Piotr Buras analyses the effects of the Ukraine war on the balance of power in the EU, German-Polish relations – and world views that need to be revised
The Poles have a much more positive attitude toward their military than Germany because they had to fight for their freedom
Piotr Buras comments on Poland’s current role in Europe
There is a sense of moral superiority, which is very strong at the moment. That we have been right on Russia (…) and we have been ignored — by the Germans and by the others
Piotr Buras on how Poland’s right-wing government is winning allies with its staunch defense of Ukraine
Morawiecki spreads an anachronistic vision of the EU. He builds up a bugbear of an EU-superstate, and calls for resistance against a perceived centralisation and federalisation
Polish political pragmatism allowed Warsaw to seize the war in Ukraine as an opportunity to resume dialogue with other European capitals and Washington
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