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CIR Comment: “America after the elections. The Biden era with Trump in the background”

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CIR Comment: “America after the elections. The Biden era with Trump in the background”

Donald Trump was acquitted by the US Senate of responsibility for January’s riots and the storming of the Capitol by protesters. It was hard to imagine a different outcome since the Republicans – even the anti-Trumpist ones – feared a party split. Trump – the only president in US history...

28 February 2021
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CIR Comment: “Poland and Russia. Struggle on the periphery”

Attempt to poison the Russian oppositionist and anti-corruption activist Alexei Navalny, his treatment in Berlin, return to Moscow, arrest and subsequent protests sparked a renewed discussion in Europe about Russia. It influences the Polish debate on Eastern policy and the future of relations with our closest neighbor. Contrary to the...

28 February 2021
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Germany after Merkel

The discussion “Zoom the world”, moderated by Dr. Małgorzata Bonikowska and Agnieszka Ostrowska from Centre for International Relations, focused on various aspects of upcoming transformation of Germany due to Angela Merkel’s gradual stepping down from the role as the nation’s leader. The guests were David Gregosz, Head of Konrad Adenauer...

22 February 2021
In our opinion

Piotr Maciej Kaczyński, CSM expert, on Poland’s role in EU budget negotiations for Euronews [13.07]

Relations between Poland and the European Union will remain strained over issues such as the rule of law, climate change and the post-covid situation – said Piotr Maciej Kaczyński, CSM expert, in an interview with Euronews. The whole interview is available HERE.

20 February 2021
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Debate and premiere of the report “Artificial intelligence in the public and private sectors in Poland and Czech Republic”

The purpose of the project is to compare Poland and the Czech Republic in terms of the usage and introduction of solutions based on artificial intelligence (AI) in the private and public sectors, as well as to popularise good practices, with a special focus on solutions that serve the fight...

20 February 2021
Others

THINKBOOK 2020: How artificial intelligence will change our lives in 5 years

The spread of artificial intelligence will be a leap so great that we will quickly forget what it was like before, predicts futurologist Kevin Kelly, founder of US magazine “Wired”. I have no doubt that all the scenarios described here will happen. Why? Because the underlying technologies already exist. Some...

20 February 2021
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CIR Comment: “Keeping an eye on Asia’s dynamic development”

There is no doubt that both the fight against the coronavirus and the US elections are crucial for the future of Europe. However, we should not forget to keep an eye on events in Asia. The future of not only China but also the rest of the world is being...

20 February 2021
Completed projects

CSM’s new project “Start2Think”

The Center for International Relations has won a European Commission grant in the “Media Literacy for All” competition to implement the project “Start2Think”, which aims to promote critical thinking skills, increase internet users’ awareness of contemporary narratives and disinformation techniques, and raise awareness of the most common manipulative narratives.

20 February 2021
Completed projects

People2People (E-lexicon of Polish Jews)

An internet publication with the stories of Poles of Jewish origin and of Jews with Polish roots. It presents people involved, those who care. They are aware of their identity, trying to change the world and other people’s lives. They often do so on a microscale, acting locally in their...

20 February 2021
Completed projects

Artificial intelligence in the public and private sectors na Poland and Czech Republic

The purpose of the project is to compare Poland and the Czech Republic in terms of the usage and introduction of solutions based on artificial intelligence (AI) in the private and public sectors, as well as to popularise good practices, with a special focus on solutions that serve the fight...

20 February 2021
In our opinion

“Given the circumstances, the whole election process should be stopped. We, the citizens, are concentrated on something else.” – Dr. Małgorzata Bonikowska for CBSNews.com [16.04.2020]

Given the circumstances, the whole election process should be stopped. We, the citizens, are concentrated on something else. The logical consequence would be to postpone the elections — not because it’s not possible to vote, but because we need a proper presentation of the other candidates, if this is a...

20 February 2021
In our opinion

“EU summit in Brussels is a chance for the EU to reset itself by agreeing a joint strategy to fight the pandemic and the economic crisis” – dr Małgorzata Bonikowska, president of CSM [25.07]

The response to the Coronavirus by the EU is unprecedented because for the first time in its history the community is raising money on the international markets together and will have to pay for that together too – Dr. Małgorzata Bonikowska, president of CSM, about the EU summit for the...

20 February 2021
In the media

“So many politicians compare the European Union to the Soviet Union that something must be to it, doesn’t it? Will the EU collapse like the USSR?” – wrote Piotr Maciej Kaczyński, CIR expert, for Euroactiv [08.02.2021]

So many politicians compare the European Union to the Soviet Union that something must be to it, doesn’t it? Only in recent months the Polish prime minister Mateusz Morawiecki and his boss, the Law and Justice leader Jarosław Kaczyński, the Hungarian prime minister Viktor Orbán and the ex-finance minister of...

8 February 2021
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Action 4 Europe of Solidarity

The project has the main purpose to turn the spotlight and spread another point of view a great tragedy that is unfolding at the gates of Europe. The purpose of the project is to spread another narration, another idea of Europe, a Europe that not feel fear, an Europe that...

30 January 2021
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CIR Comment: “President Joe Biden. Europeans love him, will he love them back?”

The incoming American president Joe Biden has promised to work with allies, reinstate the Iran nuclear deal, recommit to NATO, take on Russia, and convince Europeans to get tough on China. Europe is happy. The European Union expects to go back to strong transatlantic relations and to “business as usual”...

19 January 2021
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CIR Comment: “Polexit? Two ways of Polish conservatism”

“Exit” does not mean leaving the European Union, but a complex process that may take many years. In this sense, polexit is already a reality. Walls instead of bridges are being built between Warsaw and Brussels. At the same time, Poles remain the most pro-European nation in the community (88%...

11 January 2021
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13 November 2020
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CIR Comment: “Turnaround in the Middle East”

The establishment of diplomatic relations between Israel, The United Arab Emirates and Bahrain has taken the world by surprise. But it shouldn’t. After all, economic and intelligence relations between the countries have been developing for at least a good few years. How is it possible that Israel – so far...

27 October 2020