Saudi Arabia's apparent assassination of Jamal Khashoggi might have taken inspiration from Russia and North Korea — or Israel and the United States.
Regions / Bulgaria
Problems with Turkey, Eastern Europe, and Donald Trump could tear the rickety alliance apart at the seams.
Those of a certain age had the best chance of participating in shaping the post-revolutionary environment in East-Central Europe.
Mounting Islamophobia in East-Central Europe can result from indigenous chauvinism and a misreading of history.
The countries of the former Warsaw Pact are not knuckling under to pressure from Russia. They're trying to avoid a new cold war.
Russia's energy-heavy economy could suffer from Bulgaria's decision to stop construction of the South Stream pipeline.
Europe will never fully democratize until the Roma enjoy the same rights, privileges, and opportunities as their European brethren.
Poor Bulgaria. Once again the Germans are headed her way—this time armed with nothing more than a change of currency and the policies of austerity that go along with it.
The platform of Bulgaria’s mixes a left-wing critique of globalization with a frankly nationalist approach to minority policy.
Bulgaria’s “case of the 13 imams” is a test of the limits of religious freedom on the eastern edge of the European Union.