EUROPEAN DEFENSE AND OPPORTUNITIES FOR BULGARIAN BUSINESS PARTICIPATION IN PROJECTS
The lecture was delivered to members of the Bulgarian Chamber of Commerce and Industry and presented the main ideas of European defense and the opportunities for participation in various projects, primarily under the European Defense Fund.
Йордан Божилов
Article
Security and Defense
European Union
EUROPEAN SECURITY ARCHITECTURE IN CRISIS?
The material contains two articles: "European Security Autonomy - Can Europe be Independent of the US in the Field of Defense?" and "China's New Economic and Strategic Approach to the EU", which were presented by the authors at a conference held on April 15, 2025 at Sofia University.
Тодор Михайлов, Симеон Крушев, Николай Славков, Илияна Аризанова, Вергиния Петрова, Йоанна Огнянова, Кристина Минчева, Ива Веселинова
Article
Global Challenges
Security and Defense
European Union
NATO
WILL WE HAVE A CONSCRIPT ARMY OR ANOTHER FORM OF MILITARY TRAINING AGAIN?
Should the barracks be brought back or should some form of military training or preparation be introduced for Bulgarian citizens? For men only or for women as well? For all or only for a part of the population? Mandatory or voluntary? These questions are raised periodically, but there seems to be no clear understanding of the purpose of this training. There is also a lack of serious comprehensive analysis. We must clearly state that the purpose of military training of the population in any form, outside of the professional armed forces, is the potential participation of these people in the defense of the country or in performing tasks in other crises, if they are called upon.
Yordan Bozhilov
Article
Security and Defense
MYTHS AND REALITIES ABOUT DEFENSE BUDGET
The Article analyzes the factors that determine the Defense Budget. The article was written for "Mediapool" (https://www.mediapool.bg/mitove-i-realnosti-za-parite-za-otbrana-news367924.html#comments)
Pavlin Russanov, PhD
Article
Security and Defense
CALIBRATING THE STRATEGIC COMPASS FOR А NEW ERA IN EUROPEAN DEFENCE
The publication aims on the one hand to show the strategic priority for a new era in European defence in the starting mandate of the European institutions (2024-2029), and on the other hand to draw certain conclusions about the Common Security and Defence Policy (CSDP) and the need to calibrate its Strategic Compass, taking into account the "inclination and deviation" in the course towards building the European Defence Union. Emphasis is placed on the need for an exponential way of strategic thinking, taking into account AI, climate, security and defence issues as crosscutting elements for all EU policies.
Monika Panayotova
Article
Security and Defense
European Union
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