Institute for Regional and International Studies

Program areas

Completed projects

Balkan Security and Development

Analysis of the Situation in FR Yugoslavia in the Context of Bulgarian Foreign Policy and Security in the Balkans

The aim of the project was, through direct observation and analysis of the situation in FR Yugoslavia, to assess the impact of the Yugoslav crisis on Bulgarian foreign policy priorities and the global community’s perception of the Balkans. In the framework of the activities of this project, a team of experts was analyzing and presented a prognosis of the parameters of the further development of the situation in Yugoslavia, as well as the bilateral relations between Bulgaria and Yugoslavia. The project also contributed to the establishment of the non-governmental sector as an independent and nationally responsible corrector of Bulgarian foreign policy. Joint project of the Institute for Regional and International Studies and Association ACCESS.

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The Institute for Regional and International Studies (IRIS) is an independent, non-government think tank. IRIS was established on June 11, 1997 by leading Bulgarian public and political figures, NGO leaders and prominent Bulgarian scholars in international relations, Balkan studies, history, social and political science, anthropology and economics.

The Institute for Regional and International Studies initiates, develops and implements civic strategies for democratic politics on national, regional and international level. The Institute promotes the values of democracy, civil society, freedom and respect of law, assists the process of Bulgarian integration in NATO and the EU and provides public policy analyses on current domestic and international issues. IRIS represents a strategic combination of advocacy-oriented and education-oriented think tank.