FORMULATING LONG-TERM STRATEGIC PRIORITIES IN THE NATIONAL SECURITY AND DEFENCE STRATEGY OF THE REPUBLIC OF BULGARIA – GEOSTRATEGIC SECURITY AND THE ROLE OF THE BLACK SEA
FORMULATING LONG-TERM STRATEGIC PRIORITIES IN THE NATIONAL SECURITY AND DEFENCE STRATEGY OF THE REPUBLIC OF BULGARIA – GEOSTRATEGIC SECURITY AND THE ROLE OF THE BLACK SEA

Author(s): Mario MARINOV
Subject(s): Politics / Political Sciences, Social Sciences, Economy
Published by: Carol I National Defence University Publishing House
Keywords: Bulgaria; NATO; Black Sea; strategy.
Summary/Abstract: The formulation of long-term strategic priorities is a principal element in the construction of national-level security and defence strategies. In the case of the Republic of Bulgaria, such efforts should adequately reflect both national and affiliated allied security concerns and considerations in the context of NATO and Bulgaria’s specific geostrategic location. The following paper places its focus on the geostrategic element in the formulation of priorities and principally the role of the Black Sea in this process. The paper examines the historical and contemporary priorities of the Republic of Bulgaria in the Black Sea region and the evolution of the security environment over the preceding decade. The paper examines the transition of the Black Sea from a region of economic importance to one of expanded military significance, and the underlying risks and threats, which have materialised in the contemporary era. The paper further defines the policy course of the Republic of Bulgaria by analysing the specific frameworks and policy documents on the national level. The overarching deficiencies within Bulgaria’s approach towards the provision of national security are identified and the paper in its final chapter provides for the conditionalities and directions of future policy making and security commitments in the expanded role of the Black Sea region

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