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How to make a lasting regime change: A guide for aspiring (democratic) reformers

New Atlanticist Jul 5, 2024

Dispatch from Warsaw: Poland’s military and economic rise is coming just in time, as the West wobbles

By Daniel Fried

Its rise at home and its strategic clarity about Russia have placed Poland in the first rank of European powers for the first time in centuries.
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How to make a lasting regime change: A guide for aspiring (democratic) reformers

EnergySource Apr 3, 2024

Central and Eastern Europe needs to rethink its approach to energy security

By Pawel Czyzak and Nolan Theisen

The upcoming Three Seas Initiative Summit is an opportune time for Central and Eastern European leaders to pivot toward clean, affordable, and local renewables to build energy security.
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How to make a lasting regime change: A guide for aspiring (democratic) reformers

New Atlanticist Mar 6, 2024

NATO enlargement at twenty-five: How we got there and what it achieved

By Jerzy Koźmiński and Daniel Fried

Two and a half decades after Poland, Hungary, and the Czech Republic joined NATO, their membership continues to protect them from Russian aggression.
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New Atlanticist

Sep 20, 2019

How to make a lasting regime change: A guide for aspiring (democratic) reformers

By Jakub Wiśniewski

Why did the Central Europeans succeed when so many efforts at regime change from within failed – ending in tears, bitter disappointment or bloodshed?

Central Europe Democratic Transitions

New Atlanticist

Aug 13, 2019

To deal with bad ideas, develop better solutions

By Daniel Fried

Putin’s Russia has a track record of using gas exports as political pressure, for example, against Ukraine in the years leading up to Putin’s attack on that country in 2014 and has threatened to do the same to Central European countries, including those in the European Union.

Central Europe Energy Markets & Governance

New Atlanticist

Aug 12, 2019

House amendment could scuttle US attempts to decrease reliance on Russian gas

By Agnia Grigas

Today, the European Union relies on Russia for between 30 to 40 percent of its gas imports, while Germany’s dependency rate on Russian gas is growing rapidly, putting US military installations in Germany dependent on continued energy supply from Russia.

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Jul 18, 2019

Slovak Foreign Minister Miroslav Lajčák Speaks at United States and Central Europe Conference

By Atlantic Council

CLOSING ADDRESS BY THE MINISTER OF FOREIGN AND EUROPEAN AFFAIRS OF THE SLOVAK REPUBLIC   H.E. MIROSLAV LAJČÁK   at the flagship conference of the Atlantic Council and GLOBSEC on   THE UNITED STATES AND CENTRAL EUROPE:   CELEBRATING EUROPE WHOLE AND FREE, BUILDING THE NEXT CENTURY TOGETHER   17 July 2019  Washington, DC

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New Atlanticist

Jul 18, 2019

Central Europe ready to lead on strengthening the transatlantic bond

By David A. Wemer

Ministers from the Visegrád countries—the Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland, and Slovakia—celebrated the deep relationship their countries have with the United States and stressed the importance of a strong transatlantic bond.

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New Atlanticist

Jul 17, 2019

The United States is back in Central Europe, state department official says

By David A. Wemer

The United States has re-engaged with its allies in Central Europe at a time when their help is critical in confronting a revisionist Russia and a resurgent China

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New Atlanticist

Jul 17, 2019

The United States and Central Europe: what’s gone right, what’s gone wrong, and what’s next

By Daniel Fried

As the United States learned the hard way, Central Europe matters because Europe matters

Central Europe Hungary

New Atlanticist

Jul 1, 2019

Protests in Prague: beyond the numbers

By Martin Michelot

The protests were a moment of civil awakening for the Czech people rather than a simple message of political opposition.

Central Europe Democratic Transitions

UkraineAlert

Jun 25, 2019

How the US got rich, and Ukraine can too

By Diane Francis

The United States invented many things, but anti-trust laws and competition policy was arguably the most profound. These laws establish fair rules for the marketplace, and are why the country became the richest and most powerful on the planet. Without these, the United States would look like Russia or Ukraine: An impoverished populace and a […]

Central Europe Financial Regulation

New Atlanticist

Jun 11, 2019

Trump expected to announce US troop increase in Poland

By Ashish Kumar Sen

Despite the increase in troop numbers, Poland unlikely to get 'Fort Trump,' says the Atlantic Council's Alexander Vershbow.

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