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Conference: ”NATO Eastern Flank Security. Baltic States and Poland.”
An international conference “NATO Eastern Flank Security; Baltic States and Poland” will take place in Warsaw on November 28, 2019. The objective of this event is a debate with the representatives of the expert community about the strategic relations between Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania and Poland in defence and energy aspects.
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Is the European Union Turning Away From the Western Balkans?
At the General Affairs Council meeting on October 15, 2019, in Luxembourg, an unfavorable decision was delivered as for the opening of accession negotiations with the two Western Balkan countries: Albania and North Macedonia.
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American Jamestown quotes the Warsaw Institute report
In the publication of the American think tank Jamestown Foundation “How to Defend the Baltic States” by Dr. Richard D. Hooker Junior, refers to a Warsaw Institute report “US Permanent Military Base in Poland: Favorable Solution for the NATO Alliance.”
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Russia’s activities in Africa – a statement for El Periodico
Grzegorz Kuczyński, expert at the Warsaw Institute, gave an interview about the Russian presence in Africa for El Periodico, one of the largest Catalan dailies. In the article by Marc Marginedas, you can read, among others, why Russia considers Africa as an arena of rivalry, especially with the West.
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Geopolitical Dynamics: Private Military Companies – Warsaw Institute Expert Debate
EVENTS Data: Geopolitical Dynamics: Private Military Companies – Warsaw Institute Expert Debate At 6 PM Tuesday, 22 October 2019, in Warsaw, experts and the audience gathered to attend an elite debate on private military companies fighting across the...
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Warsaw Institute Expert interview for El País Internacional
Grzegorz Kuczyński, Director of Eurasia Program in Warsaw Institute (Poland) gave an interview to the El Pais International. In the article entitled “Polish ultraconservatives face re-election” by Paula Chouza, there are answers to questions about Russia’s threat towards Europe and the military relationship between Warsaw and Washington.
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Turkey’s Invasion of the Syrian Kurds
Codenamed Operation Peace Spring, the Turkish offensive into Syria is likely to shift the balance of power in Syria while deteriorating Ankara’s relations with the West.
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Strategy Duologue at the Embassy of the Republic of Turkey in Warsaw
On Tuesday, 15.10.2019, The Warsaw Institute Review (WIR) held a “Strategy Duologues on Geopolitics” meeting at Embassy of the Republic of Turkey in Warsaw. It comes at a particularly important time, during recent developments pertaining to Turkey’s role in northern Syria.
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U.S. Sanctions Hit Chinese Company
The Donald Trump administration has blacklisted China’s COSCO Shipping Tanker (Dalian) and its affiliated unit COSCO Shipping Tanker (Dalian) Seaman & Ship Management. And though U.S. punitive measures failed to cover the whole company –– known worldwide as one of the biggest container ship owners –– they have yet caused significant market turmoil while, quite unexpectedly, striking a blow to a Russian LNG venture.
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Congress 590 – Overview
“Congress 590” is the largest event in Poland devoted to economic development, and since its very beginning has been supported by the Warsaw Institute and the Warsaw Institute Review. On this occasion, we appeared as content and media partners.
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Geopolitical Dynamics: Private Military Corporations – expert debate of the Warsaw Institute Review
On Tuesday 22.10.2019 in Warsaw, a leading debate of Warsaw Institute experts will take place examining the role of private military corporations fighting on behalf of world powers.
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Bucharest Security Conference 2019
The Warsaw’s Institute President of the Board, Krzysztof Kamiński took part in a panel on hybrid threats and resilience of the society during the largest conference in Romania devoted to security issues and cooperation within NATO.
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Poland Needs Nuclear Power Plants, And U.S. Could Help
80 percent of Poland’s electricity comes from coal. Along with the rocketing costs of CO2 emissions and the higher demand for energy, its prices are going down, a tendency that raises concern on the Vistula. Poland’s energy transformation is a must, and renewable energy is not enough: the country will need nuclear power plants.
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Meetings with Geopolitics: USA – EU – Russia. Geopolitical Update
On 03.10.2019, The Warsaw Institute Review (WIR) hosted the second event in the series “Spotkania z Geopolityką”, which translates to “Meeting with Geopolitics”, with the theme of “USA – EU – Russia Geopolitical Update”.