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About Louis O’Neill

OSCE Ambassador and Head of Mission to Moldova from 2006 to 2008. A lawyer, he worked in the Office of Russian Affairs as the White House Fellow under Colin Powell.

Articles by Louis O’Neill

Wednesday 7th October

Carrots and sticks in Moldova: Russian peacekeepers, big loans and the need for reforms

Louis O’Neill, 7 October 2009
The rhetoric of the new Moldovan government is not music to the Kremlin's ears. However the powers that be in Chishinau have no choice. Immediately after the present summit of the Community of Independent States, the government has to move ahead with the hard work of serious reform of the economy, judiciary, media and bureaucracy.
Wednesday 16th September

Battle for Moldova’s political heart

Louis O’Neill, 16 September 2009
Moldova's long-ruling communists, having recently been dethroned by the four-party Alliance for European Integration (AEI), are struggling to win back lost ground. The frantic activities of communist ex-President Voronin suggest he is not finding democracy easy
Monday 10th August

Note to Moldova: beware the Kiev trap!

Louis O’Neill, 10 August 2009
Although Moldova's elections were largely fair, the country's politics now risk going the way of Ukraine's, warns Louis O'Neill.
Tuesday 21st July

Moldova: new generation, new politics?

Louis O’Neill, 21 July 2009
Two young reformist politicians on either side of the separatist conflict in Moldova have made bold moves to assert their independence from ossified leadership, Will the new generation manage to free their country from the spell of the past, wonders Louis O'Neill
Monday 29th June

Stiffening Moldova's judiciary

Louis O’Neill, 29 June 2009
Moldova's byzantine politics needs disciplining. If the courts were bolder, they  could do it. But how to create an independent judiciary? Louis O'Neill has suggestions
Tuesday 12th May

Moldova: recession hits a frozen conflict

Louis O’Neill, 12 May 2009
With Moldova's horde of guest workers heading home, the effects of global recession will hit Europe's poorest country hard. This crisis could be used to unlock its frozen conflict with Transnistria, comments Louis O'Neill
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