Dr Bonikowska, President of CIR for Polsat News: “Good preparation for a conflict with Russia requires the West to “mentally switch”. [21.04.24]
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Dr Małgorzata Bonikowska, CIR’s President for TVP World about COP29 in Azerbaijan
Dr Małgorzata Bonikowska, in an interview with TVP World, remarked: “During COP29, several challenges emerged. The foremost issue was the choice of venue. Not all…
Dr Małgorzata Bonikowska, CIR’s President for TVP World: “Ukraine may become a buffer zone between Russia and the West”
Dr Małgorzata Bonikowska in an interview with TVP World said: “President Trump made a promise to end the war in Ukraine. He will likely focus…
“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…
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Dr Małgorzata Bonikowska, CIR’s President for TVP World about COP29 in Azerbaijan
Dr Małgorzata Bonikowska, in an interview with TVP World, remarked: “During COP29, several challenges emerged. The foremost issue was the choice of venue. Not all…
Dr Małgorzata Bonikowska, CIR’s President for TVP World: “Ukraine may become a buffer zone between Russia and the West”
Dr Małgorzata Bonikowska in an interview with TVP World said: “President Trump made a promise to end the war in Ukraine. He will likely focus…
“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.…
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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…