Ukraine

Since the beginning of the war in Ukraine, the word “neutrality” has been used a lot in Bulgaria in relation to Russia’s actions and the subsequent sanctions. When we talk about international conflicts, the factors for decision-making suddenly multiply in geometric progression. Being closely tied to trade relations, the global economy turns out to be a pole …

Prime Minister Kiril Petkov's proposal for individual donations to help Ukraine met with mostly negative reactions. The criticisms were varied, but an important discrepancy between the capabilities and needs of the Ukrainian economy stands out. The country's monthly budget deficit is expected to reach nearly $7 billion. If we compare it with the revenues of …

Russia's invasion of Ukraine has shocked the world not only politically but also economically. The sanctions imposed in response to the war are almost unprecedented in their scale and scope and could lead to an economic divide deeper than that of the Cold War. The war and the sanctions will …

Author: Yaroslav Romanchuk, economist and politician from Belarus, president of the Scientific Research Mises Center Libertarianism is a worldview formally unknown to the majority, and Ukraine is no exception. People rarely study right-wing political philosophy in depth. Even intellectuals give contradictory, often completely opposite definitions of the term “freedom”. Namely, freedom is …

The Cold War was much simpler than the conflict with Russia that has been unfolding in recent months, many NATO leaders have acknowledged. This is due to two circumstances – first, the Kremlin chose to wage its new war against the usual rules of engagement, sending soldiers without insignia in support of …

In the months since the annexation of the Crimean peninsula, Russia's policy has shifted significantly. The country has been visibly trying to reduce its dependence on Western markets and cushion the economic damage caused by mounting sanctions against key Russian companies and individuals, including companies close to Vladimir Putin's regime from …

Just a month and a half after Russia annexed Crimea, Ukraine is on the brink of (civil) war. This time, the conflict is taking place in the eastern part of the country, north of the Sea of Azov. In this article, we will try to present a libertarian position on the events in Ukraine. Since the beginning of the month, in some of …

Lyubomir Martinov Six years after Kosovo declared its independence, we are once again having to redraw the map of Europe. Who would have thought that, against the backdrop of the upcoming referendum on the separation of Scotland from the United Kingdom this fall and separatist sentiments in Catalonia, the object of the new border redrawing would be Crimea? …

For the past ten days, all eyes have been on Ukraine. And while the media has been discussing various political issues at length – the claims to power of the president who fled the country, the various moves of the opposition that took power, and the very real possibility that Crimea could secede from Kiev and (possibly) return to …