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What Biden should say in Poland: No Russia reset while Putin is in power

Report Nov 10, 2025

Czechia’s policy on China: Swinging between engagement and de-risking

By Zoltán Fehér

Although Czechia emerged as one of the EU’s early hawks and whistleblowers on China, its overall stance has shifted markedly over the past two decades—oscillating between engagement and balancing, with the fluctuations largely driven by domestic political divisions and sustained Chinese influence efforts.
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What Biden should say in Poland: No Russia reset while Putin is in power

New Atlanticist Nov 4, 2025

Trump has an opportunity to unblock Ukraine’s EU accession in his meeting with Orbán

By James Batchik

Getting Hungary to drop its opposition to Ukraine’s European Union accession would be a strategic coup for Ukraine, Europe, and Washington.
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What Biden should say in Poland: No Russia reset while Putin is in power

Issue Brief Mar 14, 2025

The Three Seas Initiative stands at an inflection point

By Emma Nix, Ian Brzezinski

The Three Seas Initiative is preparing for a critical summit in Warsaw in 2025. What opportunities exist to ensure the Initiative can accomplish its goal of ensuring a Europe whole, free, secure, and at peace?
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New Atlanticist

Feb 17, 2023

What Biden should say in Poland: No Russia reset while Putin is in power

By Daniel Fried

President Joe Biden is going to Warsaw to mark one year of war. Other than Ukraine itself, there is no better place than Poland for Biden to show what is at stake.

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Poland

In the News

Feb 7, 2023

Evans-Pritchard Jayanti in Time: Climate change saved Europe from Putin this winter

By Atlantic Council

Central Europe
Climate Change & Climate Action

UkraineAlert

Jan 28, 2023

Poland is leading Europe’s response to the Russian invasion of Ukraine

By Diane Francis

Poland was the unsung hero of the recent landmark decision by Berlin and Washington to provide Ukraine with tanks as Polish leadership continues to shape the European response to Russia's genocidal invasion.

Conflict
Economic Sanctions

In the News

Jan 24, 2023

Auerswald for Foreign Policy Analysis: Explaining Variations in Legislative Oversight over the Armed Forces

On January 4, Transatlantic Security Initiative nonresident senior fellow David Auerswald published a report in Foreign Policy Analysis that analyzes the role of legislative oversight of civil-military relations in 15 nations around the world.

Europe & Eurasia
Poland

UkraineAlert

Jan 24, 2023

Leopard tank saga: Germany remains haunted by history

By Bohdan Vitvitsky

Germany's reluctance to send Leopard 2 tanks to Ukraine reflects the ongoing influence of war guilt for the crimes of the Nazi era while also highlighting a failure to differentiate between modern Russia and the Soviet Union.

Conflict
Defense Industry

In the News

Jan 2, 2023

Brzezinski in TVN24 discussing the importance of defense investment in Poland and Germany

By Ian Brzezinski

On January 2, Transatlantic Security Initiative Fellow Ian Brzezinski was quoted in TVN24 discussing the importance of investing in defense and modernization efforts for Poland and Germany (text in Polish).

Europe & Eurasia
Germany

UkraineAlert

Dec 26, 2022

Eight reasons for Ukrainian optimism in 2023

By Brian Mefford

Ukrainians have experienced an incredibly traumatic year but the country enters 2023 with reason for cautious optimism that Vladimir Putin's criminal invasion can be decisively defeated, writes Brian Mefford.

European Union
NATO

New Atlanticist

Dec 23, 2022

Slovakia risks becoming another Hungary-style EU spoiler. How should the West respond?

By Petr Tůma

The transatlantic community should motivate the opponents of nationalist Robert Fico to get together to prevent a Slovak shift toward Hungary and Russia.

Central Europe
Corruption

Atlantic Debrief

Dec 17, 2022

#AtlanticDebrief – What did the European Council summit reveal? | A Debrief from Dave Keating

Europe Center Nonresident Senior Fellow Damir Marusic sits down with Dave Keating, Brussels Correspondent for France24 and Europe Center Nonresident Senior Fellow, to discuss all the developments coming out of the latest #EUCO meeting.

Economy & Business
Energy & Environment

UkraineAlert

Dec 8, 2022

Shakhtar’s young Ukrainians roar as foreign soccer stars flee Putin’s war

By David Kirichenko

Ukrainian soccer giant Shakhtar Donetsk suffered an exodus of foreign stars following Russia's full-scale invasion but the club managed to mount an impressive Champions League campaign by relying on young Ukrainian talent.

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Vice President of the Chamber, Italy Chamber of Deputies

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Programme Officer, International Energy Agency (IEA)

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Co-founder & Social Impact Strategist, Tech To The Rescue Foundation

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Global Engagement Manager, HCLTech

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Co-President, Volt Portugal

Millennium Leadership Program

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