THE TRANSNISTRIAN ISSUE IN THE CONTEXT OF RUSSIA’S ”NEAR ABROAD” POLICY
THE TRANSNISTRIAN ISSUE IN THE CONTEXT OF RUSSIA’S ”NEAR ABROAD” POLICY
Author(s): Viorica TicuSubject(s): Governance, Diplomatic history, Government/Political systems, International relations/trade, Security and defense, Transformation Period (1990 - 2010), Present Times (2010 - today), Geopolitics, Peace and Conflict Studies
Published by: Editura Universitatii LUCIAN BLAGA din Sibiu
Keywords: Transnistria; Russia; post-soviet space; foreign policy; Near Abroad; policy; regional politics;
Summary/Abstract: The fall of the Soviet Union witnessed the birth of a new kind of conflict in some of its former republics. Classified as frozen conflicts, these situations destabilize the region and prevent nation-state consolidation. This study aims to explore the complex nature and variation in Russian foreign policy in Near Abroad states from the collapse of the USSR in December 1991 and the accession of Boris Yeltsin to the end of Vladimir Putin’s third term as President of the Russian Federation. The present paper aims explicitly the analysis of the Transnistrian conflict in Moldova, its implication for the emergence of Russia’s Near Abroad policy and its far-reaching consequences over the relationships between Moldova and the Russian Federation.
Journal: Anuarul Laboratorului Pentru Analiza Conflictului Transnistrean
- Issue Year: V/2021
- Issue No: 1
- Page Range: 130-144
- Page Count: 15
- Language: English