British diplomacy in Bulgaria: 1989 to the present

• Authors: Metodiev Kaloyan
• Languages of publication: PL

Abstracts

EN

The article surveys the British diplomatic goals, activities and efforts in Bulgaria after the beginning of democratic changes. It argues that the British embassy in Sofia seemed to focus not only on the country itself but to be more or less an instrument to a large degree in light of the British interests in the Balkan region (Yugoslavian wars and later Western Balkans) and wider geopolitical field (East Europe, Black sea region, Turkey). The mission was mainly interested about the cooperation with Bulgarian in the framework of NATO and EU, the Russian sphere of influence in Bulgaria, energetics, human rights issues, corruption and organized crime, and regional developments on the Balkans.

Keywords

EN

Bulgaria; British diplomacy Bulgarian-British relations; EU; NATO; Russian influence; East Europe; Balkans; embassy

• Publisher: Polskie Towarzystwo Geopolityczne
• Journal: Przegląd Geopolityczny
• Year: 2016
• Volume: 15
• Pages: 153-164

Contributors

author

Metodiev Kaloyan

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