“Soft-cuddly power: China’s new face of panda diplomacy” – Dr Bruno Surdel, senior analyst at CIR, on TVP World’s show How We Got Here.
Dr Małgorzata Bonikowska, CIR’s President for TVP World: “No one in the NATO wants war with Russia, but in the same time we are determined not only to help Ukrainians, but let them to win this war”.
Turkey’s closer ties with the BRICS and the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation is part of Ankara’s tactical game with the West.” – Dr Bruno Surdel, CIR – CSM’s senior analyst for TVP World
“The best fruits for Europe in Asia lie outside China” -another episode of the current affairs program WARSAW DEBATE, which was created in cooperation between the Centre for International Relations and TVP World. This time we talked about Asia!
Dr Małgorzata Bonikowska, CIR’s President for TVP World: “The visit of Antony Blinken to Poland underscores that Poland is truly one of the key countries in the new security architecture of Europe”.
“It seems to me that this is the beginning of the end of this initiative, and that Intel won’t return to this investment in two years.” – Dr. Małgorzata Bonikowska, President of the Centre for International Relations, in an interview with TOK fm on the future of Intel’s frozen investment in Poland.
Dr Bonikowska, President of CIR for Polsat News: “Good preparation for a conflict with Russia requires the West to “mentally switch”. [21.04.24]
General elections in India – Akshaya Venkateswaran
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“Soft-cuddly power: China’s new face of panda diplomacy” – Dr Bruno Surdel, senior analyst at CIR, on TVP World’s show How We Got Here.
“Pandas are not merely ‘cute’ animals; they embody a profound sense of majesty, while the country that sends them abroad is one of immense power.…
Anura Dissanayake’s Presidency in Sri Lanka: Navigating Geopolitical Crossroads
“The election of Anura Kumara Dissanayake as the Presi-dent of Sri Lanka on 21 September, 2024, has sparked questions about the country’s future foreign policy.…
Dr Małgorzata Bonikowska, CIR’s President for TVP World: “No one in the NATO wants war with Russia, but in the same time we are determined not only to help Ukrainians, but let them to win this war”.
Dr Małgorzata Bonikowska, CIR’s President explained for TVP World: “The official line of NATO is that the Alliance is not directly engaged in the Ukraine…
Turkey’s closer ties with the BRICS and the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation is part of Ankara’s tactical game with the West.” – Dr Bruno Surdel, CIR – CSM’s senior analyst for TVP World
Dr Bruno Surdel, senior analyst with CIR- CSM, during an interview with TVP World as part of the “How We Got Here” series, expressed the…
Deng and Xi: Two faces of Chinese authoritarianism
“On August 22, Chinese media extensively covered Xi Jinping’s speech at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, marking the 120th anniversary of Deng…
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“Soft-cuddly power: China’s new face of panda diplomacy” – Dr Bruno Surdel, senior analyst at CIR, on TVP World’s show How We Got Here.
“Pandas are not merely ‘cute’ animals; they embody a profound sense of majesty, while the country that sends them abroad is one of immense power.…
Dr Małgorzata Bonikowska, CIR’s President for TVP World: “No one in the NATO wants war with Russia, but in the same time we are determined not only to help Ukrainians, but let them to win this war”.
Dr Małgorzata Bonikowska, CIR’s President explained for TVP World: “The official line of NATO is that the Alliance is not directly engaged in the Ukraine…
Turkey’s closer ties with the BRICS and the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation is part of Ankara’s tactical game with the West.” – Dr Bruno Surdel, CIR – CSM’s senior analyst for TVP World
Dr Bruno Surdel, senior analyst with CIR- CSM, during an interview with TVP World as part of the “How We Got Here” series, expressed the…
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The Centre for International Relations Foundation (CIR) was registered in 1996. It is an independent, non-governmental think tank which deals with international policy issues, as well as Polish foreign and European policy.
CIR has become an influential forum for foreign policy analysis and debate, involving leading politicians, diplomats, civil servants, local government officials, businessmen, journalists, students and representatives of other NGOs.
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Diplomatic Coffee: Cuba
Centre for International Relations invites you to another conversation in Diplomatic Coffee series, organized by the CIR-CSM jointly with the National Geographic Traveler Polska, THINKTANK…
Diplomatic Coffee: Nigeria
Centre for International Relations invites you to another conversation in Diplomatic Coffee series, organized by the CIR-CSM jointly with the National Geographic Traveler Polska, THINKTANK…
Diplomatic Coffee: Pakistan
Centre for International Relations invites you to another conversation in Diplomatic Coffee series, organized by the CIR-CSM jointly with the National Geographic Traveler Polska, THINKTANK…
Diplomatic Coffee: Afghanistan
Centre for International Relations invites you to another conversation in Diplomatic Coffee series, organized by the CIR-CSM jointly with the National Geographic Traveler Polska, THINKTANK…
Diplomatic Coffee: China
Centre for International Relations invites you to another conversation in Diplomatic Coffee series, organized by the CIR-CSM jointly with the National Geographic Traveler Polska, THINKTANK…
Diplomatic Coffee: Singapore
Centre for International Relations invites you to another conversation in the Coffee with the Ambassador series, organized by the CIR-CSM jointly with the National Geographic…
Europe-Asia Review
Global Sino-American rivalry in the context
of the war in Ukraine
The Russia-Ukraine war fits into the broader context of the new rivalry between the superpowers in the multipolar world that has been developing…
The G20 summit in the shadow of the Ukraine-Russia war
The G-20 nations produce over 80 percent of the global gross product, are responsible for 75 percent of trade and their meetings are…
War in Ukraine and China’s expansion – challenges for Southeast Asia
The meetings of the Association of Southeast Asian Countries (ASEAN) in Cambodia, Bali and Bangkok (to be held on November 8-13, 2022) are…
The war in Ukraine from the Japanese perspective
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has opened a new chapter in the history of the post-Cold War world. It has shaken the political and…