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Dr. Rumena Filipova Gave a Guest Lecture at UNWE

  Dr. Rumena Filipova gave a guest lecture on the topic of “Public opinion in Bulgaria: Continuity and Change in Attitudes” at the invitation of the International Relations Research Student Association (IRRSA) at the University of National and World Economy. Critical themes were discussed in relation to Bulgaria’s positions in international relations, the views and …

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Launch Event: Hacking Minds and Machines Report

The report “Hacking Minds and Machines. Foreign Interference in the Digital Era” was officially launched at an online LinkedIn discussion on October 10, 2024. The event featured three of the authors who presented their chapters: Dr. Rumena Filipova of IGA, Dr. Ivana Karásková, Founder and Project Leader of MapInfluenCE, and Dr. Patryk Pawlak, Professor at …

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International Conference and Wargame: Demystifying Disinformation in the Western Balkans

The European Centre of Excellence for Countering Hybrid Threats and the Federal Ministry of Defence of Austria organized the international conference “Demystifying Disinformation” and wargame exercise on countering disinformation in the Western Balkans, which took place on October 8-10 in Vienna and represented the ninth in an event series seeking to enhance the capacities of Hybrid CoE’s …

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Report: Hacking Minds and Machines. Foreign Interference in the Digital Era

The Chaillot Paper Hacking Minds and Machines. Foreign Interference in the Digital Era, published by the European Union Institute for Strategic Studies, delves into the phenomenon of foreign interference and the risk it poses to democratic societies. It explores the interplay between information manipulation and disruptive cyber operations, revealing their role as complementary components within …

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Dr. Rumena Filipova Comments on NATO’s 75th Anniversary for the Atlantic Council

In a statement for the Atlantic Council and the NATO Public Forum 2024, IGA’s chairperson underscored CEE countries’ 20th anniversary of accession to the Alliance, which represented a crucial impetus for military modernization, democratization of security policy and the achievement of an unparalleled level of security that was always elusive in previous historical periods. Link …

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Dr. Rumena Filipova Interviewed by Libération on the Far Right after the Elections in Europe

French daily newspaper Libération reviews far-right parties in Europe and the emerging distinction between “more” and “less” acceptable representatives of that political spectrum. IGA’s chairperson commented on Bulgaria’s Revival pro-Russian and anti-Western positions as well as the appearance of political competitors in the nationalist field, which speaks to the fragmentation of the far right in …

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