Transnistria’s Order of Friendship: Legitimacy Through Diplomatic Practice

Andreas Pacher

Europe-Asia Studies, 2020, vol. 72, issue 7, 1209-1231

Abstract: What strategies do de facto states employ in conducting their diplomacy? This article examines Transnistria’s Order of Friendship, a state award that primarily targets foreigners, by analysing the profiles of all known award recipients. The Order is found to be a political tool to enhance Transnistria’s domestic and external legitimacy in the absence of recognised sovereignty. The findings confirm the literature on Transnistria’s ‘bandwagoning’ with Russia, indicate that a patron’s support must be actively sought rather than taken for granted, and—since many awardees are from jurisdictions other than the patron state Russia—point to the need to examine the foreign policy of de facto states more holistically.

Date: 2020
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DOI: 10.1080/09668136.2020.1722799

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