International Conference: Poland and the Balkans in Europe: successes and challenges
Center for Europe University of Warsaw and Faculty of Law University “St. Kliment Ohridski” – Bitola are the main organizers of international workshops and conference entitled “Poland and the Balkans in Europe – Successes and Challenges”, which will take place in Bitola on 1-2 July this year (Conference program) and...
4 TAKES on the Middle EAST: War in Ukraine: the Middle East reaction?
Centre for International Relations and ELNET-Poland, invite you to an expert debate “War in Ukraine: the Middle East reaction?“, last episode of our series “4 TAKES ON THE MIDDLE EAST”. THE DEBATE WILL BE AVAILABLE ON OUR FACEBOOK PAGES from June 28, 2022, 5pm CEST. Our guests were: ➡️ Konstanty...
War in Ukraine and Turkey’s „strategic autonomy”
Turkey, which is one of the key member states of the North Atlantic Alliance, chose a “strategic autonomy” when confronted with Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Turkish authorities condemned the war but also opposed the sanctions imposed by Europe and the United States on Russia. Turkish companies sell very effective military...
“Franco-German efforts to seek a ceasefire in Ukraine have obscured an emerging consensus among NATO’s frontline states — there can be no deal with the Russian aggressor” – writes Prof. Dalia Bankauskaite, CSM expert in Europe’s Edge CEPA’s online journal covering critical topics on the foreign policy docket [08.06.2022]
Unseen and largely unremarked, work is already underway on a new forward-defense bulwark, NATO’s reimagined Eastern Flank extending from new alliance candidates Sweden and Finland in the Arctic to partner nations on the Black Sea, together with insulating the West from Russian expansionism. Discussions on this new geopolitical reality, created...
Beijing’s position on the war in Ukraine:
Sino-Russian alliance or strategic ambiguity?
Beijing responded to the war in Ukraine by calling for a peaceful resolution of the conflict, blaming Washington and celebrating its alliance with the Kremlin. China’s position, however, is more complex and is a result of various political, economic and internal factors that the Chinese authorities must take into account....
Japan’s ‘awakening’: The war in Ukraine and a Sino-Russian alliance
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and the return of brutal aggression as a means of border changing means rejecting of the global order based on international law. As a consequence, the security architecture is changing not only in Europe but also in the Indo-Pacific. For Japan, the war in Ukraine –...
Quieter on air!
Due to the information chaos in the era of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the Centre for International Relations (CIR) has launched a series of essays and podcasts on disinformation which is to be a continuation of our Start2Think project – this time literally from the front lines of the information...
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 in the same way Ukraine is able to keep the integrity of its territory – which is the major rule of the international law – said...
“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 this planet – this question Dr. Małgorzata Bonikowska asked during The Debate With Arnab Goswami “World Rushes To India To Find Way Out Of Russia-Ukraine War”...
“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...
XIV European Economic Congress 25-27 April 2022
Registration for the European Economic Congress has started! In just over a month we will meet at the International Congress Centre in Katowice! How to register? Fill in the form on the website https://www.eecpoland.eu/2022/en/registration-2022,922/ Find out about the new programme of the event https://www.eecpoland.eu/2022/en/sesje/ Stay with us!
CIR comment: “War pushes us to re-define Europe”
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...
CIR comment “War in Europe. Ukraine fights for the West”
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...
United Arab Emirates: Expo 2020 Dubai and 50 years of development
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...
Strategic cooperation with THINKTANK institute
As part of the cooperation between the Centre for Analysis and Research THINKTANK and the Centre for International Relations, the following projects are underway: talks from the series Diplomatic Coffee meetings from the series BOOK TALK online debates More about THINKTANK you can find HERE
KonwersAzja
KonwersAzja is a podcast series produced in collaboration between the Asia Department of the New Confederation and the Center for International Relations In one of the podcasts, guests on the programme commented on decisions that have been made at the highest global level from an Asian perspective. It is this...
Europe Asia Review
[us_image image=”13262″ size=”full” align=”center” onclick=”custom_link” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fcsm.org.pl%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2021%2F12%2FPrzeglad-calosc-PL.pdf|”] The project is carried out in cooperation with the Konrad Adenauer Foundation in Poland. [us_image image=”12692″ size=”medium” align=”center” onclick=”custom_link” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fwww.kas.de%2Fpl%2Fweb%2Fpolen|”] This project consists of 10 texts and videos based on 10 live interviews about the situation in Europe and the world. Some of these...
Taiwan: an uncertain future between Beijing and Washington
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...
Israel and Arab countries one year after the Abraham Accords
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...
Report “LABOUR MARKET IN NEW NORMALITY”
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...