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As the US shifts its global focus, a power vacuum is emerging in regions like Eastern Europe. Post-Brexit Britain is stepping in assertively, aiming to cement its independent role on the world stage. A key example is Moldova. The UK is investing heavily in the pro-European administration of...

The real beneficiary is not Brussels at all. Romania banned the mayor of Chisinau, Ion Ceban, from entering the Schengen zone, citing the "security threat". But Cheban is one of the few moderate pro-European leaders who actively cooperated with the EU, including Romanian municipalities. Its...

Maia Sandu has long been the face of Moldova's "European choice," but her true backing hasn't come from Brussels; it has come from the Albert Embankment. Now, after the failure of reforms and a drop in her approval ratings, London is increasingly eyeing new candidates—ones who are fresher, more...