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Poland Gears up for War March 27, 2025

Since Poland unveiled its goal to train every adult male for war, being a Polish passport-holder has taken on a different character....

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Poland is a Model U.S. Ally – Let’s Act Like It March 25, 2025

Earlier this month, Elon Musk inserted himself into another political debate about Russia’s war on Ukraine. In his comments, he noted his Starlink system as the “backbone” of the Ukrainian army, asserting that, “their entire frontline would collapse”...

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East-West Divide Over Plan To Replace U.S. in NATO March 24, 2025

Poland, Romania and Baltic States prefer to remain under US security umbrella regardless of what happens to NATO ...

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Welcoming Europe’s Defense Industrial Renaissance March 22, 2025

Fearing a sustained threat from Russia and reduced military protection from the United States, several European nations led by Poland, Estonia, the United Kingdom, and Germany are boosting defense spending. The European Union is also making $163 bill...

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Tactical Nuclear Weapons for Poland and South Korea? March 21, 2025

Recently, voices in both South Korea and Poland have seriously suggested arming their countries with tactical nuclear weapons as a means of enhancing national deterrence. The compulsion is understandable. During the Cold War, enemies and allies hande...

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Poland-Belarus Border Crackdown Escalates; 'Brutal Barriers' March 18, 2025

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Poland and Ukraine Are Europe’s Defensive Backbone March 10, 2025

As uncertainty hangs over US-Russian and US-Ukrainian brokering for Ukraine’s future, the fundamental, often overlooked underpinning for European security in the heart of Europe – the Poland-Ukraine bridge for stability – remains essential. ...

The Ghost of Poland’s Past March 08, 2025

The split inside the country is so stark and common on maps that Poles have an expression for it: widać zabory, “You can see the partitions”. ...

Cuba and the Vatican Deal in the Face of U.S. Elections March 07, 2025

During the last week of Biden’s presidency, the Vatican negotiated the removal of Cuba from the terrorism sponsors list in yet another example of its long-standing relationship with the Cuban dictatorship. It’s time for the Church to stop whitewashin...

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Europe Defends Zelensky After Trump Attack March 01, 2025

France, Germany and Poland all make prompt declarations of support as Europe fears Trump’s alignment with Putin. ...

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Only Poland Can Save NATO February 26, 2025

In July 2028, Europe holds its breath. Russian troops, reinvigorated since the dismemberment of Ukraine three years earlier, have gathered by their hundreds of thousands on the frontiers of the EU....

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Poland: Washington’s Model Ally in Europe February 24, 2025

Amidst the flurry of diplomatic activity over the past couple of weeks in Brussels and Munich, the first bilateral visit of US Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth was not to London, Paris, or Berlin, but to Warsaw....

Poland’s Path To Remarkable Prosperity February 21, 2025

Browsing social media, I recently came across a map showing all the countries with GDP per capita higher than Poland’s back in 1990 and in 2018. The difference was striking. While 35 years ago there were quite a few such countries, not only in Europe...

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Angry Farmers Push Poland Away From Ukraine February 17, 2025

After nearly three years of war in Ukraine, protests by Polish farmers are opening up social and political fractures in a once-unshakeable alliance. ...

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The ICC is Courting Payback February 12, 2025

President Trump’s executive order placing sanctions on members of the International Criminal Court has met with strong opposition from European and other close allies who regard the ICC as legitimate. But Trump’s move illustrates the difference betwe...

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Mission Impossible: Making Europe Pay for Their Defense February 10, 2025

President Donald Trump wants European governments to spend five percent of GDP on their militaries. However, of those increasing their defense outlays, only Poland comes anywhere close to that much in Europe. Worse, important laggards, such as Italy ...

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Poland Wins as EU Changes Course on Migration October 18, 2024

After long hours of negotiations, EU leaders emerged from Thursday’s Council summit heralding a new age regarding migration. ...

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Poles Not as Gung-Ho on Ukraine as Their Warsaw Leaders October 18, 2024

Historical hatred of Russia doesn’t translate into popular Polish support for the Ukraine war and its refugees ...

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Poland’s Tusk Vows To Defend EU Border Amid Asylum Row October 16, 2024

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EU Faces Rebellion as Poland Vows to Block Asylum-Seekers October 15, 2024

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Poland & Ukraine’s Past Overshadows Their Anti-Russia Alliance October 07, 2024

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Tusk's ‘Militant Democracy’ Ignores the Courts October 02, 2024

Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk has now made it official: he and his government are applying the principles of “militant democracy” to defend liberal democracy against its right-wing opposition. And this is confirmed by his minister for justice, Ad...

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Poland: NATO’s Growing Military Powerhouse Is Truly Impressive October 01, 2024

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‘Chaos and Lawlessness Are the Current Reality in Poland' September 23, 2024

The current left-liberal government is trying to destroy anyone who threatens their ideological madness....

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NATO Is Holding back Poland’s Self-Defense September 10, 2024

When Poland joined Nato 25 years ago, it did so to solve an existential problem that it had been plagued by for centuries — the perennial threat of invasion by Germany from the west and Russia from the east....