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Dr. Rumena Filipova took part in a panel discussion on the current state and prospects for Bulgaria’s and Czechia’s involvement in the Three Seas Initiative, organized by the Warsaw Institute on 18 July 2023.  IGA’s chairperson participated alongside Jan Lupomesky (Expert on Central Europe and the Three Seas Initiative) and Katja-Elisabeth Herrmann (Research Fellow at …

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Mediapool has featured the third paper in IGA’s Ukraine Insider series, where international experts on Ukraine analyze the crucial political-historical, media, and economic developments taking place in the country since the start of the Kremlin’s invasion. In the third edition, Mariam Naiem highlights Russia’s cultural and linguistic suppression of Ukraine, which shows that cultural decolonization …

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In an interview for Bloomberg TV Bulgaria, Dr. Rumena Filipova discussed the crucial symbolic importance of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky’s visit to Sofia, which took place on July 6, 2023. It reconfirmed Bulgaria’s Euro-Atlantic foreign policy orientation and security commitments. Also in focus was the significance of a NATO membership perspective for Ukraine and the …

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In an interview for Bloomberg TV Bulgaria, IGA’s chairperson analyzed Evgeny Prigozhin’s uprising: its likely causes and consequences, Lukashenko’s role, and the expected repercussions for the Russian regime. Watch the interview (in Bulgarian)

Dr. Rumena Filipova took part in the international conference Countering Foreign Interference: CFI Dialogues 2023, which was organized by the European Union Institute for Strategic Studies and the European University Institute. The event took place on June 20-21, 2023, in Florence.  The discussions centered on EU’s as well as its international partners’ approaches and tools …

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In an interview for TRT World, IGA’s chairperson discussed the formation of the new government in Bulgaria, including its main foreign policy aims, potential risks ahead as well as ways of dealing with the pro-Russian challenge. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oOz7GzHowsE&list=PLUW304lJeu3VGmaoVuA20hCgN6q3kmk70&index=2

In an article for Radio France International, Dr. Rumena Filipova commented on the impact of pro-Russian propaganda in Bulgaria on attitudes towards Ukraine, particularly as regards weapons exports and refugees. Also in focus: the new government’s Euro-Atlantic orientation as underwriting a much more decisive stance in support of Kyiv, including militarily, and Bulgaria’s further European …

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Dr. Rumena Filipova took part in the GLOBSEC Forum, which was held on 29-31 May 2023 in Bratislava. She participated in roundtable discussions related to AI and its impact on trustworthy information as well as ongoing developments and future trends for bolstering a predictable AI regulatory framework. Dr. Filipova also participated in the launch and …

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  Dr. Vinicius Rodrigues Vieira and Dr. Rumena Filipova conducted a lecture for Brazilian students on the topic of Russian, Chinese and Turkish influence, particularly in the media sphere, in the Balkans. The discussion drew out similarities and difference in the Latin American and Central and East European experience regarding foreign influence and democratization.

In an interview for Bloomberg TV Bulgaria, Dr. Rumena Filipova discussed the outcomes of the G7 summit, the agreed dispatch of F-16s to Ukraine and the geostrategic configuration in the Indo-Pacific. Watch the interview