Since Russia seized Crimea and stoked war in eastern Ukraine, most of the scenario-building as to where Russia might push next has focused on the Baltics. The buildup of Russian anti-access area denial (A2AD) assets in the Kaliningrad District has made the northeastern flank an almost obvious area for Russia to pressure the West. But the focus on NATO’s redline has deflected attention from an area where Russia could easily push next, and whose collapsed economy, government failure, and shifting public mood has created conditions ripe for another exercise of Russian hybrid conflict.Enter Moldova, a post-Soviet state, home to an …read more
Source: The American Interest
