Moldova Matters Podcast

This episode is part of a 3 part mini-series with guest George Teodorescu looking at the first Alliance for Europe. This series will cover the still murky events of April 2009, the rise of the first pro-European coalition government and the collapse of that government following the Theft of the Billion and subsequent rise of Plahotniuc. This episode covers events around the Theft of the Billion an...

This episode is part of a 3 part mini-series with guest George Teodorescu looking at the first Alliance for Europe. This series will cover the still murky events of April 2009, the rise of the first pro-European coalition government and the collapse of that government following the Theft of the Billion and subsequent rise of Plahotniuc. This episode covers the creation of the first Alliance for Eu...

This episode is part of a 3 part mini-series with guest George Teodorescu looking at the first Alliance for Europe. This series will cover the still murky events of April 2009, the rise of the first pro-European coalition government and the collapse of that government following the Theft of the Billion and subsequent rise of Plahotniuc. This first episode covers April 2009 and the events that even...

In this episode I talk with Dr. William H Hill about the Transnistrian War and subsequent attempts to resolve the conflict and reunite Moldova. Dr. Hill is a Global Fellow at the Wilson Center and served as the Head of the OSCE Mission to Moldova from 2003 to 2006 and from 1999 to 2001 where he participated in the two major efforts at brokering a resolution to the conflict.  It’s a long episode bu...

In part 2 of my conversation with guest Vlad Șuleanschi we look at the outbreak of the full scale Russian invasion of Ukraine as seen from Moldova. Vlad and I discuss the initial shock and disbelief of those days in late February and then talk about how Moldova rallied to the challenge of a massive refugee crisis. In our discussion we spend some time talking about our own experience with the refug...

Hi Everyone, I’m sorry it’s been a little while since I updated the Moldova Matters podcast. I’ve been working on a series of episodes on the major events of recent Moldovan history that got us to the place we’re at today in 2024. In each episode I’ll be talking to a guest who brings expertise or a unique perspective to the discussion. In this first episode I talk to my former business partner and...

In this episode I build on questions I tried to answer in the Q&A about the powers of the Moldovan president. I try not to make it too much of a civics lesson, but in the episode we’ll look at the various organs of power in the Moldovan State, how they interact and how they are still evolving. Specifically I take a look at the constitutional tensions that have come up after the 2016 Constitutional...

I’ve decided to continue this podcast experiment as a new way to explore topics and questions that are easier in an audio format than in an article. In this short introduction I set out some goals for the new format as well as what you can expect from me going forward. Hopefully (if I’ve figured all these settings out correctly) you’ll also start to see the Moldova Matters Podcast pop up in your f...

Hey everyone! here’s the promised test podcast where I answer your questions and try out something new! Right off the bat, please forgive the background noise. I think I cleaned it up a bit but I’m sitting in my house out in a village on the Nistru and there are probably a bunch of bird sounds in the background. I hope it’s not too distracting. For those who listen please send me some feedback aft...