MOLDOVA’S EXPERIENCE WITH NATO: AN EXAMPLE OF NEUTRALITY POLICY
MOLDOVA’S EXPERIENCE WITH NATO: AN EXAMPLE OF NEUTRALITY POLICY

Author(s): Valeriu Moşneaga, Tatiana Turco, George Mosneaga
Subject(s): Politics / Political Sciences, Security and defense, Military policy, Geopolitics, Peace and Conflict Studies
Published by: Институт за међународну политику и привреду
Keywords: Moldova; NATO; specificity of relations; neutrality; collaboration in non-warfare related fields
Summary/Abstract: The following article is dedicated to the issue of interaction between the Republic of Moldova and the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) in the context of the country’s status of permanent neutrality. The authors note that collaboration with NATO is one of the most important strategies in Moldova’s external policy. Moldova’s participation in the “Partnership for Peace” program and its adoption of the Individual Plan of Action “The Republic of Moldova - NATO” provide the framework that contributes to indepth multi-level collaboration and the fostering of national and regional security. The neutrality of Moldova was enshrined in the country’s Constitution of 1994. However, the international procedures for the recognition of the state’s neutral status have not been realized. According to the authors, the status of neutrality does not prevent collaboration with NATO, primarily in non-warfare related fields - science, ecology, combating natural cataclysms, terrorism, etc. The authors conclude that in general, the country’s permanent status of neutrality and the multitude of NATO’s resources (economic, financial, etc.) are beneficial for maintaining its national security, by creating political and economic conditions for solving Moldova’s internal problems, as well as contributing to the fostering of peace and stability in the region.

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