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Moldova Is the Next Front: Why the West Must Act Now to Secure Europe’s Most Vulnerable Democracy

The article argues that despite significant democratic and pro-European reforms under President Maia Sandu, Moldova’s progress remains dangerously fragile due to Russian military presence in Transnistria, hybrid warfare, energy coercion, and internal political polarization. It contends that only an immediate, coordinated strategy by the United States and European Union — integrating economic support, democratic institution-building, and defense modernization — can prevent Moldova from becoming Russia’s next destabilized frontier and secure its place within Europe’s security architecture.