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MEADS Missile Defense Destroyed Two Targets at Once – Lockheed

New Atlanticist
Aug 5, 2025

Poland’s new president could become a major European ally for Trump

By
Marek Magierowski

Conservative Karol Nawrocki, who takes over as Poland’s president on August 6, may help convince the US president of the danger posed by Russia.

Elections
Poland

MEADS Missile Defense Destroyed Two Targets at Once – Lockheed

New Atlanticist
Jun 2, 2025

Experts react: Conservative Karol Nawrocki is Poland’s next president. What does it mean for Poland, Europe, and the world?

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Atlantic Council experts

On June 1, the historian and former boxer triumphed in Poland’s presidential election. Atlantic Council experts share their insights on the contest, the winner, and what’s next.

Elections
Poland

MEADS Missile Defense Destroyed Two Targets at Once – Lockheed

New Atlanticist
Mar 14, 2025

Why Poland’s president wants US nuclear weapons

By
Marek Magierowski

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.

Central Europe
Nuclear Deterrence

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At this year’s Warsaw Week—the Europe Center’s annual flagship conference—experts and officials gather in Poland to highlight the importance of relations between the United States and Europe.

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A conversation with Minister of Foreign Affairs of Poland Radosław Sikorski

Minister Sikorski joins the Atlantic Council to discuss the new Polish government’s priorities and vision for Polish foreign policy and transatlantic relations.

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Medium Extended Air Defense System (MEADS)

NATOSource

Nov 7, 2013

MEADS Missile Defense Destroyed Two Targets at Once – Lockheed

By Andrea Shalal-Esa, Reuters

The MEADS missile defense system developed by the United States, Italy and Germany intercepted and destroyed two targets simultaneously in a final test on Wednesday before Washington pulls out of the program, Lockheed Martin Corp said.

Germany Italy
Secretary of State John Kerry and Polish Foreign Minister Radoslaw Sikorski

NATOSource

Nov 5, 2013

Kerry Praises Poland’s Role in NATO

By John Kerry, Department of State

[A]s a NATO member now for almost 15 years and as an EU member for nearly 10 years, Poland’s influence in both organizations has grown significantly over that time.

Missile Defense Poland
NATO Exercise Steadfast Jazz

NATOSource

Nov 4, 2013

NATO Opens Major War Game; Russia Irked

By AP and NATO

From John-Thor Dahlburg, AP:  NATO this week is holding its biggest war game in years, and the Russians aren’t happy it’s happening so near their borders.

NATO Poland
Russian TOS-1 30-barrel multiple rocket launchers

NATOSource

Nov 1, 2013

Poland, NATO, and the Return of History

By John R. Schindler, National Interest

The reemergence of Russia as a traditional military power is now clear to all who wish to see.

European Union International Organizations
President Vladimir Putin with Deputy PM Dmitry Rogozin and Director General Vladimir Popovkin

NATOSource

Oct 31, 2013

Putin Dissolves Task Force for Missile Defense Cooperation with NATO

By Global Security Newswire

Russian President Vladimir Putin has nullified a 2011 order that created an interagency working group inside the Kremlin that focused on fostering missile defense collaboration with NATO, the Voice of Russia reported on Thursday.

Missile Defense NATO

Event Recap

Mar 27, 2013

Roundtable Discussion with US Ambassador to Poland Stephen Mull

By Jason Harmala

On Wednesday, March 27, the Atlantic Council’s Transatlantic Relations Program hosted Ambassador Stephen Mull, US Ambassador to Poland, for an off-the-record discussion of the increasing importance of Poland in the transatlantic partnership.

Poland

New Atlanticist

Mar 18, 2013

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 […]

Missile Defense Poland

New Atlanticist

Nov 9, 2012

US Aviation Detachment Establishes Permanent Presence in Poland

By Ian Brzezinski

On Friday, the United States will inaugurate its first permanent military presence in Poland by deploying an air force aviation detachment (AV-DET) at the Polish 32nd Tactical Airbase in Lask.  The detachment will further institutionalize US-Poland military-to-military engagement and is a needed and useful boost to the bilateral security relationship.  The detachment consists of some […]

Poland

Event Recap

Mar 8, 2012

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.

Poland United States and Canada

New Atlanticist

Sep 27, 2011

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 […]

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Marek Magierowski

Nonresident Senior Fellow

Europe Center

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

Fellow

Danuta Hübner

Distinguished Fellow

Europe Center

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

Central Europe Eastern Europe

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Daniel Fried

Weiser Family Distinguished Fellow

Economic Statecraft Initiative Eurasia Center

Eastern Europe Democratic Transitions
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