Transnistria: The "Hot" Nature of a "Frozen" Conflict

Abstract

Over the past 20 years a conflict reminiscent of the Cold War has raged on in Eastern Europe, rarely making the headlines in the West. A source of regional insecurity and transnational threats, the Transnistrian conflict remains a major issue for the European community. Although considered "frozen," the conflict between Moldova and its separatist region of Transnistria is a real geopolitical challenge, with all attempts to terminate it ultimately resulting in failure. A cause of this situation is that there is a tendency of the factors involved in resolving this conflict to focus the main effort in finding solutions for the problem while neglecting to define the problem properly at the outset. This study suggests that this is the sine qua non precondition for resolving the problem, which in the case of the Transnistrian conflict is to determine the very nature of the conflict itself.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 23, 2013
Accession Number
ADA589551

Entities

People

  • Mihai-cristian Statie

Organizations

  • United States Army Command and General Staff College

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  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Cis
  • Cold War
  • Communities
  • Eastern Europe
  • Ethnic Groups
  • Europe
  • European Communities
  • Foreign Relations
  • Governments
  • Intergovernmental Organizations
  • International Organizations
  • Law
  • Minority Groups
  • National Security
  • Political Science
  • Ussr
  • War Colleges

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  • International Relations and Conflict Resolution
  • Strategic Security Studies