IGA’s ‘History Undone’ Featured in Dnevnik
IGA’s report ‘History Undone’ receives extensive coverage in Dnevnik. Read the whole article (in Bulgarian)
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Debunking Disinformation about the Euro for bTV
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)
Dr. Rumena Filipova on the Three Seas Initiative and Geopolitical Developments for Bloomberg TV Bulgaria
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 …
Three Seas Summit and Business Forum
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 …
Dr. Rumena Filipova on Prigozhin’s Demise for Bloomberg TV Bulgaria
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 …
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Dr. Rumena Filipova Features Report Findings on Historical Disinformation in Bulgarian Army Newspaper
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 Interviewed by Bloomberg TV Bulgaria on Black Sea Security and IGA’s New Report
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 …
Panel Discussion: The Three Seas Initiative in the Czech Republic and Bulgaria
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 Features IGA’s Ukraine Insider
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 …
Dr. Rumena Filipova for Bloomberg TV Bulgaria: Zelensky’s Visit to Bulgaria Restores Bulgaria’s Foreign Policy Credibility
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 …