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The soft balancing of the Republic of Moldova: between the EU's normative power and Eurasian Economic Union's expansion in the Eastern Europe
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Abstract Having the 2014-2017 timeframe, we aim to observe the long distance duel between the EU and the EEU, the interests of the two organizations being the most visible in the Republic of Moldova, a state with a soft balancing attitude which is at the same time an observer-member of the Eurasian Economic ... view more
Having the 2014-2017 timeframe, we aim to observe the long distance duel between the EU and the EEU, the interests of the two organizations being the most visible in the Republic of Moldova, a state with a soft balancing attitude which is at the same time an observer-member of the Eurasian Economic Union, and also a signatory-member of the Association Agreement with the EU. In order of capturing as faithfully as possible this remote match, we want to analyze the European normative power in relation to the Republic of Moldova by analyzing the main changes that Moldova's trade relations with Brussels and Moscow have suffered following the signing of the Association Agreement in 2014 and the institutional crystallization of the EEU in 2015, using data provided by the Moldavian National Bureau of Statistics and analyzing the official documents which laid the foundations for the recent relationship between the Republic of Moldova and the two organizations.... view less
Keywords
Eastern Europe; Moldova; economic union; EU; international relations; economic relations; foreign trade
Classification
International Relations, International Politics, Foreign Affairs, Development Policy
Free Keywords
Normative Power; Eurasian Economic Union; Soft Balancing
Document language
English
Publication Year
2020
Page/Pages
p. 27-42
Journal
Journal of Liberty and International Affairs, 5 (2020) 3
ISSN
1857-9760
Status
Published Version; peer reviewed