🇲🇩 Moldova. Republic of Moldova · Chisinau in Romanian (Kishinev in Russian) · 3.6M people · europe
Government parliamentary republic Languages Moldovan/Romanian 80.2% (official) (56.7% Moldovan; 23.5% Romanian), Russian 9.7%, Gagauz 4.2% (a Turkish language) Area 33.9K km² Sanctioned entities 112 Active conflicts 3 Mentions 7d 6 ▲ 100% CIA· Jan 2026
Stability Score ?How the stability score is computed A weighted composite of seven pillars — conflict intensity, event volatility, arms activity, economic health, market stress, sanctions exposure, and humanitarian proxy. Each pillar is scored 0–100 (higher = healthier). The composite is weighted (conflict 25%, economy 20%, events 15%, the rest 10% each) and recomputed daily from strategic events, World Bank indicators, arms-transfer data, and sanctions records. Risk tier: Critical < 25 · High 25–50 · Elevated 50–75 · Stable ≥ 75.
73.5
Elevated risk
30-day trend
Intelligence brief No brief published today
Daily intelligence brief is generated for the highest-activity countries. Moldova becomes eligible as dispatch volume climbs.
Moldova · 90-day event volume
103
total events · 90 daily data points
Annotated milestones
2 of 12
AIRSTRIKE MOLDOVA-RUSSIA 2026-07-22 2026-09-05 2026-10-19 Source · intelligence_events · all severity tiers Hover any annotated dot for full milestone
Event timeline Last 7 days · 6 milestones · hover for context
Ukrainian guards cross Moldova border
border_incursion · severity 4
Moderate
EU Initiative for Moldova
economic_indicator · severity 2
Moderate
Moldova-Germany Cooperation
diplomatic_visit · severity 2
Moderate
Trade Deficit Increase
economic_indicator · severity 4
Moderate
Moldova-Russia tension
diplomatic_tension · severity 8
Critical
Drones crash in Moldova
drone_strike · severity 6
Elevated
Stability components 7-pillar breakdown · each 0–100, higher = healthier · 30-day trend per pillar
Conflict Intensity
40/100 · 25% wt
target conflicts: 1 domestic conflicts: 0 max escalation score: 100
Event Volatility
99/100 · 15% wt
target events: 12 actor only events: 0 domestic events: 0 severe domestic: 0 instability rate: 0.60% article coverage 90d: 2,164
Arms Activity
87/100 · 10% wt
arms imports: 4 total value usd: $0 conflict amplified: yes
Economic Health
79/100 · 20% wt
gdp growth pct: 0.27% inflation pct: 4.68% unemployment pct: 1.43%
Market Stress
50/100 · 10% wt
total signals 30d: 0 negative signals 30d: 0
Sanctions Exposure
78/100 · 10% wt
sanctioned entities: 112 is sanctioning power: no
Humanitarian Proxy
70/100 · 10% wt
life expectancy: 71.3 literacy rate: —
Risk matrix 5 enterprise-decision dimensions · derived from the 7 stability pillars · higher = more risk
Risk dimensions are derived from the 7 stability pillars. Higher score = more risk (inverted from the stability score, where higher = healthier). Operational is a weighted composite intended for enterprise-decision use.
Peer comparison Same-region countries by stability score · this country highlighted
Peer comparison · Europe
Rank 22 of 55
01 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland; note - the island of Great Britain includes England, Scotland, and Wales 45.5 04 Federal Republic of Germany 55.9 06 Republic of Belarus 61.9 22 Republic of Moldova· this country 73.5 Economy World Bank · 10-year series · 18 indicators
GDP (current USD)
WB· 2024 $18.2B
▲ $1.5B YoY
Military spend %GDP
WB· 2024 0.60%
▲ 0.05% YoY
Security 12 recent events · 3 conflicts · 5 transfers
Event volume · 90 days
103
Casualties (killed) · 90 days
4
High-severity events
SEV 4 Ukrainian guards cross Moldova border
Border Incursion
SEV 2 EU Initiative for Moldova
Economic Indicator
SEV 2 Moldova-Germany Cooperation
Diplomatic Visit
SEV 4 Trade Deficit Increase
Economic Indicator
SEV 8 Moldova-Russia tension
Diplomatic Tension
SEV 6 Drones crash in Moldova
Drone Strike 1 wounded
SEV 4 EU Expansion Challenges
Diplomatic Tension
SEV 6 Russian Drones Enter Moldova
Drone Strike
Active conflicts involving Moldova
World War II
War · 11147 dispatches
Critical · 100
Transnistrian conflict
Civil War · 1 dispatches
Cold · 0
Transnistria conflict
Civil War · 1 dispatches
Cold · 0
Latest dispatches 10 in country corpus · sources come online as coverage grows
International Relations
Посол России оценил готовность Молдавии расследовать инциденты с БПЛА Lenta.ru Russia · Moldova
Other
INTERVIU Matei Dima, scenarist și actor în „Teambuilding 2”: „Poți să critici dur un film, fără să îi desconsideri pe oamenii care s-au bucurat de el”
HotNews.ro
Geopolitical Conflict
Ukrainian guards busted on wrong side of Moldovan border (VIDEO)
RT - Daily news
Other
Economic expert: Digital taxi platforms are helping to boost tax revenue for the Republic of Moldova’s budget - logos-pres.md
logos-pres.md
Geopolitical Economics
EU Initiative Offers Moldova’s Local Authorities Up to $20,000 - logos-pres.md
logos-pres.md
В Молдове задержали двух украинских пограничников: в ГПСУ рассказали подробности инцидента на Днестре
Новости на zn.ua ru
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Ziarul Unirea
Back-to-back pins take young wrestler Amruta Pujari to U-23 world silver
edexlive
În Moldova s-a studiat practica UE privind soluționarea litigiilor electorale
LOGOPRESS
Televiziunea din Gagauzia a ajuns sub suspiciune
LOGOPRESS
Think tanks · this country 10 articles from research institutions tracking Moldova
Atlantic Council
Russia has rejected another Black Sea ceasefire. What next?
Russia rejected successive Black Sea ceasefire proposals, dismissing them as inadequate arrangements, while intensifying drone and missile strikes on merchant vessels and infrastructure, killing multiple sailors across recent months and expanding operations into neighboring waters as Ukraine counters through innovative naval systems but faces constraints from limited air defenses.
Oct 9, 2026
Atlantic Council
The deterrence gap: How can NATO protect its front line from Russia?
Russia's ongoing Ukraine invasion and hybrid warfare threats against NATO's eastern flank states-Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, and Romania-expose significant deterrence gaps, as conventional military responses remain inadequate against cyber attacks, infrastructure sabotage, and disinformation campaigns.
Oct 7, 2026
Foundation for Defense of Democracies
Treasury Launches Assault on Russian Shadow Banking Infrastructure Supporting Iran
Treasury designated Russia's A7 shadow-banking network as supporting Iran's sanctions evasion, disrupting approximately 435 financial institutions across 83 countries and blocking an estimated $17 billion in transactions processed between January 2025 and June 2026.
Oct 6, 2026
Bruegel
Vasile Tofan
Vasile Tofan, Moldova's Prime Minister and former venture capital investor who led portfolio companies including airSlate and Ovia Health, discussed how EU accession could accelerate the nation's economic transformation.
Sep 15, 2026
Hudson Institute
NATO Is Preparing for the Wrong War. Putin Is Eyeing Moldova
U.S. intelligence warns NATO may face limited Russian attacks on Baltic states or Poland, but analysts argue Moldova, vulnerable outside NATO and the EU, represents a more likely Russian target given Putin's military struggles in Ukraine and existing Russian presence in Transnistria.
Sep 11, 2026
European Council on Foreign Relations
Bonus episode: The EU enlargement game
Jessica Hendrick conducted an EU enlargement simulation in Lisbon with experts representing six candidate countries, testing how economic crises, geopolitical pressure, disinformation, and external competition from rival powers affect membership prospects and democratic values.
Sep 4, 2026
Bruegel
EU candidate countries acquis alignment dataset (2020-2025)
Researchers converted the European Commission's qualitative assessments of eight EU candidate countries' membership preparedness into numerical scores ranging from 0 to 100, enabling comparative analysis across nations and policy areas from 2020 to 2025.
Jul 1, 2026
European Council on Foreign Relations
Moldova: The EU frontrunner outrunning Russia
Moldova demonstrates Russia's failed interference attempts while pursuing EU integration, yet faces internal challenges as citizens trust informal networks over state institutions more than formal democratic structures, raising questions about sustainable democratic resilience.
May 15, 2026
Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
EU Enlargement: Challenges and Opportunities
EU enlargement faces unprecedented obstacles from geopolitical urgency and fragmented European politics, requiring procedural reforms and gradual integration steps without full ratification to advance candidate countries toward membership.
May 4, 2026
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