Why did the EU accept authoritarianism in Bulgaria but object to it in Belarus?

29 July 2021 The Barricade

Why did the EU accept authoritarianism in Bulgaria but object to it in Belarus?

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29 July 2021 The Barricade

While the EU opposes authoritarianism in Eastern Europe, it is delighted with its own!

The Barricade Analysis — s01e01The Barricade

25 July 2021 Bozhidar Angelov

Is the United States putting undue pressure on Bulgaria over the North Macedonia dispute?

Is it true that US President Joe Biden is supporting North Macedonia and putting pressure on Bulgaria over our stance on the start of negotiations for this country’s EU membership? These questions, prompted by articles in Bulgarian media, were posed by a FactCheck.bg reader.Bozhidar AngelovBozhidar Angelov is a PhD student

25 July 2021 Kamran Baradaran - Vladimir Mitev

Against the false duo. Eastern European left and change

The role of the Bulgarian and Eastern European left in bringing about effective systemic change.Kamran Baradaran – Vladimir MitevKamran Baradaran is an Iranian translator, author, and journalist. He has translated works by Slavoj Žižek, Paul Virilio, Jean Baudrillard, Antonio Gramsci, Paul Mason, among many others. He has also published a

20 July 2021 Małgorzata Kulbaczewska-Figat - Vladimir Mitev

Cross-border Talks: hot July in South-Eastern Europe

A new podcast on international relations is launchedMałgorzata Kulbaczewska-Figat – Vladimir Mitev

18 July 2021 Maria Cernat - Boyan Stanislasvski

To elections with a song! Winners and losers in the Bulgarian parliamentary elections

“On the barricades” — s02e40Maria Cernat – Boyan StanislasvskiBoyan Stanislavski (Poland) and Maria Cernat (Romania) make a regular video podcast, in which they discuss various developments in Poland, Romania and the region. The work title of their podcast is “Squatting reds in tracksuits”

17 July 2021 Eva S. Balogh

Hungarian reception of changing political scenes in Bulgaria and Moldova

Review of the Hungarian press and its experts’ say on the neighbourhoodEva S. BaloghEva S. Balogh is the editor and primary pundit of The Hungarian Spectrum. Previously, she taught East European history at Yale University.

13 July 2021 Philip Bourov

Why is xenophobia the most prevalent conviction in Bulgaria?

Growing gaps in education and political culture, combined with economic and social destitution, have resulted in the growth and normalization of far-right views, creating a fertile ground for dangerous extremism. Such are the depressing findings of a recent Bulgarian study.Philip BourovBulgarian journalist specializing in the international relations, conflicts, macroeconomics and

14 June 2021 Maria Cernat - Boyan Stanislasvski

The US has just begun a regime-change operation in Bulgaria! Who will be the new Viceroy?

“On the barricades” — s02e34Maria Cernat – Boyan StanislasvskiBoyan Stanislavski (Poland) and Maria Cernat (Romania) make a regular video podcast, in which they discuss various developments in Poland, Romania and the region. The work title of their podcast is “Squatting reds in tracksuits”

2 June 2021 The Barricade

From the pandemic to a sea of ignorance

On Bulgaria’s neoliberal educational reformThe Barricade