Strategy&Future

On Thursday, 8 May, the U.S. President announced via social media—a reflection of modern communication trends—that the United States and the United Kingdom concluded a trade agreement, marking the first such deal under the 47th U.S. administration...

Jacek Bartosiak talks to Velina Tchakarova (FACE For A Conscious Experience e.U.(founder), geopolitical strategist, chief 15strategic foreseer) on the rift in the international system.

The war in Ukraine continues. Its course emphasises the very significant influence of the USA on the political system of Europe. At the same time, a “rebellion of the periphery” is being carried out through an attempt to reduce the power of Germany and France in the European Union by Central and Eastern Europe with Poland at the forefront. In this combined context, we (in Poland) are not reaching out enough to the Scandinavian countries with joint initiatives: in particular, to Sweden, Finland and Norway – let’s skip Denmark as an insignificant player in the political game in Europe. These countries are a multiplier of the potential of our region, which wants to be supported by the Anglo-Saxons, through liaison with the Atlantic policy of the USA. The Scandinavians unanimously share this geostrategic orientation and have real troops and real importance in the clash with Russia.

Jacek Bartosiak talks to Gustav Gressel on the possible war in Central and Eastern Europe, from German perspective.

Earlier this month, I participated in a debate at a fairly large event, which is the annual Warsaw Security Forum. The debate concerned the shape of the new strategic concept of the North Atlantic Alliance, which would be a document navigating us through increasingly turbulent times. Apart from the moderator and me, the debate was attended by representatives of the NATO bureaucracy and a very famous expert-analyst of international affairs from Germany. In the course of this discussion, something became clear to me and it was ultimately a very sad observation.

Jacek Bartosiak and Andreas Umland talk about the European strategic landscape and the German perspectives on the Central and Eastern Europe.

Jacek Bartosiak talks to Robert D. Kaplan on Eurasia, Intermarium, and US-Germany deal on Europe.

Mental maps for the Polish elite in 2021

After the recent talks between Blinken and Lavrov, and the US and Germany getting along over Nordstream, we smelled Rapallo. Obviously different than 100 years ago, but the mechanism is similar.

Jacek Bartosiak, Ridvan Bari Urcosta and Gustav Gressel talk about Germany’s foreign policy in the era of great power competition and turbulent times ahead.

The theory of global free trade is fashionable now, just as it was before the First World War. According to it, different parts of the world develop differently, depending on the possibilities and resources. But at the same time, by specialising in a given field of industry or service, they naturally produce a division of tasks over time. It was once believed that in this way the peace, development and brotherhood of mankind would be ensured.