“For Poland, the future of Ukraine was and is of paramount importance. For the United States and Western European countries, it is decidedly secondary” – said Eugeniusz Smolar, Senior Fellow and Member of the Board at the Centre For International Relations [24.03.2022]

The American and Western European elites have ignored Putin’s warnings since 2007, reassuring themselves that they were acting for domestic political purposes and that Putin should not be annoyed or provoked. And they ignored the warnings of Poland and other Central European countries. Even after Russia’s annexation of Crimea and...

Warsaw was overjoyed, which was understandable in a way. But it was also a bit deceptive or even dangerous because Trump’s benevolence was a rather unreliable thing, simply because it was just benevolence, as opposed to a strategy. Biden, on the other hand, has a strategy. Many Germans found Poland’s...

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Kalinga Institute of Indo-Pacific Studies (KIIPS) invites all to a panel discussion on ‘Ukraine under Spotlight: War and Consequences’ on Thursday, 24th March at 5 PM IST. You can find more here

The aggression against Ukraine stems from Putin’s speech as a re-founder czar. For at least fifteen years Putin has been theorizing the reconstruction of a great Slavic power dominated by Russia and based on order, hierarchy, illiberal ideology and contempt for the corrupt West. His rhetoric feeds on very different...

European peace and security we took for granted has been demolished. We are witnessing a war in the heart of Europe, and Ukraine is being murdered before our very eyes. We can see, however, that, contrary to Kremlin’s expectations, the West is united. The European Union and its Allies have...

The invasion of Ukraine, a sovereign and independent country, by Russia has shaken the international community. It is unlike the NATO and American forces moving into Iraq, Syria or Afghanistan, where dictators and fundamentalists were torturing their own people  – writes Dr. D.K. Giri in comment “Russian invasion of Ukraine”....

In December 1971, Emir of Abu Dhabi, Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan al-Nahyan – founding father of the UAE – brought together the ruling families of Dubai, Sharjah, Fujairah, Ajman, and Om Al-Qaïwaïn to form a political union. A federal state was created, to which the seventh emirate, Ras al-Khaimah, joined...

Voices are becoming loud to regulate social media and other digital communication platforms. Under pressure, Facebook, Twitter, Google, and others are putting in place measures to minimize misuse of their platforms, but the White House of the United States and some other influencers believe that self-regulation by social media organizations...

The coronavirus pandemic and ensuing economic crisis have weakened democracy and made societies much more vulnerable to the spread of a ‘digital pollution’ – false information on the Internet. The rapidly growing challenges have been exacerbated by the political and social polarization that can be seen everywhere – from the...

Taiwan is a territory recognized by only 14 countries and Beijing sees it as a “renegade” province that “must be united” with mainland China. Taiwan’s existence depends on the support of the United States, for which Taiwan is “the largest aircraft carrier in the Western Pacific.” But Formosa, as the...

Centre for International Relations and Konrad Adenauer Stiftung in Polen invite you to the next meeting of our series – ZOOM THE WORLD, conversations with exceptional guests on our Facebook page. . Don’t miss our next discussion -> 14 December 2021 at 5pm CET . Our guests will be:➡ Viktor...

The Abraham Accords were concluded on September 15, 2020 between the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain and Israel. Embassies were opened, unrestricted trade, direct flights and tourist exchange began. However, the purpose of those agreements was not just to initiate a new chapter in difficult mutual relations, but above all building...

The GUS data illustrating the situation on the labour market in 2020 indicate that the impact of the pandemic was most clearly visible in the first half of the year, right after the introduction of the first restrictions. If the registered unemployment rate in March was 5.4%, it rose to...

Centre for International Relations and ELNET-Poland, invite you to an expert debate  “Middle East one year after Abraham accords”, next episode of our series “4 TAKES ON THE MIDDLE EAST”. Our guests were: ➡️ Patrycja Sasnal, PhD Head of research at the Polish Institute of International Affairs, political scientist, Arabist...

On October 29th, Saudi Arabia adopted a series of punitive measures against Lebanon. The kingdom was followed by Bahrain, its very close ally, then by Kuwait and the United Arab Emirates. There is fear that Lebanon, in the midst of economic collapse, will be transformed into a ground of confrontation...