Corruption Scandal in Ukraine – International Repercussions. Dr Bruno Surdel for “Trójka” – Polish Radio 3
Dr Bruno Surdel for “Orissa Post”, India: “Europe between Trump and Putin”
Dr Małgorzata Bonikowska, President of the Centre for International Relations (CSM), on Newsroom WP: “We do not know what is going on in Putin’s mind. Most likely, he lives in constant fear of coups, especially since the Prigozhin affair.”
“Russian Economy Is Bleeding Out.” Dr Małgorzata Bonikowska, President of the Centre for International Relations (CIR-CSM), in an interview with Wirtualna Polska News
Dr Bruno Surdel for “Notes from Poland”: Karol Nawrocki’s presidency could be far more assertive than President Duda’s
China’s EU Strategy – dr Małgorzata Bonikowska, CIR’s president, for TVP WORLD
Dr Bonikowska, President of CIR for Polsat News: “Good preparation for a conflict with Russia requires the West to “mentally switch”. [21.04.24]
General elections in India – Akshaya Venkateswaran
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Eugeniusz Smolar, CIR expert, at the Governing Council of the Community of Democracy meeting on December 3, 2025.
On December 3, CIR expert Eugeniusz Smolar spoke at the annual meeting of the Governing Council of the Community of Democracy. He focused not on…
CIR analysis: “Understanding China: Is Europe Up to the Task?”
“The Fourth Plenum of the Chinese Communist Party’s Central Committee (20–23 October, 2025) did not produce any breakthrough decisions. What it delivered instead was something far…
Corruption Scandal in Ukraine – International Repercussions. Dr Bruno Surdel for “Trójka” – Polish Radio 3
On air at Trójka – Polish Radio 3, Dr Bruno Surdel, analyst at the Centre for International Relations, said: “The corruption scandal in Ukraine has…
Dr Bruno Surdel for “Orissa Post”, India: “Europe between Trump and Putin”
Dr Bruno Surdel, a senior fellow at CIR, writes in the Orissa Post, India: “From New Delhi’s perspective, Europe’s contest over Russia diplomacy carries several…
Dr Małgorzata Bonikowska, President of the Centre for International Relations (CSM), on Newsroom WP: “We do not know what is going on in Putin’s mind. Most likely, he lives in constant fear of coups, especially since the Prigozhin affair.”
Dr Małgorzata Bonikowska, President of the Centre for International Relations (CSM), said on Newsroom WP: “We do not really know what is going on inside…
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Corruption Scandal in Ukraine – International Repercussions. Dr Bruno Surdel for “Trójka” – Polish Radio 3
On air at Trójka – Polish Radio 3, Dr Bruno Surdel, analyst at the Centre for International Relations, said: “The corruption scandal in Ukraine has…
Dr Bruno Surdel for “Orissa Post”, India: “Europe between Trump and Putin”
Dr Bruno Surdel, a senior fellow at CIR, writes in the Orissa Post, India: “From New Delhi’s perspective, Europe’s contest over Russia diplomacy carries several…
Dr Małgorzata Bonikowska, President of the Centre for International Relations (CSM), on Newsroom WP: “We do not know what is going on in Putin’s mind. Most likely, he lives in constant fear of coups, especially since the Prigozhin affair.”
Dr Małgorzata Bonikowska, President of the Centre for International Relations (CSM), said on Newsroom WP: “We do not really know what is going on inside…
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CIR has become an influential forum for foreign policy analysis and debate, involving leading politicians, diplomats, civil servants, local government officials, businessmen, journalists, students and representatives of other NGOs.
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Diplomatic Coffee: Cuba
Centre for International Relations invites you to another conversation in Diplomatic Coffee series, organized by the CIR-CSM jointly with the National Geographic Traveler Polska, THINKTANK…
Diplomatic Coffee: Nigeria
Centre for International Relations invites you to another conversation in Diplomatic Coffee series, organized by the CIR-CSM jointly with the National Geographic Traveler Polska, THINKTANK…
Diplomatic Coffee: Pakistan
Centre for International Relations invites you to another conversation in Diplomatic Coffee series, organized by the CIR-CSM jointly with the National Geographic Traveler Polska, THINKTANK…
Diplomatic Coffee: Afghanistan
Centre for International Relations invites you to another conversation in Diplomatic Coffee series, organized by the CIR-CSM jointly with the National Geographic Traveler Polska, THINKTANK…
Diplomatic Coffee: China
Centre for International Relations invites you to another conversation in Diplomatic Coffee series, organized by the CIR-CSM jointly with the National Geographic Traveler Polska, THINKTANK…
Diplomatic Coffee: Singapore
Centre for International Relations invites you to another conversation in the Coffee with the Ambassador series, organized by the CIR-CSM jointly with the National Geographic…
Europe-Asia Review
Global Sino-American rivalry in the context
of the war in Ukraine
The Russia-Ukraine war fits into the broader context of the new rivalry between the superpowers in the multipolar world that has been developing…
The G20 summit in the shadow of the Ukraine-Russia war
The G-20 nations produce over 80 percent of the global gross product, are responsible for 75 percent of trade and their meetings are…
War in Ukraine and China’s expansion – challenges for Southeast Asia
The meetings of the Association of Southeast Asian Countries (ASEAN) in Cambodia, Bali and Bangkok (to be held on November 8-13, 2022) are…
The war in Ukraine from the Japanese perspective
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has opened a new chapter in the history of the post-Cold War world. It has shaken the political and…