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Defense and Deterrence on NATO’s Eastern Flank

New Atlanticist
Mar 14, 2025

Why Poland’s president wants US nuclear weapons

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President Andrzej Duda said this week that US nuclear weapons should be deployed in his country. To understand why, look at not just Poland’s security but also its politics.

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Defense and Deterrence on NATO’s Eastern Flank

New Atlanticist
Jan 6, 2025

What to expect from Poland’s EU presidency and its focus on ‘Security, Europe!’

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Aaron Korewa

Poland sought a leadership role in Europe, and now it has one as it takes up the six-month presidency of the Council of the European Union.

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Defense and Deterrence on NATO’s Eastern Flank

New Atlanticist
Mar 6, 2024

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

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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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Event Recap

Feb 1, 2016

Defense and Deterrence on NATO’s Eastern Flank

By Brent Scowcroft Center

On February 1, the Atlantic Council hosted a private strategy session with the Undersecretary of State from the Polish Ministry of National Defense, Tomasz Szatkowski.

Poland

In the News

Jan 20, 2016

Vajdich In The Hill: EU Must Halt Spread of Illiberal Democracy

By Daniel Vajdich

Read the full article here.

European Union International Organizations
Gen. Frank Gorenc, Commander of US Air Force in Europe and Africa, Sept. 15, 2014

NATOSource

Jan 19, 2016

US Air Force General Says Russia Missile Defense ‘Very Serious’

By Rick Gladstone, New York Times

The commander of United States Air Force operations in Europe and Africa expressed “very serious” concern Monday over what he described as big buildups of complex Russian missile defenses

NATO Poland

New Atlanticist

Jan 14, 2016

Poland’s Right Turn Worries Brussels

By Ashish Kumar Sen

But European Commission seen unlikely to punish Warsaw Poland has been widely hailed as the poster child of democracy in Eastern Europe in the decades since the collapse of communism. Is that about to change under the ruling Law and Justice Party? After sweeping to power in October, the Law and Justice Party (PiS), led […]

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UkraineAlert

Jan 13, 2016

The Complex History of the Ukrainian Nation: A Review of “The Gates of Europe”

By Alexei Sobchenko

During a time of war, history becomes a weapon used to justify claims and raise soldiers’ spirits. In this case, successful histories are simple, unequivocal, and confirmed by the experiences of past centuries. The current Kremlin version of history of the relationship between Russia and Ukraine fully meets these criteria. According to Moscow, there was […]

Poland Russia
Secretary of State John Kerry, Dec. 2, 2015

NATOSource

Jan 11, 2016

10 Most Popular NATO Stories of 2015

By Jorge Benitez, Director of NATOSource

Last year, Russia intervened militarily in the Middle East and increased military provocations in the Baltic Sea Region.

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Polish Foreign Minister Witold Waszczykowski, Nov. 16, 2015

NATOSource

Jan 4, 2016

Warsaw May Reach EU Compromise with UK, If It Leads to NATO Force in Poland

By Wiktor Szary and Justyna Pawlak, Reuters

Poland could be open to compromise over British demands to limit the rights of European Union migrants if London helps it bolster the NATO presence in central Europe, Foreign Minister Witold Waszczykowski told Reuters.

NATO Poland
Polish Defense Minister Antoni Macierewicz , Nov. 21, 2015

NATOSource

Dec 18, 2015

Poland Raids NATO Center in Warsaw

By Financial Times, Bloomberg News, and Defense News

From Henry Foy, Financial Times: Poland has replaced the head of a NATO-affiliated facility in Warsaw during a midnight raid by defence ministry officials and military police on its office, in the latest move by the country’s new government to take control of state agencies.

Central Europe Intelligence
Gen. Ben Hodges, Commander of US Army Europe, Dec. 9, 2015

NATOSource

Dec 10, 2015

Russia Could Block Access to Baltic Sea, US General Says

By Defense One, Defense News, and Army News Service

From Marcus Weisgerber, Defense One:  Russia has moved ballistic missiles to and conducted nuclear strike drills from its Kaliningrad exclave, prompting Pentagon fears that Moscow could block access to the Baltic Sea.

Central Europe Hungary
Leaders of nine NATO states meeting in Bucharest, Nov. 4, 2015

NATOSource

Nov 4, 2015

Nine Heads of State Call on Alliance to ‘Strengthen the Eastern Flank of NATO’

By Calea Europeana

“We, the Presidents of the Republic of Bulgaria, the Republic of Estonia, Hungary, the Republic of Latvia, the Republic of Lithuania, the Republic of Poland, Romania and the Slovak Republic and the President of the Chamber of Deputies of the Parliament of the Czech Republic.

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Marek Magierowski

Nonresident Senior Fellow

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Economy & Business Europe & Eurasia

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Joanna Siekiera

Nonresident Fellow

Indo-Pacific Security Initiative Scowcroft Center for Strategy and Security

Rule of Law Polish

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Danuta Hübner

Distinguished Fellow

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Democratic Transitions Economy & Business

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Ian Brzezinski

Senior Fellow

Europe Center Scowcroft Center for Strategy and Security

Central Europe Defense Policy

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Denise Forsthuber

Deputy Director, Strategic Engagement and Operations

Europe Center Transform Europe Initiative

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Daniel Fried

Weiser Family Distinguished Fellow

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