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Castello-Catchot Quoted by EFE on Obama’s Trip to Spain, Poland After Brexit

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.

NATO
Poland

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.

Central Asia
Central Europe

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.

Central Europe
Hungary

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Bremain vs Brexit

Jul 4, 2016

Castello-Catchot Quoted by EFE on Obama’s Trip to Spain, Poland After Brexit

By Carles Castell-Catchot

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Poland Southern & Southeastern Europe

NATO exercise Capable Logistician in Slovakia, June 17, 2013

NATOSource

Jul 1, 2016

NATO Summit Special Series: Slovakia

By Marian Majer

In the case of Slovakia, the nearly two years that have passed since the last NATO summit in Wales, have been marked by a discrepancy between the official statements by government officials and the practical steps required to fulfill Bratislava’s political and military commitments to the Alliance.

Central Europe NATO

Polish soldier in NATO's Noble Jump exercise, June 18, 2015

NATOSource

Jun 28, 2016

NATO Summit Special Series: Poland

By Ian Brzezinski

NATO’s meeting of heads of state on July 8th in Warsaw will be the Alliance’s most important summit since the fall of the Berlin Wall.

NATO Poland

In the News

Jun 17, 2016

Farkas Joins NPR to Discuss NATO Activity in Poland

By Evelyn Farkas

Listen to the full discussion here.

NATO Poland

Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) interceptor test, Sept. 10, 2013

NATOSource

Jun 13, 2016

Poland and Baltic States Explore Anti-Aircraft Shield

By Financial Times and Reuters

From Sam Jones, Financial Times: The Baltic states and Poland are in discussions with defence contractors to create a regional anti-aircraft missile shield to protect against Russian aircraft

Missile Defense NATO

New Atlanticist

Jun 9, 2016

Keep Door Open to Russia: Breedlove

By Ashish Kumar Sen

Former NATO Supreme Allied Commander for Europe advocates establishing a line of communications with Moscow It is important not to close the door to Russia, which is led by a man whose number one goal is to create rifts within NATO and the European Union, former NATO Supreme Allied Commander for Europe, Gen. Philip M. […]

NATO Poland

In the News

Jun 3, 2016

Morningstar Interviewed by HotNews on Romania’s Role in the Energy Sector

By Richard Morningstar

Read the full interview here.

Central Europe

New Atlanticist

Jun 2, 2016

Polish Foreign Minister Seeks ‘Substantial’ NATO Buildup on Europe’s Eastern Flank

By Ashish Kumar Sen

NATO should undertake a “substantial” military buildup in Poland and the Baltic States to address the challenge posed by an “aggressive” and “revisionist” Russia, Poland’s Foreign Minister, Witold Waszczykowski, said on June 2. “NATO’s keyword should be deterrence…not as an offensive measure, but rather as the most effective and, in fact, only instrument of peacebuilding,” […]

Eastern Europe NATO

In the News

Jun 2, 2016

Wroclaw Global Forum Mentioned by Handelsblatt on European Security

By Atlantic Council

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Poland

NATO Missile Defense complex in Romania, Sept. 5, 2013

NATOSource

May 20, 2016

US, France Differ Over Readiness of NATO Missile-Defense Shield

By Julian E. Barnes and Robert Wall, Wall Street Journal

French officials said they are withholding their approval for the North Atlantic Treaty Organization to take control of the U.S.-built European missile-defense system

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