Hybrid deterrence: The EU’s security and defense assistance shifts approach in Moldova
by Elena Simanschi, PhD Candidate at the Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona & inRESPONSE Researcher Moldova’s security landscape underwent a drastic transformation following Russia’s full-scale military aggression against its neighbor Ukraine in February 2022, resulting in 850,000 Ukrainian refugees crossing the border from 24 February 2022 to July 2023. Additionally, missile and drone incidents on Moldovan land…