THE ENLARGEMENT POLICY OF THE EUROPEAN UNION - PRESENT AND FUTURE IN THE CONTEXT OF WAR IN UKRAINE 2022
The purpose of the article is to examine the present and future of the European Union's enlargement policy, in the context of the complex realities related to the war in Ukraine and new initiatives and conceptual ideas of the EU on the 2018 Enlargement Strategy, the new methodology for accession from 2020, the concepts of phased integration into the EU with the transitional clause for consolidation, for a European political community and a new European convention.
Monika Panayotova
Article
European Union
PILLARS TO OVERCOME 3 FALSE MYTHS ABOUT EU AND ITS CSDP IN THE CONTEXT OF THE RUSSIA-UKRAINE WAR
This publication aims to look at the 3false myths about the European Union and its CSDP:1) EU is a soft power and political dwarf;2)EU should be post national and individual member states’ veto on CSDP must end;3)First European countries take NATO, then the EU. The analysis show how the Russia-Ukraine war provoked the EU’s geopolitical awakening and what could be the key pillars that would make the EU a permanent global power. In the context of Russia-Ukraine war, is analysed the transformation of the EU into “smart” power with a great potential to become a “transformative” power for the Eastern partnership countries
Monika Panayotova
Article
Global Challenges
Security and Defense
European Union
DEFINING THE BLACK SEA SECURITY
Speech of Mr. Yordan Bozhilov, Director of the Sofia Security Forum at the meeting of the OSCE Forum for security cooperation, held on May3, 2023 in Vienna, Austria
Yordan Bozhilov
Brief
Bulgarian Foreign Policy
Balkans and Black Sea
Security and Defense
THE DIFFICULT NEUTRALITY OR THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN SPORT AND CONFLICT IN THE MODERN GLOBALIZED WORLD
The article examines the relationship between sport and politics as one of the most enduring and pervasive examples of societal impact/influence on sport.
Dr. Ivo Tsekov
Article
Global Challenges
Security and Defense
HOW DOES BULGARIA SEE THE EUROPEAN DEFENSE COOPERATION?
Against the backdrop of the Russian aggression against Ukraine, the role of European countries in guaranteeing their security is under discussion again. How Bulgaria sees the future European defense cooperation through this prism?
Yordan Bozhilov
Brief
Bulgarian Foreign Policy
Security and Defense
European Union
SECRET CHARM. China’s hidden influence in Southeast Europe
The policy paper highlights a case study, which provides useful lessons learned as to Beijing´s broader geopolitical and geo-economic objectives as well as the ambition to increase its economic leverage and political clout. The paper features case studies on China’s influence in eight countries in Southeast Europe, conducted by local experts. The authors assess China’s investments, its image and the appeal of its governance model in Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Greece, North Macedonia, Romania, Serbia and Slovenia. The publication is a result of the cooperation of Sofia Security Forum and the Friedrich Naumann Foundation for Freedom.
Plamen Tonchev, Mirela Petkova and other
Book
Global Challenges
Balkans and Black Sea