CEPA Event Summary: Zapad 2021

On August 5, 2021, the Center for European Policy Analysis (CEPA) hosted a virtual event entitled “Zapad 2021: Implications for Defense & Military Mobility in Europe.”  Zapad, the Russian word for west, is the quadrennial Russian war game played in the...

Nuclear Energy Plans in Poland

For several years, Poland has been developing plans to increase its nuclear power capabilities. Poland is one of Europe’s largest coal producers and is currently dependent on its significant coal reserves for energy production. However, coal production is...

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,...

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...