Sep 28, 2023
If Europe’s center of gravity is moving east, Poland
is a rising military and economic force whose support for Ukraine,
recent tensions with Kyiv notwithstanding, is indispensable to
European security. Once destroyed and dominated by its neighbors,
Poland harbors ambitions of being a European leader more than
thirty years after throwing off the yoke of Soviet communism. In
this episode, The Washington Times national security reporter Guy
Taylor discusses his recent trip to Poland, a nation no longer on
the periphery of European politics or economics. Taylor visited
during the heat of an intense campaign season, as parliamentary
elections are scheduled for Oct. 15. Poland's people and culture
have long histories and unique traditions, but it's the nationalism
of the post-1989 period that is evident in Poland's new
self-confidence as a nation-state.