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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The West’s missteps in Hungary and Serbia could wreak havoc beyond the Balkans
The implicit messages after Mr Xi’s visit After a history of generous EU investment in Hungary, mainly from Germany, China
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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 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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Russia blocks the Black Sea — NATO has no response. Yet.
Russia has threatened to treat all vessels on the Black Sea bound for Ukrainian ports as potential carriers of military
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Xi’s Visit and Putin’s Demise
After the arrest warrant has been issued, Putin is president of Russia in name only. From here onwards, negotiations are out of the question.
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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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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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