Romania is doing very well at the present moment and has a healthier political system than Poland, Hungary or Bulgaria, according to US analyst and writer Robert D. Kaplan.

In the ‘80s, Romania was the most depressing, backward country among members of the Warsaw Pact, Kaplan said, cited by local Agerpres. The country was poor and the totalitarian system was stronger than in other countries in the region. Things have changed some 25 years after the fall of communism.

“It’s hard to find a former member of the Warsaw Pact where the economy and the politics have such a good level as in Romania,” the analyst added.

Romania and the US are more closed now than anybody could hope, Kaplan added.

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