Moldova Matters

10/01/2025

Why is Russia creating an energy crisis that primarily impacts Transnistria? Is this part of some grand strategy? or more tactical maneuvering? How does all of this connect to upcoming parliamentary elections?

Today I try and answer these and other questions and offer some informed speculation about what is actually going on.

https://open.substack.com/pub/moldovamatters/p/perspective-the-kremlins-game-in?r=h2agu&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web

09/01/2025

Nine days into the new year conditions continue to deteriorate in Transnistria. Today we look at the state of play on both banks of the Nistru and how the messaging and disinformation war is unfolding.

https://open.substack.com/pub/moldovamatters/p/weekly-roundup-deteriorating-conditions?r=h2agu&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web

03/01/2025

In today's article we update you on the energy crisis situation in Transnistria and the rest of Moldova. Moldova approved increased energy prices but has yet to face outages. Transnistria is now largely without heat and hot water. They have just announced the beginning of rolling outages this evening.

https://open.substack.com/pub/moldovamatters/p/energy-crisis-updates?r=h2agu&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web

31/12/2024

What a year... we look back at 2024 and try and make sense of all the twists and turns of the past 12 months.

https://open.substack.com/pub/moldovamatters/p/2024-year-in-review?r=h2agu&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web

27/12/2024

Moldova begins the Holiday Season, Maia Sandu is inaugurated for a second term and the country looks warily towards January wondering if we'll have electricity.

https://open.substack.com/pub/moldovamatters/p/weekly-roundup-a-presidential-inauguration?r=h2agu&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web

20/12/2024

Vasilie Tarlev is being supported by a premier American PR firm to present him as a "thought leader" and set up meetings with American politicians and think tanks. So who is spending $85,000 to support this Shor-linked minor Moldovan politician?

https://open.substack.com/pub/moldovamatters/p/a-moldovan-politicians-85000-pr-campaign?r=h2agu&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web

18/12/2024

The Road to Hell is Paved with (ludicrous) paperwork. This article looks at a good policy that went wrong as it was drowned in the Moldovan bureaucracy's insatiable appetite for more documents.

https://open.substack.com/pub/moldovamatters/p/perspective-the-road-to-hell-is-paved?r=h2agu&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web

17/12/2024

Moldova's parliament declares a state of emergency and preparations continue as the country braces itself for a crisis of unknown magnitude in January. In this latest article we cover energy related updates of the last week and print Prime Minister Recean's speech to parliament in full as he lays out the causes of the crisis, the government's plan and what is at stake.

December 17, 2024

14/12/2024

Today we're looking at what the incoming Trump administration might mean for Moldova and in the process recommending Casey Michel's excellent book "Foreign Agents."

December 13, 2024

12/12/2024

Today Moldova's parliament debates the declaration of a state of emergency in the energy sector while government presents plans for rolling blackouts in January. For the latest updates see the Weekly Roundup:

December 12, 2024

09/12/2024

In today's article we dive into the cancelation of the Romanian presidential elections. Specifically, what the allegations of foreign interference were and what this means for Moldova and the region.

https://open.substack.com/pub/moldovamatters/p/romanias-political-crisis-evolves?r=h2agu&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web

06/12/2024

Moldova's latest energy crisis (and potential humanitarian crisis in Transnistria) has morphed into a political crisis as Prime Minister Recean demanded resignations from top energy officials. We dive into the latest news and how we got here in today's article.

https://open.substack.com/pub/moldovamatters/p/upcoming-energy-crisis-sparks-political?r=h2agu&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web

04/12/2024

Today we look at the most recent Romanian political updates - the surge of the far right in parliament, the upcoming runoff, and how Donald Trump and the MAGA movement are involved.

https://open.substack.com/pub/moldovamatters/p/romanian-elections-tiktok-russia?r=h2agu&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web

29/11/2024

Moldova looks warily to developments in Romania and other news updates in this week's roundup.

https://open.substack.com/pub/moldovamatters/p/weekly-roundup-romania-tilts-towards?r=h2agu&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web

26/11/2024

Romania's first round presidential elections have sent shockwaves across the continent. I unpack the results and look at the similarities to Russian interference in Moldova as well as what this means for the country in Moldova Matters.

https://open.substack.com/pub/moldovamatters/p/a-stunned-silence-in-romania?r=h2agu&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web

18/11/2024

Prime Minister Recean announces his cabinet reshuffle and other updates in this week's roundup.

https://open.substack.com/pub/moldovamatters/p/weekly-roundup-the-cabinet-reshuffle?r=h2agu&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web

13/11/2024

Moldova's former Foreign Minister Nicu Popescu argues that far from showing divisions the recent Moldovan elections show the country's resilience and determination on the path to Europe.

This article, published as part of our Perspective series, was originally published by Euractiv.

https://moldovamatters.substack.com/p/perspective-if-you-think-moldova

11/11/2024

Cabinet reshuffles, Russian drones, a new strategy for Justice reform(?) and more news from the Moldova Matters Weekly Roundup.

https://open.substack.com/pub/moldovamatters/p/weekly-roundup-the-post-election?r=h2agu&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web