Bulgaria

Bulgaria begins 2026 as leader of the EU Strategy for the Danube Region, focusing on regional security, transport modernisation, and cooperation. It also advances defence readiness through EU SAFE funding while maintaining its role in EU and NATO security frameworks.

Turkey pitches Black Sea security role after tanker strikes near its coast

Ankara seeks to shape post-war maritime order while managing escalation from Ukraine's shadow-fleet campaign

By Elena Kowalski

/ 3 Dec 2025

Turkey pitches Black Sea security role after tanker strikes near its coast

Trump's Oil Blockade: Can Sanctions Force Putin to Negotiate?

U.S. targets Rosneft and Lukoil in boldest sanctions yet. India and China hold the key to strangling Russia's war economy—or enabling its survival.

By Elena Kowalski

/ 23 Oct 2025

Trump's Oil Blockade: Can Sanctions Force Putin to Negotiate?