The Parliamentary Crisis in Bulgaria: The End is Near
Bulgaria’s parliamentary crisis appears to be approaching an early but turbulent conclusion. The key players seem increasingly weary, and recent
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Kremlin’s Plan to Consolidate Russian Oil Giants
Rumors have been circulating for months in Moscow about President Putin’s intention to merge Russia’s major oil exporters—Rosneft, Gazpromneft, and
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Loss of Ukrainian gas transit does increase the risk of military conflict
July 21, 2019 This text is published because it is valuable and unfortunately not available on Bulgaria Analytica’s website In
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Who is the real Mr Cash of Bulgarian politics?
Tracking imports of diesel fuel from Russia to Bulgaria Despite the total ban, Russian fuel imports into the EU have
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Vladimir goes global – Part 2
With friends like these…. Now some readers of Analyses and Alternatives (A&A) – especially those who read it only occasionally
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Vladimir goes global – Part 1
Negative energy Russian leader Vladimir Putin, frustrated in his war on Ukraine, is in apocalyptic mood and is attempting to
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Doublespeak: Russian energy policy and Bulgaria’s Botas contract – Part 3
Lessons and prospects In the final part of this three-part article, we consider some of the ways in which the
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Doublespeak: Russian energy policy and Bulgaria’s Botas contract – Part 2
Mr Hristov’s memo: the “risk-free agreement” In Part 2 of our three-part article, we take a closer look at the
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Doublespeak: Russian energy geopolitics and Bulgaria’s Botas contract – Part 1
The doublespeak in defining Bulgaria‘s national interests The saga of Turkey’s use as an avenue for getting Russian gas into
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Lavrov’s Skopje Visit: A Diplomatic Blunder?
Amidst the grapevine of Sergei Lavrov’s impending visit to Skopje for Ukraine peace talks, Bulgaria has reluctantly accepted its partners’
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