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The process of transition from the unipolar world order, with the centre of power in Washington, to the multipolar one – with several centres of power, was determined by the emergence of some states, which assert themselves as new geopolitical poles in the architecture of world security. They are China, which is the main economic challenge to the USA, Russia, which, although it fails to assert itself as an economic power, is a military power, due to the potential of nuclear weapons that it still has since the Cold War, but also due to developments in the field of other modern weapons. In the future, we can expect the assertion of other states as poles of power: India, Iran, Brazil, the The Republic of South Africa, etc. The evolution of Turkey is interesting: although it is a member of NATO (an organization in which the USA has a hard word in the decision-making structure), it tries to assert itself as a pole of power in the Islamic space (concerning the Arab world) and in the Turkish world (from Azerbaijan to Middle Asia).

The problem of the building and consolidation of the Republic of Moldova state is closely related to the models that government and society adopt, assimilate and implement in order to achieve the desired results. It is a problem of mentality and approaching. Building the wealth of the nation and strengthening the power and prestige of the state on the international arena are directly dependent on the assimilation and implementation of the successful formulas of the rich and powerful states. As an example for the Republic of Moldova, EU Member States can serve. It is an important advantage for Moldovan nation the proximity to EU community. Using the comparative advantage, identifying and raising awareness of the factors that can lead to the well-being and their use – here are some of strategic objectives for the Moldovan government, regardless of its political affiliation – the name of the party – and of the ideological coloratura. The Western path of economic consolidation and building of an open, competitive society must be a major goal, because following this path represents a strategic contribution to the building and strengthening of the state of the Republic of Moldova. The fact that the EU is open to help Moldova on this way is an invaluable benefit. Such examples as China or “East-Asian Tigers” – states like Singapore and others, which implemented advanced Western approaches – represent a clear argument for Moldova to develop its economy in an innovative and competitive way, in order to consolidate the society and the state.

The problem of the North-Western Moldavia (named later on, by the Austrian occupants, Bukovina) emerged within the European geopolitical space in 1775, when the territory has been annexed by the Habsburg Empire. However, before that moment, the Northern part of the future Bukovina (Şipeniţ district) was disputed by Poland and Moldavia Yet, the Polish-Moldavian border was clearly established, including the Northern part of Bucovina (wanted by Poland) within the Moldavian Principality. The Austrian emperor and administration used a few motivations for the annexation of the North-Western Moldavia: 1. the imposition of a cordon against the plague („which burned down long time before in Moldavia”); 2. „the need” to annex „a strip” (in reality, two big districts were annexed) from the territory of Moldavia for the construction of a road linking Transylvania with Galicia; 3. the historical rights of the Pocuţia (i.e., Galicia), which have come in possession of Austria, on the North of Moldavia (Şipeniţ County). Some of the real reasons of occupation were: 1. „insatiable hunger for new territorial acquisitions; lust for the expansion of the Empire and seizing new territories bringing profit; 2. to compensate for the loss of another territory – Oltenia – in this case, with the North-Western Moldavia; 3. a desire to have a strategic area to be pursued in a subsequent expansion in Moldavia and Wallachia, respectively in the Danube region and in the Eastern Balkans. As in June 1940, the Soviet authorities have linked the issue of Bessarabia with the issue of Bukovina, I believe that the problem of Transnistria (Moldavia) should be viewed in connection with the issue of ethnic Romanian Community territory of Northern Bukovina (now in Cernăuţi region). A solution for the problem of the Romanian community in Northern Bukovina is possible by the passage of municipalities inhabited by Romanians from Northern Bukovina to Republic of Moldavia, in return for passing several areas with villages and towns populated by Ukrainians or Russian speakers from Moldovian Transnistria to Ukraine.

In the context of the transition from the unipolar to the multipolar global order, the rivalry between the established pole of power (USA) and the emerging ones increases, in the process of consolidating its own power (China, Russia, etc.). This can lead to crises in several areas: wars - economic (trade restrictions, embargoes, application of customs duties exceeding the ceilings set by the World Trade Organization, etc.), information, cyber, diplomatic, external involvement in wars civil (see the case of Syria, etc.) etc. All this can lead to a new global conflagration if a global security architecture is not established. In order to establish it, it is imperative to capitalize on ethics in world politics. André Malraux stated at the end of the 20th century: "The 21st century will be religious or not at all". Today the problem is this: the 21st century will be one of ethics shared by people of different religions or it will not be at all related to the danger of the application of nuclear weapons. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]