Poland

The Saga of US-Poland Missile Defense Cooperation

By Ian Brzezinski

Missile defense cooperation stands among the most prominent dimensions of the strategic relationship between the United States and Poland.  Both Washington and Warsaw have been strong advocates of missile defense within NATO.  Poland has enthusiastically accepted US requests to base missile interceptors on its territory, and recently made the acquisition of air and missile defense capability its […]

Roundtable with US Ambassador to Poland Lee Feinstein

By Jason Harmala

On March 8, 2012 the Atlantic Council’s Transatlantic Relations Program hosted the US Ambassador to Poland, Lee Feinstein, for an off-the-record roundtable. Ambassador Feinstein addressed Poland’s evolving role in the transatlantic relationship, particularly in the build up to the Chicago NATO Summit.

Redrawing Europe’s Energy Map: Poland’s Offer

The Russian state-owned energy giant Gazprom enjoys unwavering control of gas exports to Europe with little current viable competition. The European Union, overall, receives 25 percent of its natural gas supply via pipelines from Russia, with some (mostly Eastern European) consumers almost completely dependent on the large supplier. These consumers have been actively in pursuit […]

Poland’s Path to NATO

By Adam Michnik

Adam Michnik looks at the revolutions that brought about the fall of communism.

Obama’s Missile Defense Decision: The View From Europe

By James Joyner

President Obama’s decision to abandon the missile defense systems in Poland and Czech Republic agreed to by his predecessor has created a firestorm of controversy, with quite different reactions in Russia, Eastern Europe, Western Europe, and domestically.