Kyiv-based Irish photographer Bradley Stafford takes us on a dreamlike journey to Ukraine’s southwest …
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Bulgarian Habibi: How Orientalist Stereotypes in Chalga Music Recover Memories of the Balkans’ Ottoman Past
The tension inherent to chalga and turbofolk music – is it local or foreign? –…
Happy International Anti-Corruption Day to the Stabilitocrats in Bulgaria and Brussels
It’s International Anti-Corruption Day on December 9: a good day to raise a glass and…
The Far Right’s Quixotic Fight Against “Demographic Catastrophe” in Bulgaria
Bulgaria’s shrinking population and potentially shifting demographics are inspiring the usual far-right hysteria. Michael Colborne…
Op-Ed: Europe Remains Silent Over the Appointment of a Racist to Lead on Roma Inclusion in Bulgaria
Bernard Rorke on the EU’s silence on the appointment of a “pronounced supporter of fascist and neo-Nazi…
Bulgaria’s Far-Right is in Government, But Still Flying Under the Radar
As the far-right asserts itself with increasing aggressiveness around the world, Michael Colborne sheds light on Bulgaria, where the…
No, the EU Hasn’t Necessarily “Dodged a Bullet” in Bulgaria
Bulgaria’s recent parliamentary election was widely declared a victory for EU interests by the western…