Bulgarian Security Policy 2001

Security and defence issues, attitudes towards the
Euro-Atlantic partnership and the participation of the Bulgarian
armed forces in peace-support operations.

Topics: Components of the defence concept; risks and guarantees for the
national security; attitude towards the Bulgarian armed forces; best foreign
policy; Bulgaria´s accession to NATO and EU; major international institutions
as a factor for European security and stability; trust in NATO, OSCE, EU and
UN; participation of the Bulgarian Armed Forces in military operations and
peace-support operations etc.; participation of Bulgarian troops in NATO
actions; EU´s decision to create armed forces; Multinational Peace Force in
South-Eastern Europe; principle for recruitment of soldiers; increase of the
share of women in the professional corps; reform in the Bulgarian armed forces;
trust in institutions; public prestige of professional groups/elites in
Bulgaria; use of mass media for information about Bulgarian defence and
national security issues; trust in mass media; personnel hardship.