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Victoria Olari

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Victoria Olari (28) is a Moldovan and Romanian citizen. She has a Bachelor's degree in Economics and a Master’s degree in Tax Law. Previously she has worked for 4 years in the Parliament of the Republic of Moldova. Victoria currently works for the Institute for Strategic Initiatives, a Moldovan Think Tank focused on conflict settlement and inter-ethnic consolidation.

Author Articles

Moldova: the collateral victim of the Russian war in Ukraine

On the morning of February 24, Moldova was awakened by the echo of several distant explosions, followed by an oppressive silence. There...

Football diplomacy: unifying factor or soft power instrument of the Transnistrian separatist regime

Recently, Sheriff Tiraspol,a small and almost unknown Moldovan team, pulled off one of the biggest shocks on the international football arena by...

Elections in Moldova: when predictable becomes unpredictable

After a historic result in the Presidential Elections in Autumn 2020, with Moldova electing its  first woman President in history, this Eastern...

#Sofagate: Why EU Matters for Gender Equality

The political scandal known as #Sofagate took place in early April, when European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and European Council...

The seeds of democracy brought by Navalny. Is Russia ready for it?

The poisoning of Alexey Navalny, the foremost Russian opposition activist, at the end of August 2020 shocked the world. Tests conducted in...

PROTESTS IN BELARUS: THE HEROES OF THE STREETS

For months, people in Belarus have taken to the streets to protest the fraudulent Presidential elections. For months now, the whole world...