THE REPUBLIC OF MOLDOVA, A TESTING GROUND FOR AUR’S NEW INFLUENCE NETWORKS
AUTHOR: RODICA PÎRGARI - DISINFORMATION MONITORING EXPERT, WATCHDOG.MD As the Republic of Moldova approaches a decisive electoral moment, one that will define the country's strategic direction, concerns regarding external interference are once again coming to the...
(Română) [OP-ed] Salariile publice vs pensiile – minciuna care ne îngroapă
Salariile publice vs pensiile - minciuna care ne îngroapă Noi vrem ca statul să fie eficient, ca funcționarii și demnitarii publici să fie competenți și incoruptibili, ca firmele de stat să fie administrate de manageri profesioniști - dar cumva asta să nu ne coste mai...
[Op-Ed] Armenia și Azerbaidjanul, aproape de un acord de pace istoric – Rusia își pierde influența în regiune
Prim-ministrul Armeniei, Nikol Pashinyan, și președintele Azerbaidjanului, Ilham Alyiev, au demarat negocieri pentru semnarea unui acord de pace menit să pună capăt ostilităților din Nagorno-Karabah. Discuțiile au loc în Emiratele Arabe Unite și marchează un moment de...
Moldova Faces Unprecedented Hybrid Aggression
Author: Valeriu Pașa, Chairman WatchDog.MD. Buckle up. We’ve never seen hybrid aggression like this before! Only if we stay calm and clear-minded can we get through this and save our democracy and independence. Try to imagine that everything we’ve seen in recent years...
Is Moldova a new battleground in Russia’s war?
Valeriu Pasha, Chairman of the WatchDog.MD Community co-wrote an article with Orysia Lutsevych of Chatham House, exploring Moldova’s challenges amid Russian efforts to sway its political future, especially in light of upcoming presidential elections and an EU...
Sources of Moldova’s resilience to Russian interference
Sources of Moldova’s resilience to Russian interference 5 December 2024, Chatham House Despite Russia’s efforts to sow social divides and increase economical pressure, Moldovan society grows increasingly immune to Russian interference. Recent local elections exposed...
The impact of engagement without recognition EU’s policy on Transnistria region
Online event in English Friday, Nov. 24, 2023 15:00pm – 16:30pm CET Zoom Webinar Guests must register via email: tatiana.cojocari@drd.unibuc.ro in order to receive the webinar info. Speaker: Tatiana Cojocari, Expert in sociology and combating misinformation,...
TRAINING: “Firewall of Disinformation: Developing civil society organisations’ skills to identify and counter anti-Western disinformation”
UPDATE: Extended deadline. "Do you want to learn how to spot disinformation and what are the most effective ways to fight it? Are you interested in learning how to determine geo-location and identify deepfakes? Do you speak English fluently? If you answered "yes" to...
New edition of energy transparency index to be developed by WatchDog.MD and regional partners
Community WatchDog.MD together with regional partners developed the first edition of the energy transparency index in 2020. The index reveals the level of information transparency in energy sectors of three Eastern Partnership countries – Ukraine, Moldova and Georgia....