Issue 1/2019 Archives - The Warsaw Institute Review

Poland in Strategic Relations between the European Union and the Balkans

June 14, 2019

We constantly support the European Union, built on the ideas of companionship and mutual respect for diversity and sovereignty of states. These principles, therefore, have also become the foundation of the plans of our Berlin Process presidency – the aim of which is to encourage the countries of the Western Balkans to join the European Community.

Western Balkans – a Somewhat Forgotten Place on the Map of Europe

June 13, 2019

In January 2019, Poland assumed an annual presidency of the Berlin Process – a regional cooperation model, initiated in 2014, to support the integration of the Western Balkan countries with the European Union. In the middle of 2019, Poland will host the next EU – Western Balkans Summit.

Attitudes of Polish Political Parties towards European Integration

June 11, 2019

The aim of this text is to analyze agendas of the major political parties in Poland before the upcoming elections to the European Parliament (in 2019).

Nord Stream 2: A Trap for Ukraine

June 10, 2019

Nord Stream 2 is a political project targeted at Ukraine, among others. It is an essential element of Russia's anti-Ukrainian strategy and a tool to eliminate Kiev from the European gas transit system. This would be a severe political and financial blow to the Ukrainian state.

US and EU Immigration Policies

June 4, 2019

It is harder to think of anything more contradictory than the public images of President Donald Trump and Chancellor Angela Merkel on the issue of immigration.

The Robotic Revolution in Military and Poland’s National Security Strategy

May 27, 2019

Experts from China, Russia, and the United States unanimously agree that both robotic technologies and artificial intelligence (AI) will dramatically change the image of today’s battlefields. The three aforementioned powers seem to be getting more and more involved in a global arms race that would result in the gradual robotization and algorithmization of military operations.

Recent Trends in International Taxation: A Strategic Evaluation

May 26, 2019

Sovereignty, statehood and taxing power are strategically inseparable since Antiquity. Taxes are the only sensible and relatively liberal way to finance public services that cannot be sold at a price, such as the army or the police.

Artwork Plundering in the Occupied Warsaw

May 25, 2019

After the siege of Warsaw in September 1939, the city changed profoundly. Many Polish soldiers remained in captivity while their families had no means of subsistence.

Warsaw – the City that is No More

May 19, 2019

In 1918, after 123 years under partitions, Poland regained its independence with Warsaw reinstated as its capital, now also home to the highest state institutions. The following two decades saw a dynamic growth of the city with many buildings and public utility premises on the rise.

Visegrad Group and Prevention of Mass Irregular Immigration to Europe

May 18, 2019

The Visegrad Group’s approach to migration is often described by West European journalists, intellectuals and politicians as nationalistic, populistic and xenophobic. This narrative contributes to the view that the post-communist societies of Central and Eastern Europe are somehow uncivilized, backward and underdeveloped.

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