Poland in a Nutshell

The American geopolitical forecaster visited Poland in mid-September 2026 for an event hosted by the Polish president and the Sobieski Institute, during which he discussed Poland's rise as a regional power, Russia's diminished capacity to destroy Ukraine and European fear of Russia which, according to him, is overblown given that country's current capabilities.

The Warsaw Wrap brings you the week's biggest talking points. Expect lively banter, tongue-in-cheek quips and no shortage of opinions as our hosts make sense—or nonsense—of the latest developments in Poland.

Women TechEU, the European Union's initiative for women-led deep tech startups, has launched its Polish office in Warsaw this week. The EU-funded project supports women leading deep tech startups from Europe while the partner of the regional expansion is Fundacja "Polka XXI wieku" (Polka XXI Century Foundation).

A professor of political sciences at the University of Warsaw discusses public sentiment and political rhetoric in Slovenia which have heavily favored the European Union over NATO, as well as its relations with the West.

The Warsaw Wrap brings you the week's biggest talking points. Expect lively banter, tongue-in-cheek quips and no shortage of opinions as our hosts make sense—or nonsense—of the latest developments in Poland.

The Baltic Sea Region is currently one of Europe’s most strategically important regions for energy sector as climate urgency intensifies and geopolitical turmoil continues. And so challenges to the resilient and future-ready energy system were discussed during the Baltic Energy Conference held earlier this month in Warsaw.

The Director of the Energy and Resilience Program at the Casimir Pulaski Foundation discusses, among others, the newly established  Baltic Energy Initiative, created by 14 organisations from 9 countries to strengthen energy security and competitiveness across the region.

In the upcoming 2028–2034 Multiannual Financial Framework (MFF), Poland will remain the European Union's largest net beneficiary, having secured over EUR 123 billion. How will the new budgetary architecture strengthen the competitiveness, cohesion, security and investment capacity of the Polish economy?

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The Warsaw Wrap brings you the week's biggest talking points. Expect lively banter, tongue-in-cheek quips and no shortage of opinions as our hosts make sense—or nonsense—of the latest developments in Poland.