The Impact of NATO and the European Union Enlargements on the Dispute Resolution Process
With Romania's acceptance into NATO, the Republic of Moldova found itself at the frontier of the North-Atlantic Alliance. This thesis evaluates the impact of NATO and European Union (EU) enlargements on the resolution of the Transnistrian conflict in the eastern part of the Republic of Moldova....
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ftdtic:ADA445330 2023-05-15T17:35:37+02:00 Republic of Moldova and the Transnistrian Conflict: The Impact of NATO and the European Union Enlargements on the Dispute Resolution Process Ene, Ivan NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL MONTEREY CA 2006-03 text/html http://www.dtic.mil/docs/citations/ADA445330 http://oai.dtic.mil/oai/oai?&verb=getRecord&metadataPrefix=html&identifier=ADA445330 en eng http://www.dtic.mil/docs/citations/ADA445330 Approved for public release; distribution is unlimited. DTIC Government and Political Science *NATO *PROBLEM SOLVING *RUSSIA *EXPANSION *CONFLICT *EUROPEAN UNION *MOLDOVA POLICIES UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS DRUG SMUGGLING UKRAINE POLITICAL NEGOTIATIONS RUMANIA CRIMES TERRORISM INTERVENTION ETHNIC GROUPS GEOPOLITICS LEADERSHIP GOVERNMENT(FOREIGN) THESES *TRANSNISTRIAN CONFLICT *CONFLICT RESOLUTION REPUBLIC OF MOLDOVA INSTITUTIONAL REALISM INSTITUTIONAL LIBERALISM INTRASTATE CONFLICTS POST COLD WAR ERA OCSE(ORGANIZATION FOR COOPERATION AND SECURITY IN EUROPE) NATO ENLARGEMENT EUROPEAN UNION ENLARGEMENT ARMS SMUGGLING BLACK MARKETS WEAPONS PROLIFERATION Text 2006 ftdtic 2016-02-22T02:12:13Z With Romania's acceptance into NATO, the Republic of Moldova found itself at the frontier of the North-Atlantic Alliance. This thesis evaluates the impact of NATO and European Union (EU) enlargements on the resolution of the Transnistrian conflict in the eastern part of the Republic of Moldova. Theoretically, recent changes in the geopolitical environment in Europe can bring a new impetus to the process of political settlement of the Transnistrian conflict. In the wake of these changes, Moldovan leadership is looking for new supporters to back Moldova in the stand-off against Russia on the Transnistrian issue. In this respect, NATO and the EU appear to be appropriate candidates. Either one of these two organizations, taken separately, possesses enough potential to create an asymmetry against Russia. Would these two institutions get more involved in the fate of this intra-state conflict? Possible courses of action of the actors involved will be analyzed through the prisms of the institutional realism and institutional liberalism theories of international relations. Rationale for further enlargement will be assessed against "soft power" resources (i.e., values, norms, and knowledge) accumulated over the years and shared by member-states within both alliances. The original document contains color images. Text North Atlantic Defense Technical Information Center: DTIC Technical Reports database |
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Government and Political Science *NATO *PROBLEM SOLVING *RUSSIA *EXPANSION *CONFLICT *EUROPEAN UNION *MOLDOVA POLICIES UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS DRUG SMUGGLING UKRAINE POLITICAL NEGOTIATIONS RUMANIA CRIMES TERRORISM INTERVENTION ETHNIC GROUPS GEOPOLITICS LEADERSHIP GOVERNMENT(FOREIGN) THESES *TRANSNISTRIAN CONFLICT *CONFLICT RESOLUTION REPUBLIC OF MOLDOVA INSTITUTIONAL REALISM INSTITUTIONAL LIBERALISM INTRASTATE CONFLICTS POST COLD WAR ERA OCSE(ORGANIZATION FOR COOPERATION AND SECURITY IN EUROPE) NATO ENLARGEMENT EUROPEAN UNION ENLARGEMENT ARMS SMUGGLING BLACK MARKETS WEAPONS PROLIFERATION |
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Government and Political Science *NATO *PROBLEM SOLVING *RUSSIA *EXPANSION *CONFLICT *EUROPEAN UNION *MOLDOVA POLICIES UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS DRUG SMUGGLING UKRAINE POLITICAL NEGOTIATIONS RUMANIA CRIMES TERRORISM INTERVENTION ETHNIC GROUPS GEOPOLITICS LEADERSHIP GOVERNMENT(FOREIGN) THESES *TRANSNISTRIAN CONFLICT *CONFLICT RESOLUTION REPUBLIC OF MOLDOVA INSTITUTIONAL REALISM INSTITUTIONAL LIBERALISM INTRASTATE CONFLICTS POST COLD WAR ERA OCSE(ORGANIZATION FOR COOPERATION AND SECURITY IN EUROPE) NATO ENLARGEMENT EUROPEAN UNION ENLARGEMENT ARMS SMUGGLING BLACK MARKETS WEAPONS PROLIFERATION Ene, Ivan Republic of Moldova and the Transnistrian Conflict: The Impact of NATO and the European Union Enlargements on the Dispute Resolution Process |
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Government and Political Science *NATO *PROBLEM SOLVING *RUSSIA *EXPANSION *CONFLICT *EUROPEAN UNION *MOLDOVA POLICIES UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS DRUG SMUGGLING UKRAINE POLITICAL NEGOTIATIONS RUMANIA CRIMES TERRORISM INTERVENTION ETHNIC GROUPS GEOPOLITICS LEADERSHIP GOVERNMENT(FOREIGN) THESES *TRANSNISTRIAN CONFLICT *CONFLICT RESOLUTION REPUBLIC OF MOLDOVA INSTITUTIONAL REALISM INSTITUTIONAL LIBERALISM INTRASTATE CONFLICTS POST COLD WAR ERA OCSE(ORGANIZATION FOR COOPERATION AND SECURITY IN EUROPE) NATO ENLARGEMENT EUROPEAN UNION ENLARGEMENT ARMS SMUGGLING BLACK MARKETS WEAPONS PROLIFERATION |
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With Romania's acceptance into NATO, the Republic of Moldova found itself at the frontier of the North-Atlantic Alliance. This thesis evaluates the impact of NATO and European Union (EU) enlargements on the resolution of the Transnistrian conflict in the eastern part of the Republic of Moldova. Theoretically, recent changes in the geopolitical environment in Europe can bring a new impetus to the process of political settlement of the Transnistrian conflict. In the wake of these changes, Moldovan leadership is looking for new supporters to back Moldova in the stand-off against Russia on the Transnistrian issue. In this respect, NATO and the EU appear to be appropriate candidates. Either one of these two organizations, taken separately, possesses enough potential to create an asymmetry against Russia. Would these two institutions get more involved in the fate of this intra-state conflict? Possible courses of action of the actors involved will be analyzed through the prisms of the institutional realism and institutional liberalism theories of international relations. Rationale for further enlargement will be assessed against "soft power" resources (i.e., values, norms, and knowledge) accumulated over the years and shared by member-states within both alliances. The original document contains color images. |
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Republic of Moldova and the Transnistrian Conflict: The Impact of NATO and the European Union Enlargements on the Dispute Resolution Process |
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Republic of Moldova and the Transnistrian Conflict: The Impact of NATO and the European Union Enlargements on the Dispute Resolution Process |
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Republic of Moldova and the Transnistrian Conflict: The Impact of NATO and the European Union Enlargements on the Dispute Resolution Process |
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Republic of Moldova and the Transnistrian Conflict: The Impact of NATO and the European Union Enlargements on the Dispute Resolution Process |
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Republic of Moldova and the Transnistrian Conflict: The Impact of NATO and the European Union Enlargements on the Dispute Resolution Process |
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republic of moldova and the transnistrian conflict: the impact of nato and the european union enlargements on the dispute resolution process |
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