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Moldova had to deal with the disintegration-integration challenges from the very beginning of the formation of an independent state unlike Ukraine, which at the early stages of independence did not recognize the urgency of ethnonational problems at the state level, did not pay attention to ethnopolitical threats. Issues of ethnopolitical integration and disintegration are among the most important in the field of ethnopolitical security and ethnonational policy of this multiethnic state with very complicated ethnopolitical heritage. Ukraine did not take advantage of the ethnopolitical experience of Georgia and Moldova in the past, now all three post-Soviet states (Ukraine, Moldova and Georgia) are at the post-desintegration stage of development, which means the presence of self-proclaimed republics in their territorial composition, the settlement of armed ethnicpolitical conflicts and the policy of reintegration of the occupied territories. In fact Moldova’s disintegration began before the formation of an independent state in the course of the collapse of the USSR. Its cause was the Transnistrian ethnopolitical conflict, which is considered one of the most controversial in the post-Soviet space, although the ethnic factor did not play a decisive role in it. In the late 1980s, the nationalist movement for the restoration of the state gained popularity in the Moldavian Soviet Socialist Republic. The Moldovan elite tried to build the state around the formation of the national-linguistic identity of its citizens. An important element in the restoration of Moldavian identity was the political course of ethnopolitical, ethnolinguistic integration of Moldova with ethnic, linguistic and historically close country - Romania. This triggered the separation of Transnistria. The Transnistrian conflict has been under regulation for more than 25 years, but the prospects for restoring the territorial integrity of Moldova and the Transnistria reintegration are very small. During numerous talks with Russia, Ukraine and the OSCE, it was not possible to reach agreement on the status of Transnistria. The Moldovan leadership refused to conduct direct talks with leaders of the unrecognized republic, stressing that it is necessary to negotiate with Russia, which writes the script of the negotiation process and manipulates leaders of self-proclaimed state. The regulation of the Transnistrian conflict was significantly hampered by the integration trends between Moldova and Romania, which did not lead to the ethnopolitical integration of both states, but became a hindrance to the reintegration of Transnistria into Moldova. Moldova balances between an association with Romania and an orientation towards Russia, depending on which political forces - pro-Russian or pro-Romanian gained power in the state. Ethnopolitical integration with Romania meant a loss of statehood and a lasting loss of hope in resolving the Transnistria conflict by returning the territory of an unrecognized republic to Moldova. Moldova is an example of an unstable post-Soviet state, an ethno-political system that contains many ethnic and territorial contradictions, are dependent on foreign policy players, in which disintegration-integration processes balance each other, preventing the state from advancing in any direction of integration/disintegration. The political course on the ethnopolitical integration of Moldova with Romania hinders the resolution of the Transnistrian conflict, the reintegration of the territories of an unrecognized republic into Moldova and threatens further disintegration - the secession of Gagauzia. Therefore, this post-Soviet state, full of internal contradictions, has not succeeded in any direction - both integration with Romania and overcoming the consequences of disintegration. But, despite the fact that Moldova did not restore territorial integrity, it retained statehood and sovereignty.
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The purpose of this article is to characterize the relations between Moldova and Russia in the second decade of the 21st century. The author describes influence of presidential elections in Moldova (2016) on Moldovan – Russian relations. The new president, Igor Dodon, wants to return to a strategic partnership with Russia. Presidential activity has improved the relations of Chisinau–Moscow in many areas. The paper also presents problematic issues: Transnistrian case and Moldovan-Ukrainian border. The current diplomatic crisis and the position of the Moldovan government towards Russia are also very important. The author analyzed and interpreted: documents of the Republic of Moldova, official statements by the authorities of Moldova and Russia, interwievs.
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The paper seeks to answer how Ukraine perceives the neighboring quasi-state of Transnistria in the context of its national security and how the 2014 Ukrainian-Russian conflict has influenced that perception. It finds that previously Transnistria – a pro-Russian region with Russian troops and security service – was assessed by Ukraine as a low-risk threat, but that because of the conflict, the quasi-state has been identified by Ukraine as a direct threat to its security and territorial integrity.
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The article presents an analysis of energy barriers to integration between the Republic of Moldova and the European Union. Moldova is one of the most important objectives of external activity of the European Union in Eastern Europe. Nowadays, the energy market problems have a strong influence on the process of political and economic integration between Moldova and the EU. The biggest challenge for Moldova in the energy sector is to break the reliance on the supply of Russian fossil fuels, and to implement EU energy legislation, especially the rules of the third energy package. The article also emphasizes the impact of the conflict in Transnistria on EU-Moldova energy relations.
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Since the secession of Transnistria in 1990 and creation of the independent Pridnestrovian Moldavian Republic the legal status of the region has still remained unclear and ambiguous. On one hand it has been a defacto state for more than 25 years, while on the other hand its separation has not been commonly recognized by the international community yet. As a consequence, Transnistria is still formally treated as an autonomous region of a special status within the borders of the Republic of Moldavia. The hereby paper is a certain starting phase of the research over the legal status of Transnistria and aims at deriving the genesis and evolution of its statehood. The subject of the work is the historical, as well as formal and legal analysis of the process of creating an independent state, its development, along with the implications and future perspectives, which might allow to make reliable conclusions concerning the region’s legal status in the further research stages.
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The purpose of this article is to show the role of Transnistrian in a geopolitics. Author concentrates on three aspects: economical, military and political situations that make Transnistria a geopolitical wedge. Transnistria is one of the parastates on the postsoviet area. It is place where Russian Federation, Ukraine, Moldova, European Union and NATO have a different, strategic objectives.  
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Celem artykułu jest pokazanie roli, jaką w geopolityce spełnia Naddniestrze. Autor skupia się na trzech płaszczyznach: ekonomicznej, militarnej i politycznej, które sprawiają, że obszar ten jest klinem geopolitycznym. Naddniestrze jest jednym z państw nieuznawanych, funkcjonującym na obszarze poradzieckim. Jednocześnie jest miejscem, w którym stykają się interesy takich państw i organizacji jak: Federacja Rosyjska, Ukraina, Mołdawia, Unia Europejska, czy NATO.
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Autor w artykule wskazuje, że konflikt o Naddniestrze nie leżał w polu niemieckich bliskich zainteresowań. Pierwszoplanowym zadaniem niemieckich rządów było utrzymanie dobrych relacji z Rosją i przyznanie jej roli głównego mediatora w sporze pomiędzy Mołdawią i zbuntowanym Naddniestrzem. Z drugiej strony, Niemcom jako członkowi UE zależało na stabilizacji tego regionu, demokratycznych i proeuropejskich przemianach w Mołdawii. W Berlinie wspierano rokowania pomiędzy skonfliktowanymi stronami w ramach OBWE, mając świadomość, że mają one pozorowany charakter i nie przyczynią się do rozwiązania konfliktu. Zarówno mieszkańcom Naddniestrza, jak i Mołdawii zależy na utrzymaniu istniejącego status quo. Brak aktów fizycznej przemocy i drobne spięcia na tle gospodarczym i prawnym sprzyjają zachodniej obojętności wobec problemów Naddniestrza. W artykule autor wykorzystał metody badawcze: metodę historyczną, deskryptywną, analizy źródeł i metodę decyzyjną.
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The author indicates in the article that the conflict over Transnistria was not int the field of German close interests. The main task of the German government was to maintain good relations with Russia and to grant it the role of the main mediator in the dispute between Moldova and rebellious Transnistria. On the other hand, Germany, as an EU member, sought to stabilize the region and to bring about democratic and pro-European changes in Moldova. Berlin supported negotiations between the conflicted parties within the OSCE framework albeit aware that they were a sham and would not contribute to the resolution of the conflict. Both the people of Transnistria and Moldova are committed to maintaining the status quo. The absence of physical violence and minor economic and legal tensions have encouraged Western Europe to remain indifferent to Transnistria’s problems. In the article the author used the following research methods: historical, descriptive, source analysis and decision making method.
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Artykuł przedstawia rosyjski punk punkt widzenia na Naddniestrze, które jest w centrum uwagi polityki Federacji Rosyjskiej. Rosja realizuje polityczne interesy w Naddniestrzu związane z jej geostrategicznymi ambicjami na przestrzeni poradzieckiej. Okazuje się, że Moskwa ma ogromny wpływ na życie regionu i współpracuje z Tyraspolem na płaszczyźnie politycznej, militarnej, społecznej, kulturowej i gospodarczej. Mówi się, że rosyjska obecność wojskowa w tym de facto państwie pomaga nie tylko kontrolować Naddniestrze, ale także Mołdawię, jeżeli chodzi o jej wybór geopolityczny. W tym artykule pokazano aktywność Rosji w zakresie rozwiązywania konfliktów w Naddniestrzu. Szczególną uwagę zwraca się na plan Kozaka, mający na celu zjednoczenie Naddniestrza i Mołdawii, zgodnie z którym należało nadać Naddniestrzu zbyt rozległe prawa. Chociaż plan ten nie został zrealizowany, w rzeczywistości jego idea jest obecnie stopniowo promowana poprzez zbliżenie Mołdawii i Naddniestrza. W artykule podkreślono, że rusyfikacja regionu wpływa na nastroje ludności dotyczące przyszłego jego statusu. Zbadane są relacje społeczno-gospodarcze między Rosją a Naddniestrzem. Okazuje się, że wszyscy trzej prezydenci tego de facto państwa mieli bliskie powiązania z władzami rosyjskimi i koordynowali z nimi swoją politykę. Mówi się, że Rosja oficjalnie popiera integralność terytorialną Mołdawii, ale jednocześnie udziela kompleksowego wsparcia regionowi. Choć nie jest to deklarowane w dokumentach, obecnie Federacja Rosyjska faworyzuje status quo w regionie.
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The article outlines cursory viewpoint on Transnistria as the focus of the Russian Federation policy. Russia pursues political interests in Transnistria connected with its geostrategic ambitions on the post-Soviet state. It is revealed that Moscow has a great impact on the life of Transnistria and cooperates with Tiraspol in political, military, social, cultural, and economic spheres. It is discussed that Russian military presence in this de facto state helps not only to control Transnistria but also Moldova concerning its geopolitical choice. In the article Russia’s activity concerning conflict resolution in Transnistria is shown. A special attention is paid to the Kozak Plan aiming at unification of Transnistria and Moldova, according to which too-extensive rights to Transnistria had to be given. Although this plan was not implemented, in fact now its idea is promoted gradually through convergence of Moldova and Transnistria. In the article it is stressed that russification of the region influences on the mood of the population concerning the future status of the region. Social and economic relations between Russia and Transnistria are researched. It is revealed that all three presidents of this de facto state had close ties with the Russian government and coordinated their politics with it. It is discussed that officially Russia supports territorial integrity of Moldova but at the same time it gives comprehensive support of Transnistria. Although it is not declared in the documents, now the Russian Federation favours status quo in Transnistria.
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Within the framework of the “Visa Liberalisation Dialogues” conducted by the EU with three Eastern Partnership countries, namely Ukraine, Moldova and Georgia, two of them, initially Moldova and now already Georgia have been successful so far in terms of gaining visa free travel to the Schengen zone countries, however still under special circumstances. In particular, the regime is functional for those who hold a biometric passport and at the same time, it works only for the short-stay visits, i.e., for a period of stay of 90 days in any 180-day period. The article analyses not only the effects of the “Visa Liberalisation” on the example of Moldova, as well as foresees the general dynamics in the case of Georgia, but there has been also addressed the main question on how much the visa liberalisation means only the specific type of cooperation of these countries with the EU with no mandatory membership or can eventually lead to that, in the light of the current dynamics of the European community development.
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The article discusses the important changes in the Russian foreign policy doctrines that occurred in the beginnings of the 1990s, after the collapse of the Soviet Union. The Author argues that the officially claimed devotion to peacemaking and peacekeeping are in fact manifestations of the Russian imperial outreach. The model of international relations promoted by Moscow in fact resembles the American 19th century Monroe Doctrine. Thus, the foreign policy doctrine and the potential national conflicts in the post-Soviet territory may become triggers for Russian actions aiming at restoring the Russian Empire.
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The aim of the article is to characterize the positions of: the Russian Federation, Moldova and the unrecognized Transnistrian Republic of Moldova against the presence of Russian armed forces in the Transnistrian area and the motivation of actions taken in this matter. In the first part of the work, efforts were concentrated on presenting the origins of the creation of a state not recognized in the borders of Moldova and the significance of this process of Russian formation. Next, there was presented the approach of interested parties to the problem of allocating Russian forces in Transnistria. In addition, the voice of the broadly understood international community (UN GA resolution) had been taken into account. The inclusion of this issue in the new defense strategy of Moldova (2018) was also emphasized. Events in the second decade of the 21st century were considered the priority.
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Celem artykułu jest charakterystyka stanowisk: Federacji Rosyjskiej, Mołdawii i nieuznawanej Naddniestrzańskiej Republiki Mołdawskiej wobec obecności rosyjskich sił zbrojnych na obszarze Naddniestrza oraz motywacja działań podjętych w tej kwestii. W pierwszej części pracy skoncentrowano wysiłki na przedstawieniu genezy powstania państwa nieuznawanego w granicach Mołdawii i znaczenia dla tego procesu formacji rosyjskich. Następnie zaprezentowano podejście zainteresowanych stron do problemu alokacji sił rosyjskich w Naddniestrzu. Ponadto uwzględniono głos szeroko pojętej społeczności międzynarodowej (rezolucja ZO ONZ). Zaakcentowano również uwzględnienie tego zagadnienia w nowej strategii obrony Mołdawii (2018). Za priorytet uznano wydarzenia zaistniałe w drugiej dekadzie XXI w.
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Obecny status prawny Naddniestrza nie jest jednoznaczny, a jego ocena w kontekście posiadania odrębnej państwowości stanowi przedmiot sporów badaczy zajmujących się problematyką teorii państwa, prawa międzynarodowego, stosunków międzynarodowych i nauk politycznych. Niniejsze opracowanie stanowi pewien początkowy etap badań nad statusem prawnym ziem naddniestrzańskich i ma na celu wywiedzenie genezy ustrojowej regionu. Stanowi cząstkowe wyniki szerzej zakrojonych badań nad statusem Naddniestrza, które z pewnością przyczynią się do wiarygodnych wniosków w tym zakresie w późniejszych stadiach badawczych. Przed- miotem opracowania jest analiza historyczna początków kształtowania się narodu, a później również państwa na ziemiach naddniestrzańskich, sięgająca czasów staro- żytnych, ewoluująca w okresie średniowiecza, poprzez przynależność tych terenów do Rusi Kijowskiej, później zaś do państwa mołdawskiego oraz częściowo również do Korony Polskiej. Analiza obejmuje ponadto badanie statusu tych ziem w okresie dominacji tureckiej i rosyjskiej. Szczególnie ważnym okresem dla kształtowania się państwowości regionu bez wątpienia pozostaje wiek XX i XXI oraz jego historia najnowsza, zwłaszcza proces tworzenia i ewolucja niepodległego państwa, które po 25 latach istnienia wciąż plasuje się wśród nielicznych tworów powszechnie nieuznawanych przez społeczność międzynarodową.
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Nowadays the legal status of Transnistria neither seems to be obvious nor distinctly determined, and its estimation in the context of the region’s statehood has been a subject of disputes of the theorists of state, international lawyers, experts in international relations and political sciences. The hereby paper is a starting phase of the research over the region’s legal status and aims at deriving the genesis of Transnistria’s government and po- litics. It is the fragmentary result of a wider research over Transdniester’s status, which will by all means contribute to the reliable conclusions in this scope on the further re- search stages. The subject of the work is the historical analysis of the beginnings of shaping the nation and later also a state in Transnistria, dating back to the Ancient Times, through the Middle Ages, including its belonging to Kievan Rus’, later to the Moldavian state, and partly also to the Polish Crown. The analysis also contains the examining of its status during the Turkish and Russian dominations. 20 th and 21 st centuries, being its newest history, are undoubtedly particularly important periods of Transnistria’s political history, especially the process of forming and development of the independent state which, despite existing for over 25 years, is still placed among a group of few creatures unrecognized by the international community.
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Głównym założeniem tego artykułu jest przedstawienie Unii Europejskiej jako siły posiadającej ekonomiczne i polityczne narzędzia do rozwiązania konfliktu w Naddniestrzu. Umowa stowarzyszeniowa pomiędzy Unią Europejską a Mołdawią może stanowić ważny instrument służący reintegracji Naddniestrza z Mołdawią. W dłuższej perspektywie, prężnie rozwijająca się gospodarka mołdawska, stowarzyszona z UE, może okazać się bardziej atrakcyjna dla Naddniestrza niż pozostawanie w zależności od nieprzewidywalnej Rosji. Jednak Rosja jest nadal istotną stroną w rozwiązaniu konfliktu.
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The fundamental thesis of this paper is that the European Union has at its disposal economic and political tools to resolve conflict in Transnistria. The EU Association Agreement signed with the Republic of Moldova is an important instrument which could be used to reintegrate Transnistria with Moldova. In the long term, the flourishing Moldavian economy associated with the EU might prove a more attractive alternative for Tiraspol than dependence on unpredictable Russia. However, Russia continues to play an important part in the efforts to solve the conflict.
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Today Moldova is not on the top of international political agenda, but it is important both for the West and Russia in the context of their geopolitical competition. At the same time it is a competition of two integrative projects, which propose two different models of development – the European Union and the Eurasian Economic Union. For a long time it seemed that parliamentary “Alliance for European Integration” will be able to make Moldova a successful example of Europeanization, but finally it discredited European idea and Moldovan people after massive social protests elected pro-Russian Igor Dodon president of the country. Now it seems that he will eventually integrate Moldova to the Eurasian Economic Union, but to do this he has to solve the problem of parliament, which is controlled by his political opponents. Referendum is supposed to become a solution. Finally, potential additional advantage of I. Dodon is that the challenge of Transnistria can also be overcome in connection to the Eurasian integration of Moldova, because Chisinau with the help of Kremlin will get unified state and Tiraspol – formal affiliation with Russia it dreams of. The story is not over yet, but Vladimir Putin’s chances to win are good as never
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The present legal status of Transnistria neither seems to be obvious, nor distinctly determined. Its estimation in the context of the region’s statehood has been a subject of disputes of, and divides at the same time, the theorists of state, international lawyers, as well as experts in international relations and political sciences. The hereby paper is an attempt of making the analysis of the selected issues determining Transdniester’s status, first and foremost from the perspective of the theory of state and constitutional law, but also taking into account the international law point of view. It aims at finding an answer to the question on its legal and constitutional status as it is seen by both the unrecognized Transnistria’s state and Moldavia. The subject of the work contains the analysis of the elements of a state’s definition in the context of Transnistria. Moreover, it comprises considerations over the right of nations to self-determination and the problem of sovereignty as regards to the region. It also concentrates on the analysis of Transnistria’s status based on the Moldavian legislation, as well as different possibilities and opportunities/chances to solve the conflict lasting for almost thirty years.
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Obecny status prawny Naddniestrza nie jest jednoznaczny, a jego ocena w kontekście posiadania odrębnej państwowości stanowi przedmiot sporów i dzieli badaczy zajmujących się problematyką teorii państwa, prawa międzynarodowego, stosunków międzynarodowych i nauk politycznych. Niniejsze opracowanie stanowi próbę analizy wybranych zagadnień determinujących status Naddniestrza przede wszystkim z punktu widzenia teorii państwa i prawa konstytucyjnego, ale również z uwzględnieniem perspektywy prawa międzynarodowego oraz ma na celu znalezienie odpowiedzi na pytanie na temat jego statusu prawno-ustrojowego zarówno z perspektywy nieuznawanego państwa naddniestrzańskiego, jak i Mołdawii. Przedmiot opracowania stanowi analiza elementów definicji państwa w kontekście Naddniestrza, a nadto obejmuje on rozważania na temat prawa narodów do samostanowienia oraz problemu suwerenności w odniesieniu do tego regionu. Uwzględnia również analizę statusu regionu w oparciu o ustawodawstwo mołdawskie, a także różne możliwości i szansy rozwiązania trwającego od prawie trzydziestu lat konfliktu w regionie.
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Artykuł koncentruje się na problemach ekonomicznych państw de facto w przestrzeni postsowieckiej po aneksji Krymu przez Rosję w 2014 r., utworzeniu Eurazjatyckiej Unii Gospodarczej w 2015 r. oraz podpisaniu pogłębionej i kompleksowej umowy o wolnym handlu między UE a Gruzją i Mołdawią wchodzącej w życie od 2016 r. Poddaje analizie długoterminowe strategie gospodarcze Naddniestrza, Górskiego Arcachu, Południowej Osetii-Alanii i Abchazji w kontekście tych zmian. Bazując na danych statystycznych i innych informacjach poddaje analizie ich problemy gospodarcze, które są ściśle związane z rozwojem sytuacji w Rosji i jej geopolitycznymi interesami.
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The paper is focused on the economic problems of de facto states in the post-Soviet space after Russia's annexation of Crimea in 2014, creation of the Eurasian Economic Union in 2015 and the signing of the Deep and Comprehensive Free Trade Agreement between the EU and Georgia and Moldova with effect from 2016. It analyzes long-term economic strategies of Transnistria, Nagorno-Artsakh, South Ossetia-Alania and Abkhazia in the context of such changes. On the basis of statistical  analyzes their economic problems, which are closely connected with developments in Russia and its geopolitical interests.
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