Bulgaria’s Reputation at Stake
Bulgaria’s reputation is increasingly under threat as international scrutiny intensifies. Recent developments—Bulgarian citizens standing trial in a London court on
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Ilian Vassilev
Too early to write off Azeri gas
Interview with Euractiv Can Azerbaijan afford to stop gas supplies to the EU if the EU starts playing hardball against
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War in Ukraine: time for a longer-term approach
Ilian Vassilev One year on from the start of Russian leader Vladmir Putin’s all-out war against Ukraine, we need to
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The world after Ukraine—Part 2: Winners, the Loser-in-Chief, and winning the peace
Ukraine is on the way to winning the war. But it must bear in mind constantly that it needs also to win the peace. That means securing the earliest possible transition of power in the Kremlin, as the best guarantee of long-term peace and security on Ukraine’s eastern borders.
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The world after Ukraine—Part 1: Russia’s failure and Russia’s choice
Peace will prevail only if Mr Putin and/or his successors are deprived of the capacity to attack their neighbours.
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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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Talking dirty
What is Russian president Vladimir Putin up to in Ukraine now? Nothing clean, you can be sure. After eight months
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Downfall: The last days of Vladimir?
Russian president Vladimir Putin has failed in Ukraine and his vaunted army is in undignified retreat. His failure and the
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Will Putin attack Ukraine – or is that the wrong question?
Photo: FABRICE COFFRINI | AFP | Getty Images Part 3: What is to be done? In the first two parts
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Will Putin attack Ukraine – or is that the wrong question?
Photo: AFP 2021 / ALEXEY DRUZHININ Will he, or won’t he? Part one – the brinkmanship play Igitur qui desiderat
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