HOW POLAND LOST $230MN TRYING TO BUY VENEZUELAN OIL WITH CRYPTO / THE FINANCIAL TIMES

How Poland lost $230mn trying to buy Venezuelan oil with crypto An attempt to use digital currencies for a bold oil trade became one of Pola...

VLADIMIR PUTIN´S DANGEROUS DRONE PROBE IS A MOMENT OF TRUTH FOR NATO / THE ECONOMIST

Europe on a knife-edge Vladimir Putin’s dangerous drone probe is a moment of truth for NATO Poland’s prime minister warns of “open conflict”...

THE EUROPEAN UNION´S NEW TRIUMVIRATE / PROJECT SYNDICATE

The European Union’s New Triumvirate The new messages emanating from Europe augur a reactivation of the post-1991 Weimar Triangle of France,...

RESENTMENT ON THE WESTERN FRONT / PROJECT SYNDICATE

Resentment on the Western Front There is growing bitterness among Poles toward Ukrainian refugees, owing to fears about rising housing price...

THE ROCKET ATTACK THAT WASN´T / PROJECT SYNDICATE

The Rocket Attack That Wasn’t Firmness and unity on the part of the West are essential to Ukraine’s defense and Russia’s defeat, which may d...

WARSAW TO BUDAPEST / GEOPOLITICAL FUTURES

Warsaw to Budapest By: George Friedman The trip from Warsaw to Budapest is a trip between two realities.  Warsaw is not quite on a war footi...

WHERE THE COLD WAR BEGAN / GEOPOLITICAL FUTURES

Where the Cold War Began Thoughts in and around geopolitics. By: George Friedman I stood on a balcony in Warsaw this past week to gaze at th...

AUSCHWITZ IN JERUSALEM / PROJECT SYNDICATE

Auschwitz in Jerusalem The conflicting messages delivered at a recent commemoration of the liberation of Auschwitz reveal the extent to whic...