Publications

In their article, Petro Burkovskiy, Executive Director of the Ilko Kucheriv Democratic Initiatives Foundation, and Dr. Andreas Umland, Analyst at the Swedish Institute of International Affairs, provide an overview of domestic political developments in Ukraine since the start of the 2022 war. The authors point out that despite the significant nationally unifying tendencies and democratic …

Article: Domestic Political Developments in Wartime Ukraine since February 2022 Read More »

IGA has published the third part of its paper series “Ukraine Insider”, 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. The series aims to better acquaint the Bulgarian and international audience with trends on the ground and counter …

Ukraine Insider, Part 3: Russia against Ukraine on the Informational Front Read More »

In her new article for Eurozine, Dr. Rumena Filipova assesses the state of democracy in Bulgaria in the context of the fifth election in two years. The foreign policy implications of the domestic impasse include a degree of self-isolation, insufficient European integration and perception of the country as a challenge to regional and allied security. …

Article: Bulgaria: Drifting Apart from Europe Read More »

IGA has contributed to the new study of the Central European Institute of Asian Studies, which provides a comparative analysis of relations between Taiwan and 12 Central and East European countries. Each country-level chapter includes an overview of the key Taiwan-related developments across the political, economic and societal domain. Moreover, the analysis shows how different …

Report: Beyond the Dumpling Alliance Read More »

IGA’s briefing paper presents the key trends of Russian media influence in Southeast Europe and Bulgaria, specifically, further offering policy recommendations. Read the briefing paper

IGA has published the second part of its paper series “Ukraine Insider”, 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. The series aims to better acquaint the Bulgarian and international audience with trends on the ground and counter Russian …

Ukraine Insider, Part 2: Catalyzing Change Read More »

Dr. Andreas Umland provides a comprehensive analysis and policy recommendations as to how the West can continue to support Ukraine in the military, humanitarian, political and economic field. The paper singles out, in particular, accelerating prospects for Kyiv’s EU and NATO integration, the importance of instituting guarantees against political risk for investments in the reconstruction …

How the West Can Help Ukraine Read More »

The Institute for Global Analytics – together with its partners the Konrad Adenauer Stiftung Media Programme South East Europe and the European Council on Foreign Relations, have released a new report: Authoritarians on a Media Offensive in the Midst of War. The Informational Influence of Russia, China, Turkey, Iran and the Gulf States in Southeast …

Report: Authoritarians on a Media Offensive in the Midst of War Read More »

IGA is launching its paper series “Ukraine Insider”, 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. The series aims to better acquaint the Bulgarian and international audience with trends on the ground and counter Russian disinformation’s misrepresentations and …

Ukraine Insider, Part 1: Why Russia Started the War, and How Putin Misunderstood Ukraine Read More »

IGA participated in an international project, organized by the Central European Institute of Asian Studies (CEIAS), mapping the academic interactions between universities in Central and Eastern Europe and their Chinese counterparts. A pioneering China-Europe Academic Engagement Tracker has been produced, which provides a comprehensive record of how European academic institutions engage with China, helps understand …

China-Europe Academic Engagement Tracker Read More »