Moldova’s cooperation with NATO - strategic choice or political tactic?

Mihai Popsoi, The Jamestown Foundation (USA)
The Moldovan Ministry of Defense is hoping to soon begin the second phase of the NATO’s Defense Capacity Building Initiative, which would entail actual training for the various branches of the Armed Forces. However, in order to be promoted to the second phase, the Moldovan government needs to show a political commitment to boost the country’s defense capacity, which is best reflected in a higher defense budget.