Jakóbik: The Concert of Powers around Nord Stream 2

If it turns out that it is indeed impossible to stop Nord Stream 2, specific measures should be introduced to make its usage dependent on Russia’s conduct. However, instead a Concert of Powers type of a situation is emerging with disturbing signals about silencing the countries that are against it. Poland and Ukraine have to […]

Poland is turning its back on the Baltic

In recent years, Poland has opened to the Baltic Sea in unprecedented ways. However, no political force that was in power after 1989 has treated the Baltic as an area worth protecting, and the Polish Navy as a kind of armed forces worth investing in and modernizing. This is especially dangerous considering, for instance, what […]

Lukashenko will have to wait for the bill from Moscow

The meeting between Lukashenko and Putin in Sochi generated a lot of satirical memes commenting on the position of both leaders. However, what was missing were official statements, agreements and comments. The specifics on what support Minsk will receive will be hammered out in government bureaus and offices of Russian energy companies in Moscow and […]

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