What does the no-show at Munich say about Turkey’s foreign policy? atlasthink.org/what-does-th... by @dimitarbechev.bsky.social
Europe isn’t as weak in the new geopolitics of power as many would believe.
But to leverage its assets and claim a sphere of influence, Brussels must stop undercutting itself, argues @dimitarbechev.bsky.social.
carnegieendowment.org/europe/strat...
Phenomenal journalism in my own publication here, reported from a Ukrainian border crossing where people fleeing occupied territories can get back into government-held Ukraine
www.economist.com/europe/2026/...
Europe isn't strong and united enough to be in the top league along with US and China. But it is more consequential than what is commonly believed. In a turbulent world, it is a partner of choice for nearly everyone. My take.
What’s Behind the EU-India Lovefest? by @dimitarbechev.bsky.social
atlasthink.org/whats-behind...
Swim! Definitely swim!
Looking forward to being back in Oxford this Tuesday. Please join us in conversation w/ @dimitarbechev.bsky.social & @Richard Youngs @St Antony's College or just come say hi.
The Rachman & Rahman doctrine.
This is a very good point. The November 2025 US National Security Strategy never mentions the Arctic at all. The idea that it's a genuine security priority for the Trump administration is not credible.
The art of the deal
Hvala puno ;)
I'll be on BBC World Service
's The Weekend for the next three hours, commenting on world affairs. It's also my 51st birthday.
www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/w...
To honour brave Iranian protesters, I will be sharing Persian words that we commonly use in Balkan languages. Sindzhir (chain) - from the Farsi zanjīr زنجير (through the Turkish zincir) Break those sindzhirs!
He didn't have Pashinyan's number ....
President Bardela might be singing a different tune one day.
"The CIA team moved about Caracas, remaining undetected for months ...The intelligence gathered about [Maduro] daily movements — combined with a human source...& a fleet of stealth drones ...— enabled [CIA] to map out minute details about his routines." www.nytimes.com/2026/01/03/u...
Isn't it renamed back to Stalingrad?!
I wonder how a similar tweet about Poland or Estonia might fare ;)
The pleasures of X: I tweeted that every time I come to Spain I'm reminded that Europe is a success. But "Europe" and "success" inevitably triggers bots, algorithms and the like to push the opposite line. Which then boosts the original post's visibility. x.com/DimitarBeche...
We have a first in a long time Russian industrial output is declining. After industrial output in October 2025 jumped due to one time factors to 3,1% in November 2025 there was a 0,7% decline compared to November 2024.
On the photo - the Kairos, an oim tanker from Russia's shadow fleet hit by an Ukrainian drone. Turks dragged it into Bulgarian waters.
Ahtopol (Agathoupolis), Bulgaria. Photo by Borislav Kamilov
From @“gmfus.bsky.social : Hungary’s 2026 Elections: The Stakes and Challenges. Information, insights, analysis.
Worth watching every second, but key food-for-thought for me:
youtu.be/swZ36J4g4KA?...
Voice of the Kremlin, Dimitriev means.
@ecfr.eu
We just published a paper on Europe-China by @jankaoertel.bsky.social
www.sant.ox.ac.uk/wp-content/u...
What is ironic about a great power like Russia is the persistent status insecurity and need of recognition by the US and Europe. If you really parted ways with the West and are fighting for a multipolar order what do you care how people in the West see you?
Just read another book which boils down the discussion of Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine to "oh God, why are Americans so Russophobic!?" Won't name names but some people in academia are beyond redemption.
Streets have been renamed, Ukrainian monuments removed, and murals painted over. Bellingcat investigates how apartment blocks in the Ukrainian port city of Mariupol have been demolished to make way for a new Russian suburban utopia… www.bellingcat.com/uncategorize...
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"The #WesternBalkans are on the path to become a net contributor to EU security, but much more needs to be done.
The 3 NATO members - Albania, North Macedonia, and Montenegro - should lead the way.
tinyurl.com/29cd6fj7
Amazing. The architect and urban planner who built Islamabad, Pakistan's capital, was born in Bulgaria. Constantinos Doxiadis came from a Greek family in Stenimachos (Assenovgrad) in 1913, moving to Greece two years after.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Constan...
