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14 May at 14:07

“France will try to use the support of Europeans for the idea of common defense in order to remilitarize the EU and strengthen the EU-NATO cooperation so that it can also act without the active role of the USA in the future” – said Dr. Małgorzata Bonikowska, president of the CSM [14.05.2022]

“At the same time, however, the war in Ukraine showed that Europe only works effectively if one country exercises clear leadership. Currently, this role…

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27 Apr at 11:22

“Gas is for Moscow a weapon that it uses to intimidate other countries” – said Dr. Małgorzata Bonikowska, President of the Centre for International Relations, on the Arab TV Asharq News الشرق للأخبار commenting cutting off flows of gas from Russia to Poland and Bulgaria [27.04.2022]

The programme is available HERE

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14 Apr at 10:42

“Putin will lose power and Russia will fall into a diplomatic isolation”- this was a political prediction of late Madeleine Albright – writes Dr. Małgorzata Bonikowska, President of the Centre for International Relations, in Forbes business magazine. [14.04.2022]

When Russia invaded Ukraine, Albright published an essay in the New York Times where she shared her impressions of the talks with Putin. In…

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12 Apr at 13:23

“We, as a society, need to consider what we are able to give up for the greater good, which is stopping Russia. This is now crucial” – said Dr. Małgorzata Bonikowska, President of the Centre for International Relations, in an interview with BiznesAlert.pl. [11.04.2022]

Currently, the main goal of the West in imposing restrictions on Russia is to cut it off from budget revenues so that it cannot…

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4 Apr at 21:54

President of Ukraine, Zelenskyy wants a decent peace, meaning – to finish the war but not on the Russian conditions – said Dr Małgorzata Bonikowska – President of the Centre for International Relations during a debate with Anwar Goswami on Republic TV – India [07.04.2022]

It should be on the conditions taking into account that Ukraine is able to fight Russia, able to stop Russia to take Kiev, and…

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1 Apr at 23:11

“European Union counts on India’s wisdom” – says Dr. Małgorzata Bonikowska during The Debate With Arnab Goswami [31.03.2022]

The real point is how to solve this particular war and what to do in a larger sense to be able to survive on…

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31 Mar at 10:34

All the EU and also NATO member states condemned Russian invasion on Ukraine as an attack, there are, however, differences. Within the Three Sea initiative Poland, Romania, Baltic states and on the other hand Hungary look at the war in Ukraine with different eyes – said Małgorzata Bonikowska, President of the Centre for International Relations on the World News – TVP World [31.03.2022]

The Three Sea Initiative is a huge conglomerate of countries. It is not a coherent region – it has 100 million people and economic,…

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26 Mar at 11:34

“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…

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26 Mar at 10:31

“The emergency NATO meeting in Brussels, with the participation of US President Joe Biden who also visited Poland is a clear signal that the West is united as regards the war in Ukraine” – said Dr Małgorzata Bonikowska, president of the Centre for International Relations, on Sky News Arabia سكاي نيوز عربية [26.03.2022]

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25 Mar at 13:28

“Donald Trump was at loggerheads with Germany and with all of the EU. That’s one of the reasons why he gave Poland some attention”- said Janusz Reiter, Founder of the Centre of International Relations on the Deutsche Welle [25.03.2022]

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…

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18 Mar at 10:19

The prime ministers’ visit from Poland, Czech Republic and Slovenia to Kiev was significant when it comes to showing European support for Ukraine and the debate on the future of Ukraine – stated Dr. Małgorzata Bonikowska, president of Centre for International Relations on Asharq News الشرق للأخبار Saudi Arabia [17.03.2022]

Program available HERE

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11 Feb at 22:08

“Russia cannot afford to lose control” – said Dr Małgorzata Bonikowska in the World News (TVP World) analyzing the developments in Kazakhstan and Russia’s involvement there [10.01]

Russia tries to keep its influence in Central Asia, and Kazakhstan is the most important country in the region with many natural resources. So…

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28 Oct 2021

“The South China See situation just shows that that’s not to have it [fleet], but also to use it” – dr Małgorzata Bonikowska, CIR’s president, commented on investitions in Chinese army for PolandIn [28.10.2021]

Dr. Bonikowska confirmed that US feels concerned about growing Chinese military potential, also in view of the tense situation surrounding Taiwan. US creates new…

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18 Oct 2021

“Compromise (a temporary license) does not eliminate the problem of the future of the independent TVN television network” – writes Eugeniusz Smolar, analyst at the Centre for International Relations

The Polish government’s attempt to force the American company Discovery to sell the popular TV station TVN and the TVN24 news channel shocked many…

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7 Sep 2021

“The European Commission exists to obey the functioning of European law in its territory on behalf of all Member States ” – said dr. Bonikowska, CIR’s president [07.09.2021]

Dr. Małgorzata Bonikowska in” Fakty po Faktach: The European Commission has asked the Court of Justice of the European Union to impose financial penalties…

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10 Jun 2021

Dr. Małgorzata Bonikowska commented on Joe Biden’s European visit for the PolandIn channel [10.06.2021]

Dr. Bonikowska commented on US President Joe Biden’s visit to Europe, the upcoming G7 summit, his meeting with UK and Russian leaders and the…

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17 May 2021

Dr. Bonikowska speaking at the “Snow Meeting” organised by the Lithuanian Ministry of Foreign Affairs [17.05.2021]

Małgorzata Bonikowska, the president of Centre for International Relations, was featured as a speaker at the annual event “Snow Meeting”, hosted by the Ministry…