DEBATES

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BOOKS

Velizar Shalamanov, Zlatogor Minchev, Todor Tagarev, Irena Nikolova, Veselin Petkov, Nikolay Pavlov, Marija Dermenjieva and Alexander Tsankov, SECurity RESearch and Change Management in the Security Sector. The Bulgarian Experience 1999-2008 (Sofia: Demetra Ltd, 2008, in Bulgarian).

Klaus Niemeyer, Velizar Shalamanov, Todor Tagarev,Tsvetomir Tsachev and Michele Rademaker, NATO Operations Research Support to Force and Operations Planning in the New Security Environment – SfP 981149 Final Report (Sofia: Artgraf, 2008).

Blagovest Tashev and Janusz Bugajski, eds., Early Warning and Policy Perspectives in the Trans-Atlantic Security Agenda: Central and East European Point of View, (Sofia: NI Plus Publishing House, 2005).

Blagovest Tashev and Tom Lansford, eds., Old Europe, New Europe and the US: Renegotiating Transatlantic Security in the Post 9/11 Era (Hampshire, UK: Ashgate Publishing, 2005).

Blagovest Tashev and Konstantin Dimitrov, Transparancy in Formulating and Implementing Defense Policy(Sofia: George C. Marshall Association – Bulgaria, 2004) (Published in Bulgarian).

Blagovest Tashev, Velizar Shalamanov, Plamen Bonchev, Todor Tagarev, Dobromir Totev, Raising Public Awareness of Bulgaria’s Roadmap to NATO beyond Prague with an Emphasis on Fulfilling NATO Membership Obligations, Konstantin Dimitrov, ed., (Sofia: Institute of Euro – Atlantic Security, 2004).

Todor Tagarev, Georgi Penchev, Irena Nikolova, Nikolay Petrov, Petya Ivanova, “Transparancy in Managing Defense Procurement” with introduction by Velizar Shalamanov. Todor Tagarev, ed. (Sofia: George C. Marshall Association – Bulgaria, 2003) (Published in Bulgarian).

Philipp Fluri and Velizar Shalamanov, eds., Security Sector Reform: Does It Work? Problems of Civil-Military and Inter-Agency Cooperation in the Security Sector (Sofia: Geneva Centre for Democratic Control of Armed Force and George C. Marshall Association – Bulgaria, 2003), 260pp.

Todor Tagarev, ed., Transparency in Defense Policy, Military Budgeting and Procurement (Sofia: Geneva Centre for Democratic Control of Armed Force and George C. Marshall Association – Bulgaria, 2002).

 

BOOK CHAPTERS

Blagovest Tashev, “In Search of Security: Bulgaria’s Security Policy in Transition” in Blagovest Tashev and Tom Lansford, eds., Old Europe, New Europe and the US: Renegotiating Transatlantic Security in the Post 9/11 Era(Hampshire, UK: Ashgate Publishing, 2005): 127-150.

Hristo Chorbadjiski, Blagovest Tashev and Velizar Shalamanov, “Early Warning and Policy Perspectives in the Trans-Atlantic Security Agenda: A Central and East European Point of View (Methodological Framework)” in Blagovest Tashev and Janusz Bugajski, eds., Early Warning and Policy Perspectives in the Trans-Atlantic Security Agenda: Central and East European Point of View (Sofia: NI Plus Publishing House, 2005).

Antoaneta Hristova and Velizar Shalamanov, “The NATO Campaign against Serbia during the Kosovo Crisis”, in Blagovest Tashev and Janusz Bugajski, eds., Early Warning and Policy Perspectives in the Trans-Atlantic Security Agenda: Central and East European Point of View (Sofia: NI Plus Publishing House, 2005).

Blagovest Tashev and Konstantin Dimitrov, “Risks and Threats to Regional and Euro-Atlantic Security After 11 September” in Bulgaria’s Roadmap to NATO Beyond Prague (Sofia: KorektA, 2004): 5-33.

Velizar Shalamanov, “Military and Political Aspects of the Future of European Security and Defense Policy – the Bulgarian Point of View,” in The United Kingdom and Bulgaria in the Context of the European security and Defense Policy, (Sofia: Institute of Euro-Atlantic Security), 51 p.

Velizar Shalamanov, “Self-Assessment Studies – A Country-by-Country Analysis: Bulgaria” in Eden Cole, Timothy Donais and Philipp Fluri, eds., Defense and Security Sector Reform in SEE (Nomos Verlagsgesellschaft, Baden-Baden, 2004): 33-54.

Blagovest Tashev, “In from the Cold: Modernizing the Armed Forces,” Emerging Bulgaria 2004 (London: The Oxford Business Group, 2004): 31-35.

Velizar Shalamanov, “Progress and Problems in Security Sector Reform in Western Balkans: Is There a Universal Solution?” in Istvan Gyrmati and Scott Vesel, eds., Security Sector Governance in the Western Balkans 2004(Nomos Verlagsgesellschaft, Baden-Baden, 2004): 51-66.

Velizar Shalamanov and Blagovest Tashev, “Democratic Oversight of Defense” in Jan Trapans and Philipp Fluri, eds.,Defense and Security Sector Governance and reform in South-East Europe: Insights and Perspectives, A Self Assessment Study (Geneva: Geneva Center for Democratic Control of Armed Forces, 2003): 191-202

Velizar Shalamanov, “Security Sector Reform in Bulgaria” in Jan Trapans and Philipp Fluri, eds., Defense and Security Sector Governance and Reform in SEE: Insights and Perspectives, A Self Assessment Study (Geneva: Geneva Center for Democratic Control of Armed Forces, 2003): 173-190.

Blagovest Tashev, “After Prague and Copenhagen: Planning for Bulgaria’s Security Needs” in All About Prague and Copenhagen: What’s Next? (Garmisch, Germany: PfP Consortium of Defense Academies and Security Studies Institutes, 2003): 47-54.

 

JOURNAL ARTICLES

Blagovest Tashev, “Security Through Integration: Bulgaria’s Long Road to Foreign Policy Consensus” inSlovak Foreign Policy Affairs, Vol. V, No. 2 (Fall 2004): 72-86.

Velizar Shalamanov, “Knowledge based, Network Centric Approach in Strengthening Transatlantic Link with the New NATO Members in SEE” in Connections (August, 2003).

Stefan Hadjitodorov, Velizar Shalamanov and Tilcho Ivanov, “From Military Reform to Defense Industry Transformation” in Voenen Journal, Vol. 5 (2003): 108-114.

Velizar Shalamanov, “Security, Strength, Solidarity, Capabilities” in Razum, Vol. 2 (2003): 10-31.

Velizar Shalamanov, “Cooperation Perspectives in the Filed of Defense and Security” in Mezhdunarodni Otnoshenia, Vol. 4 (2003): 53-62.

 

OCCASIONAL PAPERS

Velizar Shalamanov and Lubomir Ivanov, “Bulgaria – NATO Membership Readiness”, Report #6, ed. Valeri Rachev (Sofia: Atlantic Club, Decmber 2003), 120 p.

Velizar Shalamanov, Todor Tagarev, Stoyan Avramov, Valentin Stoyanov, Bulgarian Action Plan to Advanced C4ISR Infrastructure (Sofia: George C. Marshall Association – Bulgaria, May 2002), 118 pp.

Velizar Shalamanov, Lyubomir Ivanov, Petya Dimitrova, NATO Membership Readiness Indicator (Sofia: George C. Marshall Association – Bulgaria with the Atlantic Club in Bulgaria, September 2001), 36 pp.

Velizar Shalamanov, Ralitza Mateeva, Todor Tagarev, Tilcho Ivanov, eds., Economic Benefits from Bulgarian Membership in NATO (Sofia: George C. Marshall Association – Bulgaria with the Centre for Liberal Strategies, October 2001).

 

CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS

Blagovest Tashev, “The Role of NATO and the EU in Addressing New Security Challenges,” international conference organized by the Institute for International Relations, 30 May – 1 June, 2005, Zagreb.

Blagovest Tashev, “The Must of Euro-Atlantic Solidarity,” 6th Reichenau Workshop of the PfP Consortium Study Group “ Regional Stability in South East Europe, 29 April – 02 May 2005, Riehenau, Austria.

Blagovest Tashev, “The Role of the New NATO Allies in South East Europe,” International conference “Regional Integration in the East and West: Challenges and Responses” organized by the Slovak Foreign Policy Associatioн, 16-19.09.2004, Bratislava, Slovakia.

Antoaneta Hristova and Velizar Shalamanov, “Transatlantic Security – Kosovo Case”, International conference under US GMF project “Transatlantic Security – The Point of View of Central European Countries (New Democracies), 13.11.2004, Sofia

Blagovest Tashev, Velizar Shalamanov and Hristo Chorbadjiski, “Methodology for Assessment of the Transatlantic Security Relations”, International Conference under US GMF Project “Transatlantic Security – The Point of View of Central European Countries (New Democracies), 13.11.2004, Sofia.

Velizar Shalamanov, “Defense Expenditures and Integrated Security Sector Support”, Handbook, International seminar “Defense Economy, Sofia, 22.10.2004

Velizar Shalamanov and Stoyan Avramov, “IFF and Recognized Common Operation Picture – Key Element of Network Centric Warfare for AF”, AFCEA – Varna AF International Seminar, 13-14.10. 2004, Plovdiv

Velizar Shalamanov, Stoyan Avramov, Todor Tagarev and Alexander Tzankov, “Ruggedized Commercial IT Modules for Field C2 Posts in Emergency Operations”, Black Sea Initiative Conference, 11-15.10.2004, Varna

Velizar Shalamanov and Stoyan Avramov, “Ruggedized Commercial IT Modules for Field C2 Posts in coalition military and emergency operations”, CITMO-2004, 10-14.05, Sofia – Boyana

Velizar Shalamanov and Stoyan Avramov, “Coalition Environment C4 Planning and Management Methodology“, Hemus – 2004, 2nd International Conference on R&D in support of Force Modernization, Plovdiv, May-2004