Bulgarian Security Policy 2000

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; possible full-time employment of a religious entity in the Bulgarian
armed forces; use of mass media for information about Bulgarian defence and
national security issues; trust in mass media; personnel hardships; party
affiliation.