• Following the invasion of Ukraine by Russia, the impetus for a rapid clean energy transition has never been stronger. This position was confirmed by the European Commission’s (EC) REPowerEU initiative, a plan to phase out Europe’s dependence on fossil fuels before 2030 and to increase the resilience of the EU energy system.

    Autor: Piotr Przybyło
    Opublikowano: 24/03/2023
  • The Republic of Moldova has received a significant amount of international media and experts’ attention in the past two months. The primary reason is the fear that Russian aggression against Ukraine might spill over into the republic to prevent it from drifting into the West. It is crucial to understand the scale of threats posed to Moldova by the Kremlin’s different scenarios as well as implications for the security situation in Ukraine.

    Autor: Ihor Havrylyuk
    Opublikowano: 22/03/2023
  • Despite the Russian assault Ukrainian forces continue to hold Bakhmut. Col. General Oleksandr Syrskyi stated that the situation in and around Bakhmut remains difficult, with Russian forces attacking from several directions simultaneously.

    Autor: Sebastian Czub
    Opublikowano: 17/03/2023
  • On 27th of February President Emmanuel Macron announced a new approach in French policy on Africa, stressing an end of Francafrique. The new policy would be based on the logic of partnership and solidarity instead of logic of interventionism, aid and protectionism.

    Autor: Witold Repetowicz
    Opublikowano: 17/03/2023
  • One year into Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, the West is in need for a diversified strategy when discussing the conflict with its partners. Due to historical experiences, non-European and non-Western countries look at the Russian aggression differently. Supporting Ukraine thus means learning how communicate the consequences of the ongoing invasion in a language that would take into account addressees’ sensitivity. Such language is essential to assist Kyiv in winning the war and embarking on a path of successful and quick recovery.

    Autor: Miłosz J. Cordes
    Opublikowano: 15/03/2023
  • Ukraine is pressing its international partners to begin delivering multirole aircraft. Although such discussions have been ongoing for some time and some MiG-29s were reportedly handed over by Poland, this plan – at least when it comes to Western aircraft – remains unlikely. There is a lack of political will, and concerns related to such move cannot be ignored. Nonetheless, NATO and EU member states still have several options to support Ukraine’s aviation.

    Autor: Robert Czulda
    Opublikowano: 10/03/2023
  • I was very excited about the invitation from the Polish Embassy in Tbilisi to attend a special conference in Georgia to mark the tragic anniversary of the new, full-size invasion of Ukraine by Russia. The gathering on 24 February, hosted by the respected Rondeli Foundation (the Georgian Foundation for Strategic and International Studies) and supported by the Ukrainian Embassy, turned out to be well-attended event, bringing together diplomats, experts and media. Even Georgian President, Salome Zourabichvili, made a brief appearance. Debates reflected strong unity of views on the international consequences of the war and confrontation started by the Putin regime.

    Autor: Robert Pszczel
    Opublikowano: 10/03/2023
  • The 2023 Estonian Parliamentary Elections have come to an end. Victory was claimed by the Reform Party, under the leadership of current Prime Minister Kaja Kallas.

    Autor: Sebastian Czub
    Opublikowano: 07/03/2023
  • Press reports, circulating in October 2022, about the Russian use of weapons obtained from Iran were, on the one hand, perceived as a sensation and a surprise.

    Autor: Robert Czulda
    Opublikowano: 04/11/2022
  • After Russia launched a full-scale invasion of Ukraine on February 24th, 2022, Hungary has been one of the few members of the Euro-Atlantic community that took a cautious stance in regard to providing Ukraine with political and material support. Budapest’s decision not to send its own lethal weapons to Kyiv and not to allow partners to transport military aid through its own territory has been widely perceived as a breach of the Euro-Atlantic unity and has come under criticism even by the regional partners from the Visegrád Group (V4).

    Autor: Ihor Havrylyuk
    Opublikowano: 26/08/2022
  • Since the beginning of the Russian aggression against Ukraine in late February 2022, numerous NATO and EU member states – particularly those from Central and Eastern Europe – have started actively  support Ukraine with a direct aid – not only humanitarian, but also military one. This assistance gave the Ukrainian military a much – needed lifeline and a capacity first to halt the Russian advance and then to push an aggressor back from Kyiv.

    Autor: Robert Czulda
    Opublikowano: 27/07/2022
  • NATO was founded as an organisation bringing together twelve countries, eleven of which had direct access to the sea, most of which being strongly sea-oriented. This maritime orientation is, with the North Atlantic as its geographical centre, also reflected in the alliance’s name (North Atlantic Treaty Organisation). However, over time (mainly after the end of the Cold War), its structure has changed significantly with the welcoming of numerous countries from Central and Eastern Europe. Still, not least due to its transatlantic nature, large parts of the Alliance’s activities remain focused on the maritime domain.

    Autor: ANTONI PIEŃKOS & JULIAN PAWLAK
    Opublikowano: 04/02/2022
  • The document is a summaryof a broader project entitled: “Returning to the roots of the Visegrad cooperation – coordinating V4 strategy towards NATO Strategic Concept and European defence autonomy” that is supported by the International Visegrad Fund.

    Autor: the Casimir Pulaski Foundation, the Antall József Knowledge Centre, EUROPEUM Institute for European Policy and the Slovak Security Policy Institute
    Opublikowano: 03/10/2021
  • W czasie rutynowych działań na Morzu Czarnym, w ramach brytyjskiej lotniskowcowej grupy uderzeniowej 21, dwa okręty: brytyjski niszczyciel HMS Defender oraz duńska fregata Zr.Ms. Evertsen spotkały się z agresywnymi działaniami Federacji Rosyjskiej. Oba statki nękane były przez lotnictwo oraz okręty Floty Czarnomorskiej.

    Autor: M. Oleksiejuk
    Opublikowano: 28/07/2021
  • For years after the Cold War invading one its neighbours had been deemed largely unthinkable.  That is, until Moscow’s military rolled across the border of Georgia in August 2008 and seized two provinces which it still occupies today. A similar land grab of Ukrainian territory was fraught with horrendous consequences. In 2014, Russian President Vladimir Putin invaded both Crimea and the Eastern Donbas regions. To this day the latter remains a war zone with massive devastation throughout and more than 13,000 persons killed – 25 per cent of those being civilians.

    Autor: Reuben Johnson
    Opublikowano: 13/05/2021
  • W marcu br. minęło sześć lat od chwili wybuchu wojny domowej w Jemenie. Konflikt ten jeszcze niedawno pozostawał w cieniu bardziej „zauważalnych” na Zachodzie wojen domowych w Syrii i Libii, również będących późnymi następstwami rewolt i niepokojów tzw. Arabskiej Wiosny sprzed dekady.

    Autor: Tomasz Otłowski
    Opublikowano: 05/05/2021