Issue 1/2018 Archives - The Warsaw Institute Review

Heritage Strengthens Our Identity

March 17, 2018

In modern times, protecting cultural heritage has been a central component of almost any government’s policy. Heritage, which comprises the material evidence of a common past and shared experience, supports the building of a sense of community as well as self-confidence within society which is directly linked with strong social capital.

Via Carpathia – An Investment in the Future

March 16, 2018

Just a few years ago, knowledge of the Via Carpathia (a north-south, trans-European road route) was minimal, if not an entirely foreign concept in Brussels.

“Peacemaker” Putin

March 15, 2018

Russia is interested in suspending the conflict in the Donbass region, at least until the presidential election in March 2018. In the long term, their optimal outcome is to repeat…

Iran: Protest of the Doubly Cheated

March 14, 2018

The largest social protests in nearly a decade occurred in Iran at the turn of the year. The demonstrations were not the creation of countries hostile to Tehran, but of internal opponents of President Hassan Rouhani who provoked the outburst to exploit people's dissatisfaction with their socio-economic situation.

Ukraine: Freedom in the Shadow of Corruption

March 13, 2018

In the current discourse on Ukraine and Western policy towards Kiev, the idea of the authorities fighting a legitimate battle against corruption, not just one for public consumption, is being strongly articulated.

Estonian Spy Hunters

March 13, 2018

Western intelligence services have been paying special attention to increasing Russian espionage activity in recent years, which has reached Cold War levels. NATO’s eastern flank is particularly vulnerable to Moscow’s…

Kazakhstan: An “Inhuman Land” Increasingly Human

March 12, 2018

When in 1936, Poles from Soviet Ukraine, and later from the areas of eastern Poland seized by the USSR during World War II, were deported to Kazakhstan; they called this country the “inhuman land.” Today, while repatriations back to Poland are being organized on the basis of a new law, Kazakhstan is changing for the better and living there is increasingly easy.

The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and the Future of Jihadism

March 12, 2018

Much is said about the reforms to be initiated by Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman.

The Polish Economy – Challenges and Outlook

March 12, 2018

The economy is inseparable from politics. All market participants, both entrepreneurs and consumers, function within strictly defined legal conditions which are decided solely by politicians.

Tour de Pologne – The Race that Started in Dreams

March 12, 2018

“We would like to present a proposal for you to write something for our journal The Warsaw Institute Review, in which you will explain the Tour de Pologne (Tour of Poland) phenomenon”, I was asked some time ago.

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