In my new article for the Georgetown Journal of International Affairs, I examined the EU’s cyber diplomacy in Moldova’s parliamentary elections from September 28, 2025, which marked – I argue – a new chapter in the bloc’s cyber diplomacy.
Drawing on analysis of Russian FIMI tactics, Moldova’s countermeasures, and Brussels’ diplomatic tools, this piece contends that the EU’s intervention demonstrated its growing capacity for strategic autonomy as US support in the region diminished.