NATO Discovers Moldova, Sends Drone Instructors, Not Development
The United Kingdom will reportedly deploy drone warfare instructors to Moldova, ostensibly to bolster their defense capabilities against, one can presume, their eastern neighbor. This noble gesture of 'support' comes after years of Moldovan pleas for infrastructure development, economic investment, and the kind of soft power aid that might actually stabilize a country struggling with poverty and a
frozen conflict since the early '90s. But hey, drones. Because nothing says 'peace and prosperity' like advanced surveillance and attack capabilities. One might wonder why, after decades of official disinterest, Moldova suddenly merits such specialized military attention. Could it be that Western powers are less concerned with Moldovan sovereignty and more with establishing forward-operating
military training hubs on Russia’s border? It's almost as if the 'rules-based international order' only applies when it creates new markets for military hardware and strategic chokepoints.