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THE ENLARGEMENT POLICY OF THE EUROPEAN UNION - PRESENT AND FUTURE IN THE CONTEXT OF WAR IN UKRAINE 2022
Thu, Sep 21, 2023

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
Wed, Aug 30, 2023

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
Tue, May 02, 2023

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
Wed, Mar 01, 2023

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?
Mon, Jan 30, 2023

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
Tue, Jan 10, 2023

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