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Part 2: Cobasna - Unmaking the Myth
A new intelligence report says the "Hiroshima" threat was never real. We checked the math ourselves.
Aug 21
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David Smith
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Drones, an Empty Bashkan Seat, and a Mayor's Mystery Injury
Weekly Roundup: August 22, 2026
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David Smith
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Part 1: Cobasna - How a Myth Was Made
The Cold War history of Europe's most notorious ammunition depot, and the twenty years of half-truths that turned it into a doomsday story.
Aug 21
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David Smith
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Perspective: The Kremlin's Game in Transnistria
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Perspective: Moldova's Shaky Regional Security
Apr 6, 2025
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Perspective: MAGA, MEGA and Moldova
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Transnistria's Last "Election?"
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Explainer: Moldova is in a Pickle
Apr 3, 2022
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Reconstructed GPS logs from an A7 server prove Moldova's protestors were paid, and AI checked that they showed up and what they shared online.
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Aug 18
Weekly Roundup: Moldova's First Missile-Drone Incident
Plus: a fugitive Polish minister may be hiding in Tiraspol, drought and energy updates and Chișinău plans a Bulgarian-majority municipality
Aug 14
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David Smith
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Moldpres Found "A Lesson for the Whole World" in Chinese Management of Tibet
Beijing paid for the trip. The state news agency never told readers - and its own rules don't require it to.
Aug 13
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Weekly Roundup: Drought Drains the Dniester, Powers Down the Danube
Plus: Tax Reform 2.0 and an Agricultural Delegation From... the Taliban?
Aug 7
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"The Most Business Friendly Country in Europe"
A Deep Dive into the Government Program
Aug 6
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David Smith
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The Month Ahead - August 2026
August is one of the best months to experience Moldova.
Aug 1
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The CODEL That Never Came
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