Alla Polishchuk

Jan 7, 2025 | wilsoncenter.org | William Hill |Maxim Trudolyubov |Lucian Kim |Alla Polishchuk

On January 1, 2025, at 8 am Moscow time, Gazprom ceased delivery of natural gas to Moldova. Moldova was left with a diminished supply of natural gas, and its breakaway Transnistrian region was left totally without. Gazprom’s action has also caused reduced supplies of electricity throughout Moldova, with rolling blackouts in Transnistria. Consumers in Moldova are already affected by rising prices for light and heat. The Transnistrian economy has largely shut down.

Jan 25, 2024 | wilsoncenter.org | Alla Polishchuk

The use of artificial intelligence is expanding and, as many have predicted, AI is increasingly prominent in politics. In such countries as Argentina or Turkey, campaign managers have deployed AI to boost their candidate or to smear the opponent. Meanwhile, in Russia, where elections are a highly orchestrated affair, political managers are using AI to discredit antiwar activists and influential political émigrés.