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View from Sofia: A difficult choice between Russia and the West
March 11, 2015, by Vessela Tcherneva
The Bulgarian debate on sanctions, and on relations between the European Union and Russia more generally, has been coloured by Russian propaganda against the West and by seemingly ubiquitous conspiracy […]

European Foreign Policy Scorecard 2015: The view from Sofia
February 5, 2015, by Vessela Tcherneva
For most of 2014, Bulgaria’s foreign policy was extremely passive. The prime minister carried out no diplomatic visits in the first 10 months of 2014 (a new government took office […]

The view from Sofia: Bulgaria’s energy security needs to gain prominence
January 23, 2015, by Vessela Tcherneva
There’s this thing about peripheries. They are either peaceful and godforsaken (and thus ignored) or they are volatile and challenging (and thus stand a higher chance of being taken seriously). […]

Bulgaria’s days of protest on a crusade for genuine change
July 10, 2013, by Vessela Tcherneva
“Failed you have”. The protest poster depicting Yoda of Star Wars is ironic but these short words represent the reverse against which Bulgarians are protesting, their mood accusatory, condemning. That […]