Security Implications of the Russification Policy

Abstract

The forgotten conflict of Transnistria is one of the latest frozen conflicts in the post-Soviet era. Today, a ceasefire is in place and life is relatively peaceful; there is no ongoing fighting, but the situation is far from stable. In the 1990s, regional actors such as the European Union and the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) have misunderstood the causes of the conflict, and thus have promoted unsuccessful solutions. Later, in 2008, the instruments employed by Russia in the Transnistrian conflict were also used in South Ossetia and Abkhazia in the Georgian conflict.1 Considering that a similar situation is currently underway in Ukraine, we must understand the roots of the ethnic conflict within the former Soviet Union space.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Feb 28, 2020
Accession Number
AD1107330

Entities

People

  • Adrian Cirjau

Organizations

  • Air War College

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Black Sea
  • Cold War
  • Communists
  • Communities
  • Education
  • Ethnic Groups
  • Europe
  • European Union
  • Foreign Policy
  • Governments
  • Intergovernmental Organizations
  • International Organizations
  • Language
  • Minority Groups
  • Public Policy
  • Russian Language
  • Security
  • Transportation Infrastructure
  • Urban Areas
  • Ussr

Readers

  • East Asian Political and Security Studies within the Soviet Union
  • Educational Psychology
  • International Relations and Conflict Resolution

Technology Areas

  • Space