Center for the Study of Democracy
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The Center for the Study of Democracy is a European public policy institute fostering the reform process in Europe through impact on policy and civil society.
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🇪🇺 Sanctions enforcement is key to the EU’s strategic decoupling from Russia.

CSD joins the Forum 2000 Conference in Prague to discuss how Europe can close loopholes & strengthen coordination with global partners.

📅 14 Oct | 📍 Prague

🔗 www.forum2000.cz/en/homepage

#CSDimpact #Forum2000 #Sanctions
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FIMI is a top EU security threat — fueling division & targeting vulnerable groups.

CSD’s Fractured Mirror shows how pro-Kremlin networks weaponize gender & identity in Bulgaria with deepfakes, disinfo & radicalisation.

👇 Read the full report:

#CSDimpact #Disinformation #Security #EU #Bulgaria
Fractured Mirror
The European Union has identified Foreign Information Manipulation and Interference (FIMI) as a primary security threat, defining it as the strategic use of disinformation to exploit social divisions ...
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In September, CSD advanced global debates on democracy, security & resilience.

🌍 Shared The Kremlin Playbook in the US & Latin America
⚖️ Engaged on EU integration, rights & Bulgaria’s 2040 transition
🔎 Published fresh insights on energy security & democratic resilience

#CSDimpact #EU #RuleOfLaw
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🌍 Climate neutrality by 2050 – a foundation for Bulgaria’s competitiveness.

Yesterday in Sofia, CSD launched its new report “Fit for 2040” at the round table “Accelerated Energy Transition” with policymakers, business & experts.

Read the full report 👇

#CSDimpact #Energy
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🗑️ Illegal waste flows make up 30% of EU recyclables, fueling corruption in Bulgaria.

Join us on 8 Oct for a high-level round table at the Balkan Palace Hotel, Sofia.

🗓️ 8 Oct | 9:30 AM

📍 Sofia

Event link 👇

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🇵🇱 The Warsaw Security Forum (WSF) is a leading European platform on transatlantic cooperation, bringing together top voices from Europe and beyond.

Organised by @fundpulaskiego.bsky.social
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CSD will take part in this year’s edition.
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❗Russia is re-emerging as a disruptive actor in Central America.

CSD’s newest report " Authoritarian Shadows" shows how Moscow exploits weak governance, debt relief & disinformation to punch above its weight despite China’s dominance.

#CentralAmerica #CSDimpact

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Authoritarian Shadows
The report exposes how Russia has entrenched itself in Cuba and Nicaragua and leveraged them as gateways to project influence across the region. Through economic entanglements, media disinformation, a...
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💡 Instead of creating “marketplaces of ideas,” social media algorithms fuel polarization, undermine independent journalism & erode democratic cohesion.

#AlgorithmicViolence #Democracy

Read our latest blog post by Ryan McLaren👇

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Algorithmic Political Violence
Conflict Entrepreneurs. The once great democratic hope that the commercial internet promised to be has left early evangelists unrecognising what they...
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🇦🇷 In Argentina, CSD & CADAL co-hosted Argentina at the Crossroads: Navigating State Capture Risks in a Shifting Global Landscape.

Experts warned of corrosive capital, disinformation & informal networks — urging stronger institutions and civil society for resilience.

#CSDimpact #Argentina
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🔀Europe’s energy transition must shift from crisis response to strategic redesign.

CSD’s new report introduces the ECSRI, showing how key risks reinforce one another.

#EnergySecurity #ECSRI #CSDimpact

Read the full report 👇
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Energy and Climate Security in Europe
The Russian invasion of Ukraine marked a turning point in Europe’s energy and climate security, exposing deep structural vulnerabilities in the EU’s energy systems. This report introduces the updated ...
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🇧🇴State capture threatens democracy in Latin America.

At “The New Breaking Point” in La Paz, CSD & @FundacionMilenio explored how weak institutions & foreign influence deepen Bolivia’s vulnerabilities.

#LatinAmerica #CSDimpact

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The Kremlin Playbook in Mexico
The analysis uncovers how Russia uses trade, investment, media, and covert intelligence networks to expand its footprint in Latin America’s second-largest economy. Positioned at the crossroads of Nort...
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🌎Latin America is a new arena for Russian influence — from economic footholds to disinformation.

CSD & @FriedrichNaumann launched the latest Kremlin Playbook in Mexico City, assessing Russia’s political & economic reach.

#KremlinPlaybook #LatinAmerica #CSDimpact

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The Kremlin Playbook in Mexico
The analysis uncovers how Russia uses trade, investment, media, and covert intelligence networks to expand its footprint in Latin America’s second-largest economy. Positioned at the crossroads of Nort...
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💡At the GI-ACE Mid-Year Conference 2025 in London, @giace.bsky.social , CSD shared new findings on state capture.

Tihomira Kostova & Todor Galev showed how third-country trade routes enable the re-export of EU dual-use goods to Russia — a key test for sanctions enforcement.

#StateCapture #GIACE
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Southeast Europe is a test case for a Russia-free energy future — a gateway for U.S. LNG, clean energy & AI.

CSD’s new ECSRI, presented at Hudson Institute on Sept 9, shows affordability is Europe’s top risk, slowing the phaseout of Russian energy.

#EnergySecurity #Transatlantic

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Energy and Climate Security in Europe
The Russian invasion of Ukraine marked a turning point in Europe’s energy and climate security, exposing deep structural vulnerabilities in the EU’s energy systems. This report introduces the updated ...
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Southeast Europe is becoming a gateway for U.S. LNG, clean energy & AI — strengthening energy security and transatlantic ties.

Join us for CSD’s discussion with Marius Koeppen & Ruslan Stefanov at Hudson Institute.

🗓️ 9 Sept | 🕛 12:30 PM EDT
📍 Washington, DC

Event link 👇
Southeast Europe’s Growing Role in European Energy Security | Hudson Institute
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Illicit networks in the Balkans & Black Sea adapt faster than governments, exploiting hidden trade routes & offshore finance.

Join us for CSD’s latest #GIACE launch with Tihomira Kostova & Liz David-Barrett.

🗓️ 15 Sept | 🕑 12:00 UK

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#CSDimpact #IllicitFinance #SanctionsEvasion
Hidden Trade Routes: IFFs & Sanctions Evasion in the Balkans & Black Sea
Launch of Hidden Trade Routes: uncovering how illicit networks drive sanctions evasion, distort economies & threaten global governance.
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Bulgaria’s inflation—driven by driven by VAT hikes, energy costs, and food prices.

The latest CSD forecasts inflation at 3.6 % in 2025, then easing to 1.8 % in 2026. With this path, Bulgaria stays on track for euro adoption in Jan 2026.

Full policy brief 👇

#Inflation #Eurozone #Bulgaria #Policy
Inflation Outlook
Bulgaria’s accession to the eurozone exposes the country to potential price pressures, where rapid income growth and inflation expectations can mutually reinforce one another. Neutralizing this risk r...
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💡 Authoritarians exploit Western financial loopholes — turning openness into a launchpad for influence and corruption.

#FinancialIntegrity #Geopolitics

Read our latest blog post by Dr. Tihomira Kostova, Martin Vladimirov, and Ruslan Stefanov 👇

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From Loopholes to Launchpads
The global effort to fight financial crime and corruption increasingly depends on understanding the concept of illicit financial flows, or IFFs. It is...
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Political violence isn’t inevitable — it arises from choices and weak institutions.

Join us Sept 3 for a Global Defense Dialogue with Prof. Christopher Blattman on he roots of war and the paths to peace.

#ConflictPrevention #Peacebuilding

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💡 China’s cyber strategy is entering a new phase — embedding in critical infrastructure and preparing to disrupt in times of crisis.

#China #CyberSecurity #Geopolitics

Read our blog post by written Mariyan Sabev 👇
China’s Cyber Strategies
In the quiet corridors of cyberspace, a new kind of threat is taking shape. It’s not about ransomware or credit card theft. It’s not even about spying...
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💡 Russia and China each dedicate billions of dollars to cognitive warfare against the West.

Western nations need to recognize the threat, increase psychological resilience, and seize the offensive.

#Russia #China #Security

Read our latest blog post, written by Michael Miklaucic👇
Seizing the Edge in Cognitive Warfare
More than one way to win a war. The cognitive domain is the source and the homeland for understanding the global threat environment, the values worth...
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🔔 La lluita contra la corrupció et necessita.
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📢 #OpenTheWhistle #Whistleblowing #DenúnciaSegura #OficinaAntifrau @csdbuildbridges.bsky.social
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💡 With the war in Ukraine, Europe faces a threat it can no longer ignore: Russia’s use of criminal networks as a hybrid warfare tool.

#HybridWarfare #Russia #UkraineWar #EU

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Shadow Fusions
As Europe confronts the return of large-scale warfare on the continent, it also faces a more covert and insidious threat: Russia’s strategic use of criminal networks as a tool of hybrid warfare. Crimi...
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Ukraine struck a Russian oil station, halting crude flows to Hungary and Slovakia.

Research from @csdbuildbridges.bsky.social and creacleanair.bsky.social clearly shows that both countries could replace Russian oil imports immediately via Croatia and the Adria pipeline.

So why don’t they? ⤵️