The aim with this study is to investigate if there is a connection between Russia's hybrid warfare in Transnistria when Moldova has been governed by pro-EU politicians. The research clarifies that Russia has exploited the military in Ukraine as well as Georgia when these states have declared a willingness to work towards EU membership. However, there are fair reasons to assume that the same thing can happen in Moldova as well. There is a history with break out-regions in the post-soviet countries that Russia has used to exploit through hybrid warfare. This study merges research from Russia’s exploit in post-soviet break out regions as well as hybrid warfare, which might explain how and why Russia is using hybrid warfare in the post-soviet area. This study is a qualitative content analysis, with material from Utrikespolitiska Institutet as well as articles from East View The Current Digest of the Russian Press. That is trying to see if the timelines match Moldova’s EU politics and Russia’s hybrid warfare in Transnistria. The pattern in the analysis is clear, there is a connection, even if it is not perfect.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:UPSALLA1/oai:DiVA.org:uu-529569 |
| Date | January 2024 |
| Creators | Nilsson, Kevin |
| Publisher | Uppsala universitet, Statsvetenskapliga institutionen |
| Source Sets | DiVA Archive at Upsalla University |
| Language | Swedish |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Student thesis, info:eu-repo/semantics/bachelorThesis, text |
| Format | application/pdf |
| Rights | info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess |
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