Bulgaria’s Challenges Ahead: Navigating the Fallout of an Arbitral Tribunal’s Decision
Background and Context The recent arbitral tribunal ruling in favor of OMV for compensation over disrupted gas supplies to Germany
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Bulgaria’s elections at a crossroads – the shadow of the deep state
Bulgaria’s upcoming early elections are increasingly being framed as a referendum ‘for’ or ‘against’ political mogul Delyan Peevski. If Peevski
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The anti-campaign has produced anti-results – autocracy is knocking at Bulgaria’s door
The election results give little reason for anyone, including GERB, to rejoice despite its victory. The reason is simple: in
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Magnitsky-listed Bulgarian mogul Peevski defies the US and becomes strongman of Bulgarian politics
Repercussions can be very much to the detriment of Bulgaria, the EU and the US If you think that being
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Bulgaria in NATO: A 20-Year Retrospective
Twenty years after joining NATO, Bulgaria faces a new security landscape. Idealism has given way to pragmatism, and the need
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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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Gesture politics: Sofia’s reborn Atlanticists
Part 2: Of nukes and jets In the first part of this two-part article, we explored the new-found “Atlanticism” of
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Gesture politics: Sofia’s reborn Atlanticists
Part 1: Due diligence There’s never a dull – and rarely a less-than-surreal – moment in Bulgarian politics. After a
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