Interview with Bulgarian commercial property expert Konstantin Kaffedzhiyski. Continue reading “Commercial Property Expert Konstantin Kaffedzhiyski: Bulgaria’s Real Estate Market Still Has Untapped Niches”
Author: Ivan Dikov
A Bulgarian journalist.
The EU Is Finally a Union of Losers Only. And That Is a Great Thing!
For the first time in 47 years, the EU is made up solely of historical losers. And being the losers has resulted in much invalubale wisdom that the world should look up to.
Continue reading “The EU Is Finally a Union of Losers Only. And That Is a Great Thing!”
Bulgaria’s Veto on North Macedonia’s EU Talks: Legacy of Ethnic Cleansing of the 1990s Former Yugoslavia Type
(*This opinion / analytical article was written by Ivan Dikov for The European Views website.)
In a 1990s Bosnia- and Kosovo-style ethnic cleansing terror, communist Yugoslavia killed and displaced tens of thousands of Bulgarians in today’s North Macedonia in the 1940s. But there was no “international community” to intervene.
The EU Survived Trump. Now It’s Gotta Survive Biden
(*This opinion / analytical article was written by Ivan Dikov for The European Views website.)
Not to worry: the Biden years ahead will be no less challenging for the European Union and the Trans-Atlantic relations than the Trump years just past!
Continue reading “The EU Survived Trump. Now It’s Gotta Survive Biden”
Trump Was Good for the EU. Too Bad the EU Didn’t Take Advantage
(*This opinion / analytical article was written by Ivan Dikov for The European Views website.)
Somehow Donald J. Trump seems to be on his way out of the White House some time by early 2021. The ripple effect from his one-term “reality show” presidency is going to be hovering around US and world affairs for quite some time. And European and EU affairs, for that matter.
Continue reading “Trump Was Good for the EU. Too Bad the EU Didn’t Take Advantage”
Top 10 Geopolitical Issues of Romania: Corruption, Emigration, Russia, Hungarians, Moldova, Et Al.
Following is a view on Romania’s 10 most important and most pressing geopolitical and national security issues and challenges, ranked in descending level of importance. Continue reading “Top 10 Geopolitical Issues of Romania: Corruption, Emigration, Russia, Hungarians, Moldova, Et Al.”
Middle East Research Institute President Prof. Dlawer Ala’Aldeen: World Isn’t Ready for Independent Kurdistan Yet
There is no doubt that some Middle Eastern states have used the pandemic in order to suppress the opposition, the Middle East security expert says.
Post-Brexit EU Is Finally a Union of True Humility. And That Is a Great Thing!
(*This opinion / analytical article was written by Ivan Dikov for The European Views website.)
Or why Britain is a lot more like the USA, Russia, China, Turkey, or Iran than it is like Germany, France, Italy, Spain, or Poland.
Continue reading “Post-Brexit EU Is Finally a Union of True Humility. And That Is a Great Thing!”
Salvini’s Migrant Ship Trial: How the European Establishment Keeps Boosting the Far Right
(*This opinion / analytical article was written by Ivan Dikov for The European Views website.)
Salvini’s quest for power has just been aided by those who want to stop or punish him by putting him on trial.
Brexit Is Britain’s Final Opt-out. From Responsibility! (And What Did We Use to Talk about?)
(*This opinion / analytical article was written by Ivan Dikov for The European Views website.)
Brexit is Britain’s biggest European opt-out – the opt-out from responsibility. Nothing more, nothing less.
The Brady Bunch of Eurasia: Putin, Erdogan, Borisov, Vucic; Jets, Missiles, TurkStream, Balkan Stream, et. Al.
(*This opinion / analytical article was written by Ivan Dikov for The European Views website.)
Take a fun look at a wonderful display of the “strong men” frenemy macho state leaders that dominate the world of today in what might be its last decades. Continue reading “The Brady Bunch of Eurasia: Putin, Erdogan, Borisov, Vucic; Jets, Missiles, TurkStream, Balkan Stream, et. Al.”
2020: The Year of Brexit (R.I.P. EU Britain (1973 – 2020)), and Who Is How Old in EU Years
(*This opinion / analytical article was written by Ivan Dikov for The European Views website.)
The fact that the 3.5-year-long “life support” of “EU Britain” is finally about to be “unplugged” already at the start of 2020 is a good enough cause for optimism for the new year. Continue reading “2020: The Year of Brexit (R.I.P. EU Britain (1973 – 2020)), and Who Is How Old in EU Years”
2019: The Year the Far Right Sustainably Surged in Europe and Why It Will Keep Growing
(*This opinion / analytical article was written by Ivan Dikov for The European Views website.)
In 2019, Europe was once again spared from an overt rise of stereotypical “brownshirts”. Yet, diverse as it is, the far right is bound to keep growing because its two major root causes are not being addressed by the political mainstream. Hands down, the most crucial development of 2019 as far as the entirety of the European Union is concerned has been the seemingly sustainable and stable surge of the far right. Continue reading “2019: The Year the Far Right Sustainably Surged in Europe and Why It Will Keep Growing”
EU’s Ukraine War Conundrum in 2020 and Franco-Germany’s Failure in Relations with Russia
(*This opinion / analytical article was written by Ivan Dikov for The European Views website.)
The current attempts to resolve the Ukraine – Russia conflict based on transactional arrangements seem doomed precisely because of their transactional nature. Continue reading “EU’s Ukraine War Conundrum in 2020 and Franco-Germany’s Failure in Relations with Russia”
Top 25 World News on December 4, 2019, Ranked: From US – China Tensions over Uighurs to 4 Women Winning Alternative Nobel Prize
*All You Need to Know in Today’s World. Ranked. Daily.*
Following are the world’s 25 most important news stories from December 4, 2019, ranked by Pax Glocalica’s Ivan Dikov. Continue reading “Top 25 World News on December 4, 2019, Ranked: From US – China Tensions over Uighurs to 4 Women Winning Alternative Nobel Prize”
Top 25 World News on December 3, 2019, Ranked: From 70-Year-Old NATO Seeing ‘China Rise’ Challenges to Greta Thunberg’s ‘Angry Kids’ Warning
*All You Need to Know in Today’s World. Ranked. Daily.*
Following are the world’s 25 most important news stories from December 3, 2019, ranked by Pax Glocalica’s Ivan Dikov. Continue reading “Top 25 World News on December 3, 2019, Ranked: From 70-Year-Old NATO Seeing ‘China Rise’ Challenges to Greta Thunberg’s ‘Angry Kids’ Warning”
Top 21 World News on December 2, 2019, Ranked: From 200 Countries’ Global Climate Pledge to Denmark – Germany Border Fence
*All You Need to Know in Today’s World. Ranked. Daily.*
Following are the world’s 21 most important news stories on December 2, 2019, ranked by Pax Glocalica’s Ivan Dikov. Continue reading “Top 21 World News on December 2, 2019, Ranked: From 200 Countries’ Global Climate Pledge to Denmark – Germany Border Fence”
Macron’s NATO Bashing, Global Cluelessness Could Throw Europe into Despair (written for The European Views*)
(*This opinion / analytical article was written by Ivan Dikov for The European Views website.)
If France’s President doesn’t know who Europe and the West’s enemies are, Europe and the West are in a very, very serious trouble.
30 Years of Post-Communism with Well-Deserved Gloom. But Why and By Whom? (written for The European Views*)
(*This opinion / analytical article was written by Ivan Dikov for The European Views website.)
Western failures in Eastern Europe and at home, coupled with Eastern Europeans’ impotence, have entrenched post-communism, the highest stage of communism.
“A specter is haunting Europe. The specter of post-communism…” Continue reading “30 Years of Post-Communism with Well-Deserved Gloom. But Why and By Whom? (written for The European Views*)”
Can Franco-Germany Handle Becoming a Vanguard of Democracy after Brexit? (written for The European Views*)
(*This opinion / analytical article was written by Ivan Dikov for The European Views website.)
Franco-Germany seems like the only candidate capable of filling the Western leadership gap opened up by Trump and Brexit.
Macron’s ‘Africans over Eastern Europeans’ Comment Shows EU Must Start Getting Its Priorities Right (written for The European Views*)
(*This opinion / analytical article was written by Ivan Dikov for The European Views website.)
Western Europe has overwhelming reasons, both geopolitical and civilizational, to prioritize Eastern Europe above other regions.
Looking behind France’s Shameful Veto on Albania, North Macedonia’s EU Accession Talks (written for The European Views*)
(*This opinion / analytical article was written by Ivan Dikov for The European Views website.)
The rationale for Macron’s decision doesn’t make sense as purely “enlargement fatique”.
Post-Brexit Britain Will Be Fine. It’ll Just Be a Downshifter: a New Zealand 2.0 x 10 (written for The European Views*)
(*This opinion / analytical article was written by Ivan Dikov for The European Views website.)
Losing influence inside and through the EU as a result of Brexit will amount to Britain’s loss of one its last trappings of being a first-rate great power.
‘Killing’ Two Birds with One Nazi Salute: the Racism Outburst at the Bulgaria – England Match (written for The European Views*)
(*This opinion / analytical article was written by Ivan Dikov for The European Views website.)
Modern day acts of racism are especially perplexing and worrying given Bulgaria’s own tradition of tolerance, fighting for freedom, and sympathy for the oppressed.
Ukraine Is the Most Important Country for the EU. Here’s Why (written for The European Views*)
(*This opinion / analytical article was written by Ivan Dikov for The European Views website.)
Size and a desire to join set Ukraine apart from the rest of the world in a unique way as far as the European Union should be concerned.
Rewarding Erdogan, Forgoing the EU: the Moral from Volkswagen’s New Factory in Turkey (written for The European Views*)
(*This opinion / analytical article was written by Ivan Dikov for The European Views website.)
The EU should rethink its state aid rules when it comes to foreign competition, and the EU multinationals – their approach towards the Union’s home turf.
High Time to Rip Off the Brexit Band Aid. Rip Fast, Rip Hard, and Once and for All (written for The European Views*)
(*This opinion / analytical article was written by Ivan Dikov for The European Views website.)
In the three-and-a-half years since the Brits voted to leave the Union, the opportunity cost from the Brexit process has been enormous – for the EU, for the UK, and for the entire West.
Which Is the World’s Oldest Gold? The Five Oldest Gold Treasures: All from the 5th Millenium BC, All Found in Bulgaria, All Made by ‘Old Europe’ (written for ArchaeologyinBulgaria.com)
(*This history feature + listicle article was written by Ivan Dikov for Pax Glocalica's sister publication ArchaeologyinBulgaria.com)
Humanity’s thirst for GOLD throughout the last – as it turns out – nearly 7,000 years has been very prominent, and so the question of which the oldest gold in the world is has been captivating the imagination of people from all around the globe. Continue reading “Which Is the World’s Oldest Gold? The Five Oldest Gold Treasures: All from the 5th Millenium BC, All Found in Bulgaria, All Made by ‘Old Europe’ (written for ArchaeologyinBulgaria.com)”
East Germany Is Perhaps Not Atavistic but Rebels against Some Extremes of the Old West
(*This opinion / analytical article was written by Ivan Dikov for The European Views website.)
The main difference between East and West Germans 30 years after the Reunification seems to be that the former are less constained by the paradigms of political correctness.
The Backstop to All Future Backstops: Didn’t the Brits Think of the Irish Border When Voting for Brexit? (written for The European Views*)
(*This opinion / analytical article was written by Ivan Dikov for The European Views website.)
The Irish border backstop quagmire is certain to make all EU countries think of their border regions if they are ever tempted to consider leaving the Union.
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