International Journal on Information Technologies & Security, № 2 (vol. 15), 2023 109 ON THE NECESSITY OF SHAPING BULGARIAN NATIONAL INTERESTS IN TERMS OF GLOBAL UNCERTAINTY Nikolay Tsonkov * (1) University of National and World Economy, Sofia Bulgaria * Corresponding Author, e-mail: kolio_tzonkov@abv.bg Abstract: The global security system is undergoing a profound transformation. In this process, the international community is seeking the shape of a new security architecture and international order. At the same time, the Bulgarian state is characterised by a lack of clearly articulated strategic interests. This circumstance is reflected in the weak role of the Bulgarian state in regional and international affairs. In this regard, it is necessary to formulate Bulgaria's main foreign policy interests that will position the country in the new global system. Key words: national interests, global and regional security, Bulgaria, international relations, economic security, international community. 1. INTRODUCTION Last decades we see a process of a global transformation of the international order from bipolar to unipolar, with a clear dominance of the US - as a global hegemon and of NATO, as a political and military organization for Euro-Atlantic collective security and defense. The easing of tensions globally and the confrontation between West and East was of a temporary nature. This has been particularly noticeable since 2008 – after the global financial and economic crisis. A time when the world started talking about polycentrism. The United States was in the process of losing its role as the sole economic and political world leader. Russia and the alternative economic and demographic potential of China, India, Brazil, South Africa, Iran, and Turkey entered the world arena. Only the European Union does not have a commonly accepted policy for action and for building European strategic autonomy, guaranteeing Europe's ability to defend its members without over-reliance on the US and NATO. In this environment, the demands on the foreign and security policy pursued by the Bulgarian state will become ever greater. Logically, the main question arises -