Moldovan Elections with Nicu Popescu

In this episode of .think atlantic, IRI’s Thibault Muzergues is joined by Nicu Popescu, a Moldovan diplomat, to discuss the elections and state of politics in Moldova. Nicu Popescu is currently the director of Wider Europe at the European Council on Foreign Relations, focusing on EU relations with Russia and the Eastern Partnership countries. He has experience in international affairs, holding roles at the EU Institute for Security Studies, the European Council on Foreign Relations, and as a foreign policy advisor to the prime minister of Moldova. His experience, as well as his soon-to-be-published book, Russia Rising, directs the episode’s discussion. What is the current state of Moldovan politics and how will the upcoming election change it? How will Moldova’s next government address issues of corruption and emigration? What is Moldova’s role in international politics? How does Moldova navigate its relationship between the East and the West? What is the future of Moldovan-Romanian relations? Thibault and his guest discuss these questions – and much more. Find Nicu on Twitter: @nicupopescu Find Thibault on Twitter: @tmuzegues Visit IRI’s website at www.iri.org Further reading: https://www.bloomsbury.com/au/russia-rising-9780755636655/