tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-82755801053083329872023-11-16T02:29:01.686-08:00The Dragoş ProjectMaggiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00679793517410706856noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8275580105308332987.post-88730581099119463432014-09-02T11:44:00.000-07:002014-09-02T11:49:10.932-07:00Moldova Leads Back and Forward<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: Palatino; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">For many here in the States the Ukrainian turmoil has become a somewhat
worrisome bemusement.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We watch
with interest as Brian Williams describes the bipartisan activities and listen
to our politicians bemoan the evil of the <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Kremlin</i>,
all while never really being able to pinpoint the nation on a map.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>(Disclaimer: Many Americans can in fact
locate Ukraine, however, I’ve also recently spoken to many Americans who could
not).<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The conflict is like a wreck
on the side of the highway, we’re speeding by but can’t help but crane our
necks and stare... stopping to help is completely out of the question.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Even in the midst of these activities
(i.e. tanks rolling, bombs blowing, politicians nagging) the pundits have been
looking for Putin’s <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">next </i>target.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Where will he go next in his grand plan
for world domination? Many commentators, myself included, have speculated that the
former vineyard of the Soviet Union, Moldova, is next in his rather manly crosshairs.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Compared to the gargantuan of Russia,
Moldova is small and dependent on foreign income.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Why wouldn’t Putin want to add the country to his collection
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<span style="font-family: Palatino; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Well, a recent post by Brian Whitmore for The Atlantic
is flipping that narrative.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>While
the article doesn’t mention Moldova’s future, it does identify Russia’s tactics
in Eastern Ukrainian as reminiscent of those used in Transnistria.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Transinistria is the small breakaway
region of Moldova between the Dniester River and Ukraine.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It seems that the Russian strategy in
Eastern Ukraine has been learned from other successful ‘frozen conflicts’.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The idea essentially being that the Russian
strategy is: Get in, Conquer, Then freeze.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Like a cat under a porch, impossible to coerce from its den
unless otherwise inclined.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It
turns out that the sterling example of this strategy is Ukraine’s neighbor
Moldova and the Transnistria breakaway region.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>In fact many of the Donetsk leadership are pro-Russian
veterans from Moldova.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>According
to the BBC profile, these men have cut their teeth on the military and
political strategy of Transnistria.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
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<span style="font-family: Palatino; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">So is a Russian conflict Moldova’s future or past? If Putin and his
men are really taking cues from Transnistria, rather than eyeing the region’s
potential, what does that mean for the politics and people of Moldova? Moldova
has been dependent on Russia since the country’s independence.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>In fact, many members of the older
generation can only read Cyrillic and hardly speak Romanian.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>However, the allure of EU money and
development seems to be more appealing than the history and dominance offered
by Russia.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Essentially, Moldovan
politicians are trading in their reliable, though occasionally abusive
boyfriend for a younger, wealthier, and more stable model.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Palatino; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Still, just because the Donetsk leaders have learned from Moldova
does not mean that Putin is not considering a run at Moldova. To assuage
Moldovan fears, Romania has already pledged their protection. The two countries
have also recently tossed champagne over a new gas pipeline meant to reduce
Moldova’s reliance on Russian energy supplies.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This energy-alliance is meant to prevent another freezing
winter like 2009 when Russia turned off the gas to Ukraine and subsequently
most of Southeastern Europe.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>And
trust me, as someone who does not have a knack for lighting cornhusks; it was
an extremely chilly 13 days.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>So,
it seems, the stability of the region is still very much up in the air.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>But Whitmore’s idea of looking to
Moldova for the past rather than the present is intriguing.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Perhaps we could take our clues and
strategy from Moldovan history. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: Palatino; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">For the original Atlantic article: </span></i><span style="font-family: Palatino; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><a href="http://www.theatlantic.com/international/archive/2014/08/why-eastern-ukraine-could-become-the-next-frozen-conflict/379304/">http://www.theatlantic.com/international/archive/2014/08/why-eastern-ukraine-could-become-the-next-frozen-conflict/379304/</a><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Spring is almost here, but not quite yet in Blacksburg. Our lousy weather has left me craving Dmn. Raiser's summer <i>Shopska Salata! </i>While most of you will find this recipe fairly intuitive, novice cooks such as myself need a little help... Next on this list is <i>Mama Liga. </i>Poftă bună! </span><br />
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Acest site este dedicat tezei mele de Masterat. Încerc să înțeleg fluxul de cunoștințe despre sănătate în Republica Moldova. Mă interesează în special modul în care imigranții moldoveni transmit acasă informații noi către familia și prietenii lor. Este posibil să existe căi mai eficiente care ar putea facilita transmiterea de informații pentru a contribui la o stare de sănătate îmbunătățită a națiunii. </div>
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Dacă sunteți din Moldova, vă rugăm să completați un sondaj de opinie ce poate fi găsit la rubrica "<a href="http://thedragosproject.blogspot.com/p/take-survey.html" target="_blank">Take Survey</a>"/"<a href="http://thedragosproject.blogspot.com/p/finalizarea-ancheta.html" target="_blank">Finializarea Anchetei</a>", apăsând butonul din partea de sus a acestei pagini! De asemenea puteți accesa sondajul făcând click <a href="http://thedragosproject.blogspot.com/p/take-survey.html" target="_blank">aici</a>. Mă puteți ajuta să răspândesc acest sondaj, trimițând adresa acestui site oricărui moldovean care credeți că ar putea fi interesat de completarea lui! Dacă doriți să aflați mai multe despre mine sau despre acest proiect vă rugăm să vizitați pagina "Despre mine", ce poate fi accesată mai sus. </div>
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Vă rugăm să nu ezitați să mă contactați dacă aveți întrebări sau comentarii. Vă mulțumesc foarte mult! <a href="mailto:m.fes@vt.edu" target="_blank">m.fes@vt.edu </a></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">This website is dedicated to my Master's Thesis Project. I am seeking to understand the flow of health knowledge into The Republic of Moldova. Particularly, how Moldovan immigrants transmit new information home to their family and friends. It is possible that there are more effective pathways of information that could be used to increase health development in the nation.</span></div>
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