Dr. Rumena Filipova took part in the To Be Secure International Forum, organized by the Atlantic Council of Montenegro on 6-8 October 2022. The Forum brought together leading experts and officials from Southeast Europe and the Transatlantic area. Key topics of discussion focused on the political vision of decision-makers in Montenegro and the region; the …
In an interview with Al Jazeera, IGA’s chairperson analyzed the role of Russian influence in the context of the parliamentary elections that took place in Bulgaria on October 2, 2022. https://www.youtube.com/watch?app=desktop&v=RQlE360x6Eg&feature=youtu.be
Dr. Rumena Filipova took part in an international interdisciplinary seminar on Information disorders in politics, media and historical memories organized by ICDS-International Centre for Defence and Security (Estonia) and Bundeszentrale für politische Bildung (bpb)/Federal Agency for Civic Education (Germany). The conference took place between 21 and 25 September 2022 in Laulasmaa-Tallinn, Estonia. Key topics of …
IGA’s chairperson was interviewed by the Bulgarian National Radio on the referenda in Ukraine, the impact of the military mobilization in Russia on the protest mood in the country, the policies and attitudes in Europe towards the Russians fleeing from mobilization. You can listen to the full interview (in Bulgarian) here.
Job description and requirements IGA is seeking to hire a part-time analyst to support the Institute in its ongoing work on Russian media influence in Bulgaria and the wider Central and East European region. Click the button above for more information. Deadline for submitting your application: September 15, 2022, to rfilipova@globalanalytics-bg.org We look forward to …
The Institute for Global Analytics is pleased to have joined the Three Seas Partnership, a platform for cooperation coordinated by the Warsaw Institute. The Partnership brings together think tanks from member states of the Three Seas Initiative with the aim to devise and implement ideas for civil-societal and policy-making collaboration within the region. In an …
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IGA’s chairperson discussed the political situation in Bulgaria, the prospects for the upcoming snap election and relations with North Macedonia for a TRT World report on Bulgarian politics. You can watch the full interview below, starting at 19:42. https://www.youtube.com/watch?app=desktop&v=2VeL7JyIh-8&t=1234s&fbclid=IwAR2N2TvfAtq_Ke419LRQpFW2nvyGoZ5d8gkJ365CKibd-vx21g7qUv_XMAE
In an interview for Deutsche Welle featuring China’s cultural-educational influence in Bulgaria, IGA’s chairperson points out the scope of Bulgarian universities’ contracts with their Chinese counterparts; the lack of transparency of Confucius Institute operations and the subnational involvement of Huawei in Bulgaria’s tertiary education system. You can read the full article in German here.
In an interview for Deutsche Welle, IGA’s chairperson discusses the interconnection between Russian and Chinese influence in Bulgaria. She emphasizes the growing academic presence of China, which is perceived as an opportunity in Bulgaria, while there is a lack of debate and regulations about the dangers of this presence. Pro-Chinese bias in political science and …
Dr. Rumena Filipova took part in a conference in Bratislava on 24 June 2022 organized by the Central European Institute of Asian Studies (Slovakia). The event presented the findings from a cross-national project mapping the academic interactions between universities in Central and Eastern Europe and their Chinese counterparts. Dr. Filipova spoke alongside Samuel Spáč (Transparency …
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