Adopted following Moldova's defeat in the Transnistria War in 1992, neutrality enjoys widespread support among the Moldovan population.
This would have had the objectives of helping overcome the consequences of the war, maintain an internal political balance and remain at an equal distance between the main geopolitical actors of the region.
Cojocaru stated that the impact that Moldova's neutrality has had so far could be analyzed from two aspects, these being that neutrality had ensured that Moldova resisted all attempts of getting it involved into military collaboration projects in the region and that the policy had not been respected in the face of continued Russian military presence in Transnistria.
[6] Furthermore, a potential accession of Moldova into neighbouring military alliances or enhanced collaboration with them is not very favored by most Moldovans.
[6] As for the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO), a poll held from 12 to 22 February 2023 showed Moldovan collaboration with the alliance was regarded as the method for guaranteeing Moldova's security by 16.3%, the second most voted option, well below the option of neutrality and strengthening of the armed forces with 43.3% of the votes.