LSE IDEAS Jagiellonian Forum

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LSE IDEAS Jagiellonian Forum provides insights on the CEE region, and particularly the V4 countries, the Baltics, and transatlantic relations. Our focus is on the ongoing events related to politics, foreign policy, international relations, security, society, economics, and technology.

The Editorial Board:

Łukasz Kamieński (Jagiellonian University)
Wojciech Michnik (Jagiellonian University)
Johann Kattenstroth (Jagiellonian University)
Stuart Austin (LSE IDEAS)

Proofreading: Garry Robson

For all content inquiries or publication pitches, please contact us at cseep@uj.edu.pl.

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Marcin Gabryś: "What Lessons May Central and Eastern Europe Learn from Canada’s Climate Policy?"

26.04.2022

Canada’s experience in the decarbonization of the energy sector may help countries in the CEE region develop climate strategies that would reconcile the high share of fossil fuels in the energy mix with the need to implement climate change policies. Canada-CEE cooperation in this sphere could lead to a deepening of transatlantic links.

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Karolina Czerska-Shaw: "Destabilisation on the Polish-Belarussian Border: The Return of the Migrant (Phantom) Menace?"

12.04.2022

In the spring of 2021, an orchestrated migrant crisis on the EU Belarussian border tested public opinion, EU unity, the effectiveness of national responses and the resilience of civil society. An analysis of the tensions and mechanisms that were forged during this crisis may prove a useful prelude to the challenges that lay ahead.

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Artur Gruszczak: "The Russian Aggression Against Ukraine: Visegrad Four – Hey, Are You There?"

22.03.2022

The Russian military invasion of Ukraine has exposed the weaknesses of the Visegrad cooperation as a regional forum of like-minded governments. The silence of the V4 Group proves that it has not overcome the deepening dissensus between the ostensibly pro-Russian Hungarian government and the other V4 countries increasingly fearful of Russia’s neo-imperialist stance.

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Wojciech Michnik, Łukasz Kamieński & Maciej Smółka: "Russia’s Invasion of Ukraine: A Dramatic Game-Changer"

02.03.2022

The Russian Federation’s invasion of Ukraine has changed the international security architecture. But we cannot say we did not see it coming, since the premises of Putin’s future actions could be noticed in both his previous statements and actions, and the West’s arrant dismissal of them. Now, with both NATO and EU standing closely behind Ukraine, we wonder how it was possible to let this happen, and where we are now.

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Błażej Sajduk & Wiktor Samek: "Four Strategies of Technological Development for Central and Eastern Europe"

22.02.2022

Apart from regarding the EU as a capacity giver, Poland and other Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) countries have recently implemented three strategies for improving their ‘digital sovereignty’: bandwagoning, regionalism, and techno-nationalism. However, this effort to diversify sources of technology for economic growth faces a strategic conundrum.