Dr. Bruno Surdel: West Africa is Entangled in Its Postcolonial Legacy, China is becoming the dominant player.
Military Supplies and Equipment will not be Transfered to Ukraine – Małgorzata Bonikowska, president of CIR, for TVP World
Another episode of Warsaw Debate! Will the war in Ukraine end in 2025?
“Europe has to act as one. Single countries are not gonna make it.”- dr Małgorzata Bonikowska, president of CIR, for TVP World
Another episode of Warsaw Debate! Will Trump make America great again?
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
Our publications
Dr. Bruno Surdel: West Africa is Entangled in Its Postcolonial Legacy, China is becoming the dominant player.
Dr. Bruno Surdel, CIR’s fellow, stated in an interview with Radio Wnet that China is becoming the dominant player in West African countries, and the…
Military Supplies and Equipment will not be Transfered to Ukraine – Małgorzata Bonikowska, president of CIR, for TVP World
“It’s a very difficult situation we are in, unexpected. Europe was preparing for second term of Trump, but we did not expect this at all.…
Dr Małgorzata Bonikowska, CIR’s President at Raisina Dialogue 2025
Ideas Pod, 19 MarchSession: Why Can’t Europe Agree on China? Across the European continent, divergent positions on China have created a patchwork of policies and…
Another episode of Warsaw Debate! Is NATO dead?
This time the Warsaw Debate has taken the thesis: “NATO is dead” and the guests of hosts Dr Małgorzata Bonikowska, CIR’s President, and Grzegorz Nawrocki have tried…
Another episode of Warsaw Debate! Will the war in Ukraine end in 2025?
This time the Warsaw Debate has taken the thesis: “The war in Ukraine will end in 2025” and the guests of hosts Dr Małgorzata Bonikowska, CIR’s…
In the media
Dr. Bruno Surdel: West Africa is Entangled in Its Postcolonial Legacy, China is becoming the dominant player.
Dr. Bruno Surdel, CIR’s fellow, stated in an interview with Radio Wnet that China is becoming the dominant player in West African countries, and the…
Military Supplies and Equipment will not be Transfered to Ukraine – Małgorzata Bonikowska, president of CIR, for TVP World
“It’s a very difficult situation we are in, unexpected. Europe was preparing for second term of Trump, but we did not expect this at all.…
Another episode of Warsaw Debate! Is NATO dead?
This time the Warsaw Debate has taken the thesis: “NATO is dead” and the guests of hosts Dr Małgorzata Bonikowska, CIR’s President, and Grzegorz Nawrocki have tried…
About Us
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.
Our view
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…