News

IGA attended the Euro-Atlantic Resilience Forum, which was organized by the Euro-Atlantic Resilience Centre and took place on September 28-29, 2023 at the Romanian Senate and Parliament. Dr. Rumena Filipova took part in a panel on the prospects ahead of EU and NATO enlargement to the Western Balkans and Eastern Partnership countries. She singled out …

Euro-Atlantic Resilience Forum: Resilience at Sea and its Impact on Land Read More »

In a wide-ranging interview for Darik, IGA’s chairperson discussed the distorted and incomplete presentation of Russia and omissions of authoritative historical material in history textbooks; pro-Kremlin historical disinformation in the media; the models that Central and East European countries’ experience offer for dealing with communist-era monuments. Listen to the interview (in Bulgarian)

Dr. Rumena Filipova presented ‘History Undone’ on Euronews, highlighting the silence, positive representation of Russia in history textbooks and shifting of interpretive responsibility to the students; Bulgaria’s continued lack of decisive stance on Soviet monumental heritage and why it is important to forge a clear memory politics for Sofia’s current domestic and foreign challenges and …

Presentation of IGA’s ‘History Undone’ on Euronews Read More »

IGA’s report ‘History Undone’ receives extensive coverage in Dnevnik. Read the whole article (in Bulgarian)

In an interview for bTV, Dr. Rumena Filipova singled out the disinformation narratives against the Euro and tallied those to IGA’s analysis of public opinion trends regarding the introduction of the European currency in Bulgaria. Listen to the interview (in Bulgarian)

In an interview for Bloomberg TV Bulgaria, IGA’s chairperson commented on the new impetus that the Three Seas Initiative received in Bucharest: plans for the expansion of investment capacity, focus on building small modular nuclear reactors and transport links of a regional scale. Also in focus in the interview: the different positions of the G20 and …

Dr. Rumena Filipova on the Three Seas Initiative and Geopolitical Developments for Bloomberg TV Bulgaria Read More »

Dr. Rumena Filipova represented IGA at the Three Seas Summit and Business Forum, which took place in Bucharest on September 6-7, 2023. The gathering charted out new projects and perspectives for further deepening connectivity in the region, including through enhanced railway connections, application of the small modular nuclear reactor technology, improved cybersecurity and expanding the …

Three Seas Summit and Business Forum Read More »

In an interview for Bloomberg TV Bulgaria, IGA’s chairperson commented on the latest developments regarding Prigozhin: why the timing of his (almost confirmed) death shows that he may have had sufficient influence preventing an early reaction, which might have caused a greater uproar within the regime; what the mutiny has meant for the survival of …

Dr. Rumena Filipova on Prigozhin’s Demise for Bloomberg TV Bulgaria Read More »

In an article for Bulgarian Army (considered the oldest military and defense-focused newspaper in Europe), Dr. Rumena Filipova presents findings on Russian historical disinformation in Bulgaria from IGA’s newest report History Undone. The article zooms in on how the pro-Kremlin propagandist narrative about the seemingly unbreakable, fraternal, mutually beneficial and culturally-historically bound ties between Bulgaria …

Dr. Rumena Filipova Features Report Findings on Historical Disinformation in Bulgarian Army Newspaper Read More »

In an interview for Bloomberg TV Bulgaria, IGA’s chairperson discussed the security developments in the Black Sea region, their trade implications, the status of the Montreux Convention, all of which point to the fact that Bulgaria had to start its military modernization much earlier. Dr. Rumena Filipova also presented IGA’s new report on Russia’s militarization …

Dr. Rumena Filipova Interviewed by Bloomberg TV Bulgaria on Black Sea Security and IGA’s New Report Read More »