This article discusses Bulgaria’s geopolitical predicament and its impact on the country’s political development since 1989. It looks at Bulgaria’s accession to the EU and nato in the 1990s and 2000s, its role in both institutions, as well as at its relations with Russia and Turkey. The article contends that the state’s position – on the margins of the European institutional and spatial order – informs its response to major international players. At the same time, the article also finds that, rather than being simply a target of external action, Bulgaria has exercised a fair amount of agency in navigating politics at the regional and international level.

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生活在外围：重新考虑保加利亚的地缘政治

本文讨论了自1989年以来保加利亚的地缘政治困境及其对该国政治发展的影响。它探讨了保加利亚在1990年代和2000年代加入欧盟和北约，其在两个机构中的作用以及与俄罗斯和土耳其的关系。这篇文章认为，国家在欧洲体制和空间秩序边缘的地位，反映了其对主要国际参与者的反应。同时，该文章还发现，保加利亚不仅是外部行动的目标，而且在区域和国际层面的政治活动中发挥了相当大的作用。