Torn between East and West : Europe's border states / edited by Iulian Chifu and Simona Tutuianu.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction : the plight of Europe's border states / Simona Tutuianu and Iulian Chifu -- New states, new borders : nothing succeeds like secession? / Cerban Pavelescu and Simona Tutianu -- Rope, two ends : NATO and EU facing Russian interests / Iulian Chifu and Diana Barbuceanu -- Is energy really flowing from East to West? / Narciz Balasoiu and Dumitru Saranuta -- Migration and transnational crime : Europe, the new Noah's ark / Adriana Sauliuc and Simona Catana -- The frozen conflicts seem to melt down / Iulian Chifu and Andreea Ibanescu -- Challenges of the MENA region / Radu Arghir, Adriana Sauliuc and Narciz Balasoiu -- Soft power of the East : from benign influence to dominance and informational warfare / Iulian Chifu, Alexandru Voicu and Carola Frey -- Reestablishing a fault line between Europe's East and West : Russia's "hybrid war" and how should NATO respond / Simona Tutuianu and Nelu Birla -- Conflict resolution efforts : recovering the loss / Ioan Craciun.