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Washington Must Continue to Support the Three Seas Initiative
What are the benefits of the Three Seas Initiative? The Three Seas Initiative (3SI) is a regional effort in Europe to expand cross-border energy, transportation, and digital infrastructure and boost economic development in the area. It was launched in 2015 by Polish...
News Digest: Three Seas Initiative
The Three Seas Initiative (3SI) is a European effort to boost economic development and expand transportation and infrastructure between countries from the Adriatic, Baltic and Black Seas. The 12 countries in support of this initiative are Austria, Bulgaria, Croatia,...
U.S. President Joseph Biden Visits Brussels for Summits with NATO and the EU:
What Were the Results of the Summits, and Talks with President Duda? Last week, presidents of NATO and EU nations, including President Andrezj Duda of Poland, gathered for summits, with President Joseph Biden of the United States also in attendance. The summits...
News Digest: Nord Stream 2 Pipeline
June 2021 The Nord Stream 2 is an underwater pipeline that would transport natural gas from Russia directly to Germany. The completion of this pipeline would lead to greater Russian expansion into Europe with increased dependence on Russian natural gas. The United...
Biden – Putin Summit
On June 16, 2021 President Biden and President Putin held a summit in Geneva, following a week of meetings between Biden and members of NATO and the G7. Before the trip, Biden stated in an opinion piece for the Washington Post that his intention was to strengthen...
Brookings Institution Event Summary: Russia Resurrected
On June 15, 2021, The Brookings Institution hosted an event entitled “Russia Resurrected: Its Power and Purpose in a New Global Order,” based on Kathryn E. Stoner’s new book of the same name. Along with Stoner, panelists included Fiona Hill and Paul Poast, with...
PAC Event: Polish Americans and Baseball Through the Years
CSIS Event Summary: Zapad 2021
On June 15, 2021, the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) hosted a virtual event entitled “Zapad 2021 and the Future of Russia’s Force Presence in Belarus.” Zapad, the Russian word for “west,” is a military exercise held every four years and the...
Three Seas Initiative: Interview with Prime Minister Morawiecki
Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki revealed in an interview with Newsweek his hopes for greater north-south connectivity in Europe while advocating for the Polish-led Three Seas Initiative. The initiative is an agreement between 12 European countries to improve...
Atlantic Council Event Summary: The Future of Nord Stream 2
On June 4, 2021, The Atlantic Council hosted a virtual event entitled “Nord Stream 2: Pipeline to Controversy?” following the Biden administration’s decision to waive sanctions against Nord Stream 2. The pipeline is a contentious project, designed to bypass Ukraine...