Dear colleagues, As part of the “The unresolved conflicts from Georgia, the Republic of Moldova and Ukraine. A common EaP and EU vision for reconciliation and confidence-building across the region” project, we are delighted to present you our fifth Newsletter. See the full version at the link. The content of the Newsletter is the sole responsibility of the ESGA Association and does not necessarily reflect its partners’ views. “The project benefits from support through […]

The Experts for Security and Global Affairs Association (Romania), together with its partners, Promo-LEX Association (Republic of Moldova), European Initiative Liberal Academy Tbilisi (Georgia), and Ukrainian Institute for International Politics (Ukraine), expresses its condemnation of the strongest terms, of the decision of the President of the Russian Federation, Mr Vladimir Putin, to decree the annexation of the territories occupied by the Russian army as a result of the outbreak of […]

Russia’s war against Ukraine and the Kremlin’s energy blackmail of all of Europe have forced many EU countries and their partners to begin a painful but vital refusal of Russian fuel. The states of the Northwestern Black Sea region – Moldova, Romania and Ukraine – have different histories and volumes of trade relations with Moscow in this area. However, they, being on the direct line of confrontation with Russia or […]

Atacul extins al Rusiei asupra Ucrainei, în data de 24 februarie 2022, a pornit una dintre cele mai mari crize umanitare din Europa. Bombardamentele nejustificate din țara vecină au dus la un număr tot mai mare de victime, milioane de refugiați părăsindu-și casele pentru a se adăposti în țările vecine. În același timp, populația civilă aflată în Ucraina continuă să fie martora și victima bombardamentelor și a violenței, din cauza […]

Republica Moldova este unul dintre cele mai puțin reziliente state din spațiul ex-sovietic în privința dezinformării. Cauzele sunt multiple și rezidă într-un complex de elemente ce țin în principal de incapacitatea statului de a face față acestui fenomen prin instrumente ce țin de instituțiile de forță, o legislație laxă în domeniul audiovizualului, de interese politice interne și externe promovate de trusturi media afiliate politic înauntru și în afara țării, dar […]

The problem of the widespread Russian propaganda in Romania is not new. In fact, the country has even established two institutions specifically designed to study it: the Bucharest-based Global Focus Center, and the Informational Warfare and Strategic Communication Laboratory (LARICS) at the Romanian Academy. The logic of Russian propaganda in Romania and its highly nation-specific tailored approach is relatively well-studied. The population seems resilient to messages that differ widely in […]