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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Bulgaria’s Schizophrenic Energy and Defence Policy
Alternatives & Analyses has, on frequent occasions, criticised Bulgarian President Rumen Radev for his pro-Russian activities. And it would be
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The Solidarity Ring project: Part 2
Should the US and EU allow this hybrid operation to enable Gazprom sales, billions of dollars will continue to fuel the Kremlin war machine.
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A new Comintern – and a new Vasil Kolarov?
Russia has unveiled a new weapon to be used in its propaganda and hybrid warfare efforts: the International Russophile Movement.
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Rumen Radev looks east—Part 1: Of history, track records and nuclear fuel
As Vladimir Putin’s Russia loses ground in Ukraine and is ever more isolated internationally, Bulgaria’s president Rumen Radev is curiously
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