Russian world, Pan-Turkism and EU normative power in Gagauz Yeri: competing geopolitical ideologies and regional identity at the sub-state level
Journal: DSpace repository (University of Tartu)
Year: 2019

The current state of Gagauzia, a territorial autonomy within Moldova since the 1990s,&#13;\nreflects its troubled historical past and geographical location. Located at the crossroads&#13;\nof geopolitical interests, Gagauzia even today is subject to geopolitical influence of&#13;\nvarious power sources, as the interests of Turkey, Russia and the European Union&#13;\nconverge in the region. This competition can be best reflected as a struggle of geopolitical&#13;\nideologies emitted by Turkey (Pa