Opinion columns from Tiraspol Times

	Who Started Cold War II? - Let the people of Abkhazia and South Ossetia decide their own future in plebiscites conducted by the United Nations or t...
	Blowback from bear-baiting - Former US presidential candidate Pat Buchanan doesn't understand why some show indignation over the fact that Abkhazia a...
	New media control laws - On 5 June 2008, Moldova's Parliament passed a law banning all publications whose content could be construed as a call to...
	Transdniestria looks to Europe for support - Disappointed with what it sees as too little support from Russia, Transdniestria is showing itself to be increasingly mo...
	As democracy spreads, new countries will be born - Borders are not written in stone and as history has shown, they evolve along with human evolution, says Eddie Beaver of ...
	Why not a referendum to decide the issue? - Wouldn’t consulting the people offer a way out? That's the question asked in this analysis, published by BHHRG, the Br...
	Pat Buchanan: "Are freelancers running America's foreign policy?" - Former US presidential candidate Pat Buchanan has harsh words for a knee-jerk Cold War mentality which hurts US interest...
	Where's the "Mafyia"? - A repeat visitor from Scandinavia falls in love with Pridnestrovie and finds it to be quiet and almost crime free. In th...
	American recognition of Pridnestrovie? It's already happening... - The State Department still balks at recognizing Pridnestrovie as a country. But in this guest opinion, American citizen ...
	Freedom and democracy: The only choice for Transnistria - Both Transnistria and Moldova will benefit if they choose freedom and democracy instead of imposed solutions that the vo...

	The end of Europe?
	Keep it simple
	After Kosovo, the deluge
	Self determination, sovereignty, territorial integrity and the right to secession
	Why Kosovo before Western Sahara?
	The case of Kosovo
	Why Kosovo sets a precedent
	Comparing Kosovo and Transnistria
	Bumps in the road for Pridnestrovie's foreign policy
	Transdniestria recognition: The last taboo
	Through freedom and democracy, new states are born
	Independence daze
	Moldova is right to be worried about Kosovo
	Transnistria: Key to EU-Russia deal on Kosovo’s independence
	Independent Kosovo now
	Unrecognized states
	Moldova more afraid of Kosovo independence than Serbia
	Russia’s sane position on Kosovo
	No one's permission needed for Transnistria independence
	The Cold War hustle of Edward Lucas
	Voronin's new Transnistria initiatives: Breakthrough or agony?
	Washington's separatist playbook
	Will Moldova respect the ownership of privatized firms in Transnistria?
	The phony pacifist love-in
	Voronin's recent statement
	"Massive" ethnic cleansing in Transnistria
	Half of Moldova's workers have left the country
	Russia’s response to Kosovo independence
	The coming independence of Kosovo and the steps Russia should take
	Transnistria next in line for recognition?
	Why Moldova should worry about Kosovo
	Happy Independence Day to Europe's newest country - Pridnestrovie!
	In praise of 'Virtual States'
	Moldova's Independence Day
	Small news, big stories in Transnistria
	With friends like these...
	Transdniester between myths and reality
	Winning hearts and minds in Transdniester
	Why 1924-thinking for Transnistria - Moldova unification won't work
	Containing Russia: Back to the Future?
	Moldpres commentary
	Former Moldavian SSR: Russia in the driver's seat
	Canadian government advisor: "Transdniestr trapped in Stalin's cartography"
	Moldova and Transnistria: Before we can unite, we must first agree
	Double standards over Kosovo
	Moment of truth
	Independent Transdniestria good for Moldova
	Ending the Transdniester frozen conflict
	Right to self-determination vs. inviolability of borders
	Transdnistria conflict: End or beginning of settlement?
	Putin’s Censored Press Conference: The transcript you weren’t supposed to see
	Open letter from Moldovan nationalists
	How many American kids will die for Transdniestria?
	Lessons from Kosovo
	Clampdown on free trade causes economic hardship
	Transnistria will always be Transnistria
	Transdniestria: to be or not to be?
	Time to rethink both Kosovo and Transdniester
	Memo to State: Face up to reality
	Watching foreign policy double standards in the mirror
	Transnistria: Sovereignty in Multi-Track Diplomacy
	Self-determination and the risk to democracy
	The Fourth World: Invisible countries
	We are all Scots today!
	What Transnistria can learn from Taiwan's experience
	Like it or not, here's the Kosovo precedent
	The How-To for peace and prosperity on the Dniester
	Kosovo independence far riskier than independence for Transdniestria
	Rethinking America's Transdniester policy
	Europe's 50 Years of Manichaeism
	An American compares Transnistria and Moldova
	A tale of three Europes
	Europe 2007: 27 members, but no clear perspective
	Institutionalized kleptocracy
	The future sovereign state
	Russia: Friend or foe?
	An easy choice: Closer ties with Russia, not Moldova
	How to start your own country in four easy steps
	Filthy and freezing on the Moldovan campaign trail
	An American in Tiraspol
	MP: A country is not "unrecognized" if someone recognizes it
	Transnistria's independence will help Moldova's EU plans
	Can Transdnestr win international recognition?
	Is independent statehood really the most important thing for PMR?
	Time for a thaw in the frozen conflicts
	No precedents in the unique case of Transdniester
	Disputed Territories: Five realities, five degrees of independence
	The War in the Orchard
	Old guard: "Down with Smirnov and his ruling regime"
	Kafka and the Arms Smugglers
	Vladimir Socor stacking his pile even higher
	Vladimir Socor - Hound for Hire
	Is a shared state with Moldova still possible?
	Bridging the Dniester will require tolerance and mutual respect
	Breaking in breakaway republics
	The popular will of the people can never be illegitimate
	Washington expert: Bring the phantom republics in from the cold
	Echoes from Kosovo reach Pridnestrovie, bringing new hope to status talks
	Columnist: "Honey, I Shrunk The Country"
	Why the customs blockade won't work

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