Internal fight for power, external forces for development-analyzing Moldova’s case

Abstract

This is a theoretical article and aims to analyze in a brief manner the development situation of Republic of Moldova, a country that seeks to create the proper setting for economic growth, political agreement, respect of the human and civil rights, advancements in the relations with neighbours and the European Union. The research is a qualitative one, based on the existing statistics and tries to explain the challenges of this country since it’s internal and external politics are depending on the major players from the east(like Russia, it’s most powerful neighbour, Ukraine, The Caucasian countries etc.) as well as on the major player of the west(like EU or United States of America). Not being fully equipped for dealing with the negative effects of social and economic crisis, Moldova relies on European programmes that can reduce an asymmetric development caused by a political system of win-loss situation, an economic system of struggle for enterprises, a soft power not entirely established and a civil society that can be easily manipulated. The result of this research is that while the internal context is a continuous fight for power, there are external forces that want to develop this nation. One future aspect that is interesting to look up to is how can Republic of Moldova to use the know-how from the outside in order to increase the know-how from the inside.