Tiraspol Times & Weekly Review - opinion

Who Started Cold War II?

Patrick J. Buchanan — Tue, 19 Aug 2008 09:29:21 -0500

Let the people of Abkhazia and South Ossetia decide their own future in plebiscites conducted by the United Nations or the OSCE. That is the opinion of former White House insider Pat Buchanan who also says that "who rules Abkhazia and South Ossetia is none of our business."

Blowback from bear-baiting

Patrick J. Buchanan — Fri, 15 Aug 2008 09:46:46 -0500

Former US presidential candidate Pat Buchanan doesn't understand why some show indignation over the fact that Abkhazia and South Ossetia need independence. If anything, he argues that support for the independence and sovereignty of "breakaway provinces" would be in line with Western foreign policy.

New media control laws

Des Grant — Fri, 06 Jun 2008 08:51:49 -0500

On 5 June 2008, Moldova's Parliament passed a law banning all publications whose content could be construed as a call to "territorial separatism." Journalist and newspaper publisher Des Grant of The Tiraspol Times & Weekly Review warns that this law is in breach of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.

Transdniestria looks to Europe for support

Paul Goble — Thu, 05 Jun 2008 23:10:29 -0500

Disappointed with what it sees as too little support from Russia, Transdniestria is showing itself to be increasingly more independent and is adopting a "multi-vector" foreign policy which includes closer ties with the European Union. Here, renowned American analyst Paul Goble says that makes Transdniestria less subject to Moscow’s diktat.

As democracy spreads, new countries will be born

Eddie Beaver — Wed, 04 Jun 2008 09:06:44 -0500

Borders are not written in stone and as history has shown, they evolve along with human evolution, says Eddie Beaver of the US Navy's 7th fleet. In this guest opinion, he asks if we are to suspend reality and operate on the false belief that artificial nations are going to be permanent?

Why not a referendum to decide the issue?

BHHGR.org — Thu, 29 May 2008 21:25:31 -0500

Wouldn’t consulting the people offer a way out? That's the question asked in this analysis, published by BHHRG, the British Helsinki Human Rights Group, after an extensive visit to Tiraspol.

Pat Buchanan: "Are freelancers running America's foreign policy?"

Patrick J. Buchanan — Mon, 26 May 2008 16:36:43 -0500

Former US presidential candidate Pat Buchanan has harsh words for a knee-jerk Cold War mentality which hurts US interest rather than helping the world become a safer place. When countries show that they want more democracy and integration with the international community (which is the case for Pridnestrovie, ed.) they should be supported, not shunned. Such efforts should be recognized and helped in the right direction.

Where's the "Mafyia"?

Rune Hansson — Sat, 17 May 2008 20:18:38 -0500

A repeat visitor from Scandinavia falls in love with Pridnestrovie and finds it to be quiet and almost crime free. In this guest column, Rune Hansson wants to know: Where are the gangsters that he was warned about before he arrived?

American recognition of Pridnestrovie? It's already happening...

Kevin Stillmock — Fri, 02 May 2008 10:37:25 -0500

The State Department still balks at recognizing Pridnestrovie as a country. But in this guest opinion, American citizen Kevin Stillmock explains why they are being left behind: Bypassing government bureaucrats, the American people - one by one - are already recognizing the new and emerging country on their own.

Freedom and democracy: The only choice for Transnistria

John Moynihan — Tue, 15 Apr 2008 07:55:22 -0500

Both Transnistria and Moldova will benefit if they choose freedom and democracy instead of imposed solutions that the voters have already rejected. And this freedom is the only realistic choice that Moldova has left for Transnistria says regular Tiraspol Times columnist John Moynihan.