AUBGTalks » Balkans https://aubgtalks.stoilms.com Videos from AUBG's guest lecturers Sun, 20 Sep 2026 23:56:36 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=4.3.1 Elena Poptodorova – Coming from the Past, Going to the Future https://aubgtalks.stoilms.com/elena-poptodorova-coming-from-the-past-going-to-the-future/ https://aubgtalks.stoilms.com/elena-poptodorova-coming-from-the-past-going-to-the-future/#comments Tue, 25 Nov 2014 13:16:12 +0000 https://aubgtalks.stoilms.com/?p=1237 (November 14, 2014) Elena Poptodorova talks about the American engagement in Bulgaria and the strong relationship between the two countries. The speaker also concentrates on the American influence on the Bulgarian educational system, giving the American Univesity in Bulgaria as an example. Elena Poptodorova is the ambassador of the Republic of Bulgaria to the United States of America.

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]]> https://aubgtalks.stoilms.com/elena-poptodorova-coming-from-the-past-going-to-the-future/feed/ 0 Velizar Shalamanov – Cooperation of Southeast Europe and Its Significance for the Region’s Security https://aubgtalks.stoilms.com/velizar-shalamanov-cooperation-of-southeast-europe-and-its-significance-for-the-regions-security/ https://aubgtalks.stoilms.com/velizar-shalamanov-cooperation-of-southeast-europe-and-its-significance-for-the-regions-security/#comments Sun, 05 Oct 2014 19:44:26 +0000 https://aubgtalks.stoilms.com/?p=1183 (September 29, 2014) Velizar Shalamanov gives a speech about the aspects of regional cooperation and the implications for the security of Southeast Europe. He answers a lot of serious questions about the conflicts between the countries from this region, including the situation with the Syrian refugees. Velizar Shalamanov is the interim Minister of Defense in Bulgaria.

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]]> https://aubgtalks.stoilms.com/velizar-shalamanov-cooperation-of-southeast-europe-and-its-significance-for-the-regions-security/feed/ 0 Cristofer Scarboro – Revenge of the More https://aubgtalks.stoilms.com/cristofer-scarboro-revenge-of-the-more/ https://aubgtalks.stoilms.com/cristofer-scarboro-revenge-of-the-more/#comments Tue, 27 May 2014 15:00:19 +0000 https://aubgtalks.stoilms.com/?p=997 (March 18, 2014) Cristofer Scarboro talks about Communism and the reasons why it collapsed. This talk is part of the Communist Studies lecture series at the American University in Bulgaria. Cristofer Scarboro is an Associate Professor of History at King’s College, Pennsylvania, USA.

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]]> https://aubgtalks.stoilms.com/cristofer-scarboro-revenge-of-the-more/feed/ 0 Theodora Dragostinova – Culture for the Masses? https://aubgtalks.stoilms.com/theodora-dragostinova-culture-for-the-masses/ https://aubgtalks.stoilms.com/theodora-dragostinova-culture-for-the-masses/#comments Tue, 20 May 2014 15:00:21 +0000 https://aubgtalks.stoilms.com/?p=994 (April 15, 2014) Theodora Dragostinova gives a talk on the contradictory logic of Bulgarian cultural diplomacy in the 1970s and 1980s. She focuses on an examination of Bulgarian cultural policies and practices abroad. Theodora Dragostinova is an Associate Professor of History at Ohio State University.

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]]> https://aubgtalks.stoilms.com/theodora-dragostinova-culture-for-the-masses/feed/ 0 Boyko Vassilev – Are We Being Misguided? Media and Global Conspiracy in the Balkans https://aubgtalks.stoilms.com/are-we-being-misguided-media-and-global-conspiracy-in-the-balkans/ https://aubgtalks.stoilms.com/are-we-being-misguided-media-and-global-conspiracy-in-the-balkans/#comments Tue, 15 Apr 2014 16:01:11 +0000 https://aubgtalks.stoilms.com/?p=871 (January 28, 2014) Boyko Vassilev is the former director of BNT News and former war correspondent. He talks about the media and global conspiracy in the Balkans, touching interesting topics in the field of journalism such as the truth of media, television, etc.

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]]> https://aubgtalks.stoilms.com/are-we-being-misguided-media-and-global-conspiracy-in-the-balkans/feed/ 0 Rosen Plevneliev – A Better Future: Who Needs to Take the Initiative? https://aubgtalks.stoilms.com/rosen-plevneliev-a-better-future/ https://aubgtalks.stoilms.com/rosen-plevneliev-a-better-future/#comments Thu, 28 Nov 2013 13:30:34 +0000 http://www.aubg.bg/talks/?p=647 Rosen Plevneliev, visited the American University in Bulgaria to meet with students and to deliver a talk on the issues Bulgaria is currently facing ...]]> (November 13, 2013) President of the Republic of Bulgaria, Rosen Plevneliev, visited the American University in Bulgaria to meet with students and to deliver a talk on the issues Bulgaria is currently facing. President Plevneliev talked about the dependency of the government on oligarchic structures, the ineffective judiciary system, the under-performing economy, the lack of government transparency, and the poor quality of healthcare. However, the President finished on an optimistic note, remarking that the future is bright and that “every one of us matters in our journey towards the European democracy and prosperity.”

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]]> https://aubgtalks.stoilms.com/rosen-plevneliev-a-better-future/feed/ 0 Andras Bozoki – The Elitist-Populist Pendulum https://aubgtalks.stoilms.com/andras-bozoki-the-elitist-populist-pendulum/ https://aubgtalks.stoilms.com/andras-bozoki-the-elitist-populist-pendulum/#comments Wed, 16 Oct 2013 08:51:03 +0000 http://www.aubg.bg/talks/?p=634 (September 9, 2013) Professor Andras Bozoki is Professor of Political Science at the Central European University and has been Hungary’s Minister of Culture during 2005-2006. In his first visit to AUBG, Professor Bozoki talks about the concepts of populism and elitism, which he describes as twins that provoke the existence of each other and are indelible elements of every democracy. Watch the whole lecture to learn more and hear the interesting questions from the audience!

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]]> https://aubgtalks.stoilms.com/andras-bozoki-the-elitist-populist-pendulum/feed/ 0 Global, Regional and Bulgarian Context for Business Creation https://aubgtalks.stoilms.com/global-regional-and-bulgarian-context-for-business-creation/ https://aubgtalks.stoilms.com/global-regional-and-bulgarian-context-for-business-creation/#comments Tue, 12 Feb 2013 16:48:09 +0000 http://www.aubg.bg/talks/?p=307 Pavel Ezekiev and Steve Keil talk about creating a business both in Bulgaria and anywhere else in the world. Watch AUBG Alumnus Pavel go through the financials of creating a business in the Balkan environment, and see the inspirational talk by serial entrepreneur Steve Keil about challenging your own beliefs.]]> (January 18, 2013) Entrepreneurship experts Pavel Ezekiev and Steve Keil talk about creating a business both in Bulgaria and anywhere else in the world. Watch Pavel go through the financials of creating a business in the Balkan environment, and see the inspirational talk by Steve Keil about challenging your own beliefs. Pavel Ezekiev is an AUBG Alumnus and a founding partner of NEVEQ, a European venture capital fund. Steve Keil is a serial entrepreneur who is currently the CEO of MammothDB, a Bulgarian IT startup he co-founded in 2010.

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]]> https://aubgtalks.stoilms.com/global-regional-and-bulgarian-context-for-business-creation/feed/ 0 The Successes and Challenges of Balkan Cooperation 100 Years After the Balkan Wars https://aubgtalks.stoilms.com/the-successes-and-challenges-of-balkan-cooperation/ https://aubgtalks.stoilms.com/the-successes-and-challenges-of-balkan-cooperation/#comments Wed, 31 Oct 2012 13:16:49 +0000 http://www.aubg.bg/talks/?p=173 (October 18, 2012) Greek Ambassador Thrasyvoulos Stamatopoulos and Ulyana Bogdanska, Director-General for Political Affairs at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Bulgaria, discuss political cooperation on the Balkans. Watch to find out what questions AUBG students had for Mr. Stamatopoulos and Ms. Bogdanska.

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