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Can the West Really Stop Russia’s War in Ukraine? A View from the Frontlines.

Glenn Corn

Can the West Really Stop Russia’s War in Ukraine? A View from the Frontlines.

EXPERT Q&A — Russia has not slowed its assaults on Ukraine, ceaselessly raining missile and drone attacks on Ukrainian cities while pushing forward - [...] More

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Officials Consider Response as Russian Drones Cross a Line in Poland

Officials Consider Response as Russian Drones Cross a Line in Poland

DEEP DIVE - Russia’s drone barrage against Poland early Wednesday was an unprecedented incident in Moscow’s three-and-a-half-year war against [...] More

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As U.S. Commitment Wanes, Europe Faces Questions About its Own Defense

As U.S. Commitment Wanes, Europe Faces Questions About its Own Defense

EXPERT INTERVIEW – In the early weeks of the second Trump administration, questions were raised about Ukraine’s ability to defend itself, as the [...] More

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Why Poland is Critical – For Ukraine and Europe’s Defense 

Why Poland is Critical – For Ukraine and Europe’s Defense 

EXPERT INTERVIEWS – Sunday’s presidential election in Poland, and the country’s growing role in NATO, have put a fresh focus on Poland as a critical [...] More

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Assessing the Dangers of a 'New Nuclear Age'
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Assessing the Dangers of a 'New Nuclear Age'

EXPERT INTERVIEWS — The arsenals of nuclear powers are growing, the number of nations with nuclear weapons may soon rise as well, and Russia has used [...] More

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Facing Russia Threat and U.S. Pivot, Poland Prepares for War

Facing Russia Threat and U.S. Pivot, Poland Prepares for War

EXPERT INTERVIEW — Other than Ukraine itself, few European countries have been as directly impacted by Russia’s 2022 invasion as Poland. From the [...] More

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The Impact of a Single Missile

The Impact of a Single Missile

EXPERT PERSPECTIVE — An explosion last week, in the eastern Polish village of Przewodow, killed two people and created heightened concern about just [...] More

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President Trump's Polish Adventure

Walter Pincus

President Trump's Polish Adventure

OPINION — President Trump’s scheduled trip to Poland this coming weekend to participate in that country’s Sept. 1, 80th anniversary of the start of [...] More

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U.S. Bolstering Troop Presence in Poland to Strengthen Posture in Europe

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U.S. Bolstering Troop Presence in Poland to Strengthen Posture in Europe

Bottom Line Up FrontLast week, President Trump announced that the U.S. would be deploying an additional 1,000 troops to Poland.The deployment is [...] More

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Trump Visit a Win for Polish Government

The President of the United States Donald Trump visited Warsaw, the capital of Poland, on Thursday, the president’s first trip to the Central-Eastern [...] More

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Poland: Strong Defense Partner But Taking Undemocratic Steps

Poland: Strong Defense Partner But Taking Undemocratic Steps

President-elect Donald Trump will inherit a close defense alliance with Poland when he enters the White House later this month. America is getting [...] More

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Poland, the U.S., and NATO: Key Security Allies

Poland’s democratic institutions are under pressure from the ruling right-wing Law and Justice party (PiS). PiS efforts to control the judiciary and [...] More

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Poland Inches Closer to “Illiberal Democracy”

From Constitutional Court reforms that make the judiciary less independent of political power to restrictions on journalists to suppressing of the [...] More

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