Poland’s Tusk as European Council President: A View from Warsaw
WARSAW—For Poland, the choice of Prime Minister Donald Tusk to be the next President of the European Council is undoubtedly good news. The symbolism of Tusk’s appointment cannot be overlooked....
View ArticleSochi’s Other Games: Putin against the Terrorists
WARSAW – The 2014 Winter Olympics and Paralympics, to be held in the Russian city of Sochi in February and March, could be a resounding success for Russian President Vladimir Putin. But, just as...
View ArticleFrance and Poland Leading Europe’s Defense Integration
WARSAW/PARIS—When NATO Commander General Philip Breedlove revealed last month that the United States would be cutting its military spending in Europe by up to 20 percent next year, Europe did not...
View ArticleInteroperability: The Basis of Modern Air and Missile Defense in Poland?
WARSAW—Last week in the town of Szypliszki in north-eastern Poland, President Bronislaw Komorowski signed an amendment to the law on reconstruction, modernization, and financing of the armed forces....
View ArticleAsserting Poland’s Right to Shape Europe
WARSAW – In Berlin this week, Polish Foreign Minister Radoslaw Sikorski called for a greater federalization of Europe, emphasizing that, notwithstanding the economic dimension of the crisis, the core...
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