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In an interview for Alternativata with Kalin Manolov, IGA’s chairperson discussed the main trends in Bulgarian public opinion, including continuity and change between 2023 and 2024. Dr. Rumena Filipova underlined the Bulgarian respondents’ uncritical attitudes towards Russia and China (in contrast to other states in Central and Eastern Europe occupying a more critical stance) and …

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Dr. Rumena Filipova participated in the international conference Enhancing Information Resilience and Empowering International Cooperation to Counter Hybrid Threats, which took place on October 29-31, 2024 in Prague and was organized by CRDF Global in partnership with the Department of State’s Bureau of International Security and Nonproliferation and Prague Security Studies Institute. Dr. Filipova presented …

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  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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Dr. Rumena Filipova was interviewed by col. Vladimir Milenski at Vidimo Nevidimo TV on the impact of the educational system, the manipulation of history and Russia’s cognitive-behavioral interference on the Bulgarian army and defense. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x1GrNLy1lJM

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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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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Dr. Rumena Filipova represented IGA at the 2024 edition of the GLOBSEC Forum, which took place between 30 August and 1 September in Prague, Czechia. As one of Europe’s premier platforms for fostering international dialogue, the convention gathers government officials, academics, civil society and business leaders to debate and identify solutions to key social, economic …

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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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In an interview for CEPA on the occasion of NATO’s 75th anniversary, IGA’s chairperson argued that it is critically important to underscore why Bulgaria’s NATO membership makes the country the safest it has ever been and why we need to vigorously fight back Russian influence campaigns trying to undermine this achievement. Link to video