The Country Of Moldova And The European Union

The European Union (EU) is a unique economic and political partnership between 28 different countries. It consists of about half a billion citizens, and its combined economy represents about 20 percent of the world’s total economy (Briney, 2015). Today The European Union works as a single market, with free movement of people, goods and services from one country to another. There is a standard system of laws to be followed, and since 1999 many countries share a single currency called the Euro (Europa.eu, 2015). This essay will explore the background history of the European Union and the benefits and drawbacks of the European Union.

Ukraine, once a totalitarian state in the USSR, is now being ravaged by civil war. This war has been fought between Ukrainian Nationalist and Pro-Russian supporters in the Donbass region. This rising unrest can be traced back to the Russian ties that run deep in its Government. This Russian influence is being used by President Putin to incite Rebellion in the eyes of Ukrainians, and it all starts with Ukrainian politics of party groups Svoboda and The Party of Regions

"We lost our identity. We Moldovan's don't fit in anywhere. in Russia, they say your Romanian. In Romania, they say you're Russian. Moldova is an injured body. It needs to heal." "How can you feel good about yourself if you don't know who you are?" (Wiener 213)

A stable Union establishes a government that can subdue and break factions. One familiar with the popular government does not feel more frightened for their future as when he ponders their disposition towards this volatile issue. Therefore, failure is not imminent for forming a solution without disregarding one’s morals. Corruption in the public councils have been a popular subject in fallacious arguments among enemies of freedom. While there were many crucial improvements on the structure of authority, it would be unwise to claim that instability has been effectively eliminated. From our citizens, protests have been heard that our governments have been precariously positioned, the will of the people

The Eastern European country chosen for discussion is Belarus. This paper will first discuss the transition from communism based on the experience of living under communist rule. Second, the significant historical factors from 1920-1991 that led to the fall of communism will be given and traced as to how they affected the process of the transition. Finally, the choices made by Belarus during and after the transition period will be traced back to historical and transitional factors that influenced them. Inarguable evidence will be noted throughout the paper to prove the need for transition from communism and the problems with the transition. The country of Belarus is still in transition. How

The question this raises in mind is, if the CIE was willing to go that far to silence so many critics of the regime abroad, what weren’t they willing to do to opponents at home? The answer, as can be seen in Ursu’s case, is “nothing”. It’s no surprise that Romanians feared this organization. However, these operations, in combination with the film, QED, are also revealing of the agency’s weakness in the last years of the regime.

Prior to Putin’s 2001 State of the Nation address, Russia was dealing with the overwhelming effects of economic and political reform. The fall of Communism and the Soviet Union left Russia in a fragile state. When Putin references “the period of disintegration of the Statehood” he is referring to the lack of stability and legitimacy in Russia’s era of reformation in the 1990s that threatened the very existence of the nation. The sources and indicators of this disintegration can be found through an analysis of Russia’s economic, political, and social struggles throughout this period of reform. However, 21st century Russia no longer is grappling with the same issues of the 1990s. Russia has removed itself from a state of disintegration which can be seen through economic growth, moderate population growth, formation of a common identity, effective foreign policy initiatives, and an ability to provide some level of legitimacy to the Putin regime. Yet, in the coming decades Russia still faces political and economic challenges that could lead the nation back on a path of disintegration.

The eventual demise of Communism in the USSR was a direct consequence of the Soviet Union’s failure to adapt to the changes occurring in the world during the 1920’s to the 1940’s. Unlike Communist China, the USSR failed to place economic growth ahead of political reform. In this regard, Russia was unsuccessful in establishing a national identity and in instituting a stable government through popular consent of its people. Moreover, Communist Russia failed to create a national identity, ignoring the multitude of ethnic minorities existing in the USSR. Arguably, the future stability of the two previously conventional Communist countries, will reflect their ability to develop a market economy, establish a stable government, and be recognized and involved on a global scale.

Russia has endured a long and substantial history of political regime changes from being a tsarist state, to adopting communism, to a post-communist transition era, and today may be in the process of democratic transition. Russia’s extensive political history is key to understanding the ever-changing political processes within the state. To understand the regime structure in Russia today we must assess and understand their political history, look at critical junctures in Soviet and Russian political developments, explore the post-war settlements of the Russian state, and finally explain the political regime of Russia through this analysis. The premise of this paper will be based on Thomas Carothers thesis on gray zone states. Vis-à-vis the typology Carothers uses to describe syndromes of a gray zone state, I shall attempt to generate a new thesis on the present Russian political system. By the end of the paper it will be clear as to how and why the political regime of Russia is one that actually presents a completely new type of regime development that can be dubbed a quasi-democracy.

Over the past two decades, Russia has experienced a transition from democracy to competitive authoritarianism. Many scholars have conjectured the reason for this transition, but the most compelling reason for the rise of competitive authoritarianism in Russia is the concept of performance legitimacy. Russian political trends since the fall of the Soviet Union have been heavily linked to their economic success; the public opinion about the performance of the political systems contributed greatly to the dissolution of democracy, and is currently contributing greatly to the maintenance of the authoritarian system of government. Additionally, in contrasting recent Russian political and economic trends with those in France, a country with a similar

“We know that anywhere in the world, where women prosper, societies prosper. In the interest of everyone is to include women in every part of society” is a quote by Catherine Ashton, who served as First Vice President of the European Union. Since the fall of communism and the entrance into the European Union over a decade ago, women in the Czech Republic and Hungary have faced a drastic change of lifestyle. Throughout communism, women had the opportunity to maintain jobs, get an education, and become involved in politics but after communism fell, the societies in the Czech Republic and Hungary returned to customary values and traditional gender roles.

A government’s change of political structure needs a careful and cautious review of the various factors that would evidently adjust for the benefit and advantage of a nation’s progress and existence. The Soviet Republic of Livonia has decided to change its government into a democratic one with two options that would guide them. And although the goal and objectives are purposeful and legitimate, the transition would be the most crucial stage of this change because everything may either fall into place or fall out in synchronism. Democracy is a good choice for the new independent nation considering that there is a new means of allowing their people to actively cooperate with the government. The right of suffrage will allow the citizens to elect their chosen representatives especially for the higher and important positions. Through the constitution, people’s rights and responsibilities will be codified enduring limits to their new government. Frye (309) claimed that even citizens could participate through political parties that would help the proper dispersion of financial budgets. However, there is a great threat that economic reform might only be beneficial to narrow business groups and wealthy personalities that would create a privatization of some economic regulations. These types of people may drain the country’s resources for their benefits. Frye (309) suggests that such political competition and diverse political coalitions might even prevent the productive transition

In today’s society, countries in the world are expected to provide support and freedom to residing citizens. Democratic governance plays a strong hand in citizen representation, and is necessary for citizens to have a voice in their government. While some countries have a smooth operating system, many still do not. The country of Russia is under very strict control by current President, Vladimir Putin. Many citizens of Russia want change, however, their efforts are muted by government officials. With lack of transparency and accountability, Russian citizens are unaware of what is actually happening in the government. Russian citizens have few individual rights that are upheld by the constitution. While the country has worked hard to move

The conflict between the Ukraine and Russia is the Ukraine's most long-standing and deadly crisis; since its post-Soviet independence began as a protest against the government dropping plans to forge closer trade ties with the European Union. The conflict between Russia and the Ukraine stems from more than twenty years of weak governance, the government’s inability to promote a coherent executive branch policy, an economy dominated by oligarchs and rife with corruption, heavy reliance on Russia, and distinct differences between Ukraine's population from both Eastern and Western regions in terms of linguistics, religion and ethnicity (Lucas 2009).

One of the main objectives of the European Union (EU) is the establishment of the internal market, which shall consist of “area without internal frontiers in which the free movement of goods, persons, services and capital is ensured. The internal market is based upon a customs union achieved through the abolition of the imposition of customs duties and charges having an equivalent effect and the prohibition of discriminatory taxes on intra-EU imports. The internal market is enhanced by the provisions on free movement of workers, freedom of establishment, free movement of services, and free movement of capital. Whereas Articles 28 to 30 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU) provide for the establishment of an EU common external tariff and the elimination of customs duties, Articles 34 and 35 of the TFEU (with exceptions under Article 36) go further, and prohibit quantitative restrictions and measures having equivalent effect. Taken together, Articles 28 to 32 and 34 to 36 serve to ensure the free movement of goods within the EU and to facilitate the operation of the internal market.