UNFREEZING 'THE TRANSNISTRIA CONFLICT' FROM THE LENS OF REGIONAL SECURITY COMPLEX THEORY

Transnistrian is a frozen geopolitical conflict extends back to the dissolution of the Soviet Union and the formation of an independent Moldovan state. However, there has been little real movement toward a long-term conflict resolution until recently. The aim of this study is to find out why, despit...

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Main Author: ABABAKR Amer
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Language:English
Published: Academy of Economic Studies of Moldova (AESM), Center for Studies in European Integration 2022-06-01
Series:Eastern European Journal of Regional Studies
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Online Access:https://csei.ase.md/journal/files/issue_81/EEJRS_Issue_81_5-20_ABA.pdf
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description Transnistrian is a frozen geopolitical conflict extends back to the dissolution of the Soviet Union and the formation of an independent Moldovan state. However, there has been little real movement toward a long-term conflict resolution until recently. The aim of this study is to find out why, despite the efforts of the European Union, the Transnistrian conflict remains inactive and there is no clear prospect for resolving it. To answer this question, the integrated theory of regional security by Buzan and Weaver has been used. The results of this study show that Transnistria is part of a regional security complex under Russian influence, and its intersection with the security complex designed in the Eastern Partnership plan does not allow the EU to resolve the conflict. The difference in the power structures in the two complexes has an effect on the failure of this process. The matrix of regional security complexes in this area is centralized with sub-branches of superior power and superior institutions, and this has added to the complexity of conflict resolution.
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spelling doaj-art-73eeb54203f44084a511fccd25d833892025-08-20T02:52:06ZengAcademy of Economic Studies of Moldova (AESM), Center for Studies in European IntegrationEastern European Journal of Regional Studies2537-61791857-436X2022-06-01Volume 8Issue 1520https://doi.org/10.53486/2537-6179.8-1.01UNFREEZING 'THE TRANSNISTRIA CONFLICT' FROM THE LENS OF REGIONAL SECURITY COMPLEX THEORYABABAKR Amer0Cyprus International UniversityTransnistrian is a frozen geopolitical conflict extends back to the dissolution of the Soviet Union and the formation of an independent Moldovan state. However, there has been little real movement toward a long-term conflict resolution until recently. The aim of this study is to find out why, despite the efforts of the European Union, the Transnistrian conflict remains inactive and there is no clear prospect for resolving it. To answer this question, the integrated theory of regional security by Buzan and Weaver has been used. The results of this study show that Transnistria is part of a regional security complex under Russian influence, and its intersection with the security complex designed in the Eastern Partnership plan does not allow the EU to resolve the conflict. The difference in the power structures in the two complexes has an effect on the failure of this process. The matrix of regional security complexes in this area is centralized with sub-branches of superior power and superior institutions, and this has added to the complexity of conflict resolution.https://csei.ase.md/journal/files/issue_81/EEJRS_Issue_81_5-20_ABA.pdf the european uniontransnistriathe conflict resolutionthe eastern partnership policythe security complexesand the frozen conflict
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UNFREEZING 'THE TRANSNISTRIA CONFLICT' FROM THE LENS OF REGIONAL SECURITY COMPLEX THEORY
Eastern European Journal of Regional Studies
the european union
transnistria
the conflict resolution
the eastern partnership policy
the security complexes
and the frozen conflict
title UNFREEZING 'THE TRANSNISTRIA CONFLICT' FROM THE LENS OF REGIONAL SECURITY COMPLEX THEORY
title_full UNFREEZING 'THE TRANSNISTRIA CONFLICT' FROM THE LENS OF REGIONAL SECURITY COMPLEX THEORY
title_fullStr UNFREEZING 'THE TRANSNISTRIA CONFLICT' FROM THE LENS OF REGIONAL SECURITY COMPLEX THEORY
title_full_unstemmed UNFREEZING 'THE TRANSNISTRIA CONFLICT' FROM THE LENS OF REGIONAL SECURITY COMPLEX THEORY
title_short UNFREEZING 'THE TRANSNISTRIA CONFLICT' FROM THE LENS OF REGIONAL SECURITY COMPLEX THEORY
title_sort unfreezing the transnistria conflict from the lens of regional security complex theory
topic the european union
transnistria
the conflict resolution
the eastern partnership policy
the security complexes
and the frozen conflict
url https://csei.ase.md/journal/files/issue_81/EEJRS_Issue_81_5-20_ABA.pdf
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