Defense & Arms Transfers
Mapped: Where U.S. Troops Are Stationed in Europe
US troops are stationed across Europe, with Germany hosting nearly 36,000 troops.
Visual CapitalistUnited States · Germany · Italy
Daily briefOperational risk · 90d →
Bulgaria.
Republic of Bulgaria · Sofia · 6.7M people · europe
Governmentparliamentary republicLanguagesBulgarian (official) 77.3%, Turkish 7.9%, Romani 3.5%Area110.9K km²Sanctioned entities262Active conflicts1Mentions 7d5 ▲ 25%CIA· Jan 2026
Stability Score?How the stability score is computedA weighted composite of seven pillars— conflict intensity, event volatility, arms activity, economic health, market stress, sanctions exposure, and humanitarian proxy. Each pillar is scored 0–100 (higher = healthier). The composite is weighted (conflict 25%, economy 20%, events 15%, the rest 10% each) and recomputed daily from strategic events, World Bank indicators, arms-transfer data, and sanctions records.
Risk tier: Critical < 25 · High 25–50 · Elevated 50–75 · Stable≥ 75.
Risk tier: Critical < 25 · High 25–50 · Elevated 50–75 · Stable≥ 75.
93.7
Stable risk
26-day trend
Intelligence briefNo brief published today
Daily intelligence brief is generated for the highest-activity countries. Bulgaria becomes eligible as dispatch volume climbs.
Bulgaria · 90-day event volume
83
total events · 90 daily data points
Annotated milestones
2 of 12
Source · intelligence_events · all severity tiersHover any annotated dot for full milestone
Event timelineLast 7 days · 5 milestones · hover for context
MAY 9
2026
Bulgaria Approves Cabinet
diplomatic_tension · severity 4
Moderate
MAY 8
2026
Bulgaria-Russia-EU Tension
diplomatic_tension · severity 5
Moderate
MAY 8
2026
Bulgaria-Russia Ties
diplomatic_tension · severity 4
Moderate
MAY 8
2026
Bulgaria-Ukraine Relations
diplomatic_tension · severity 5
Moderate
MAY 7
2026
Bulgaria-EU Relations
diplomatic_tension · severity 6
Elevated
Stability components7-pillar breakdown · each 0–100, higher = healthier · 30-day trend per pillar
Conflict Intensity
100/100 · 25% wt
target conflicts: 0domestic conflicts: 0max escalation score: 0
Event Volatility
97/100 · 15% wt
target events: 5actor only events: 0domestic events: 0severe domestic: 0instability rate: 1.50%article coverage 90d: 340
Arms Activity
97/100 · 10% wt
arms imports: 6total value usd: $0conflict amplified: no
Economic Health
83/100 · 20% wt
gdp growth pct: 3.39%inflation pct: 2.45%unemployment pct: 4.20%
Market Stress
88/100 · 10% wt
total signals 30d: 24negative signals 30d: 3
Sanctions Exposure
48/100 · 10% wt
sanctioned entities: 262is sanctioning power: no
Humanitarian Proxy
80/100 · 10% wt
life expectancy: 75.8literacy rate: —
Risk matrix5 enterprise-decision dimensions · derived from the 7 stability pillars · higher = more risk
Political21Stable
Security1Stable
Economic15Stable
Regulatory52Elevated
Operational14Stable
Risk dimensions are derived from the 7 stability pillars. Higher score = more risk (inverted from the stability score, where higher = healthier). Operational is a weighted composite intended for enterprise-decision use.
Peer comparisonSame-region countries by stability score · this country highlighted
Peer comparison · Europe
Rank 26 of 55
0147.6
0250.2
0355.1
0458.0
0559.8
0661.6
0762.8
0867.3
2676.6
EconomyWorld Bank · 10-year series · 17 indicators
GDP (current USD)
WB· 2024$113.3B
▲ $11.1B YoY
GDP per capita
WB· 2024$17.6K
▲ $1.7K YoY
Inflation (CPI)
WB· 20242.4%
▼ 7.0% YoY
Unemployment
WB· 20244.2%
▼ 0.1% YoY
Population
WB· 20246.4M
▼ 5.2K YoY
Military spend %GDP
WB· 20242.15%
▲ 0.20% YoY
Life expectancy
WB· 202475.8 yrs
▲ 0.0 yrs YoY
Internet users %
WB· 202482.4%
▲ 2.0% YoY
Security12 recent events · 1 conflicts · 10 transfers
Event volume · 90 days
83
Casualties (killed) · 90 days
0
High-severity events
2026-05-09
Bulgaria Approves Cabinet
Diplomatic Tension
2026-05-08
Bulgaria-Russia-EU Tension
Diplomatic Tension
2026-05-08
Bulgaria-Russia Ties
Diplomatic Tension
2026-05-08
Bulgaria-Ukraine Relations
Diplomatic Tension
2026-05-07
Bulgaria-EU Relations
Diplomatic Tension
2026-05-06
Bulgaria Foreign Policy
Diplomatic Tension
2026-05-05
Bulgaria Foreign Policy
Diplomatic Tension
2026-05-01
Bulgaria Income Rise
Economic Indicator
Active conflicts involving Bulgaria
World War II
War · 10797 dispatches
Critical · 100
Latest dispatches10 in country corpus · sources come online as coverage grows
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Ta Nea
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bgnes.com
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Protothema
After Orbán’s Ouster, a New Euroskeptic Takes Power in Bulgaria
Bloomberg
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Clarin
Think tanks · this country4 articles from research institutions tracking Bulgaria
Council on Foreign Relations
Iran and the U.S. Exchange Retaliation Threats
Apr 20, 2026
European Council on Foreign Relations
Bulgaria’s election and what it means for Europe
Apr 20, 2026
European Council on Foreign Relations
Bulgaria’s election and what it means for Europe
Apr 20, 2026
Atlantic Council
Could Bulgaria replace Hungary as Putin’s proxy inside the EU?
Apr 17, 2026
Top entitiesMost-mentioned actors in Bulgaria-tagged articles · last 30 days
Forward calendar · relatedUpcoming scheduled events · co-mentioned countries · conflicts · recent reports
+Methodology · how this profile is built
This profile draws from four data tiers. Baseline facts (geography, languages, religion) are from the CIA World Factbook snapshot of January 2026 — the final snapshot before the website was retired. Economic indicators refresh daily from the World Bank. Events, conflicts, dispatches, and entity mentions flow continuously from our continuous intelligence graph — sources come online as we add them. Intelligence briefs are generated daily under ICD 203 analytic-tradecraft standards.
Coverage of Bulgaria will sharpen as we add local-language sources. Every field above carries a provenance chip so you can judge freshness for yourself.