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Foreign Minister: Poland Wants to be ‘Protected Right Now’

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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Polish Foreign Minister Witold Waszczykowski, March 2, 2016

NATOSource

Mar 17, 2016

Foreign Minister: Poland Wants to be ‘Protected Right Now’

By Judy Dempsey, Strategic Europe

Excerpts from interview of Polish Foreign Minister Witold Waszczykowski by Judy Dempsey, Senior Associate at Carnegie Europe and editor in chief of “Strategic Europe.”

NATO Poland

Bremain vs Brexit

Mar 17, 2016

TTIP&TRADEinAction – March 17, 2016

By Global Business & Economics Program

Photo Credit: @MalmstromEU EC Trade Commissioner Cecilia Malmström and US Trade Representative Michael Froman held a meeting in Washington, DC this last week with lead negotiators Dan Mullaney and Ignacio Garcia Bercero, Michael Punk, Ambassador David O’Sullivan and others to gauge the current status of negotiations and the way ahead.

Central Europe Eastern Europe

Bremain vs Brexit

Mar 17, 2016

TTIP&TRADEinAction – March 17, 2016

By Global Business & Economics Program

Central Europe Cybersecurity

Trade in Action

Mar 17, 2016

TTIP&TRADEinAction – March 9, 2016

By Global Business & Economics Program

This week Cecilia Malmström is visiting Washington, DC to “talk TTIP” with key US policymakers as well as engage with the US public. On Friday, 9 March, she will meet with US Trade Representative Michael Froman to discuss the current status of negotiations. Picture Source: European Delegation to the United States.

Central Europe Eastern Europe

In the News

Mar 11, 2016

Brzezinski Interviewed by New Eastern Europe on NATO, Poland, and Greece

By Ian Brzensinski

Read the full interview here.

Greece NATO

In the News

Mar 10, 2016

Polyakova in Foreign Policy: A Country in the EU Just Put Fascists in Its Parliament

By Alina Polyakova

Read the full article here.

Central Europe European Union

In the News

Mar 9, 2016

Burwell in Rzeczpospolita: Poland’s Strength Lies in the European Union’s Strength

By Frances G. Burwell

Read the full article here.

European Union International Organizations

In the News

Feb 29, 2016

Karatnycky in The Atlantic: Poland’s Long Fall From Grace

By Adrian Karatnycky

Read the full article here.

Poland

Estonian troops participating in Steadfast Jazz exercise, Nov. 3, 2013

NATOSource

Feb 17, 2016

Expert on NATO Calls for Permanent Alliance Military Presence in Baltics As Hedge Against Russia Military Action

By John Grady, USNI News

A leading analyst on NATO policy called for the alliance to place a permanent military presence in Baltic member states as a hedge against a more active Russian military.

NATO Northern Europe

The geo-strategic area around Suwalki, Poland has a rich and complex history

NATOSource

Feb 9, 2016

NATO’s Vulnerable Link in Europe: Poland’s Suwalki Gap

By Agnia Grigas

The Pentagon’s decision to quadruple its 2017 budget for European defence due to the perceived threat of Russian aggression and the recent RAND report noting the difficulties NATO would have defending the Baltic States, are once again bringing to the forefront the risks on Europe’s frontier states.

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