WebMemo posted May 25, 2011 by Sally McNamara, Morgan Lorraine Roach
President Obama Should Advance the Polish–American Relationship
President Obama will conclude his eighth visit to Europe this week in Poland, where he will attend a summit of leaders of Central and Eastern Europe including the new President of Kosovo, Atifete Jahjaga. This visit will be particularly significant as the Administration attempts to correct a series of missteps it has made in the region since taking office. The President’s…
Backgrounder posted October 21, 2010 by Helle C. Dale, Ariel Cohen, Ph.D.
The U.S. Takes “New Europe” for Granted at its Own Peril
Abstract: The nations of “New Europe” have been staunch allies of the United States in the aftermath of 9/11, and have sacrificed resources and soldiers’ lives in Iraq and Afghanistan. Again and again, the countries of Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) have shown their steadfastness and commitment to the United States. Yet America has not always returned the favor. Crucial…
WebMemo posted April 15, 2010 by Sally McNamara
The Smolensk Air Disaster: United States Must Stand United with Poland
The Smolensk plane crash—which tragically took the lives of Poland’s President, First Lady, and 94 other political, military, and financial leaders—has dealt a devastating blow to the Polish people. As well as President Lech Kaczynski and First Lady Maria Kaczynska, Poland lost several ministers, parliamentarians, the heads of all the armed forces, and the chief of the…
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Video Recorded on January 7, 2009
Strengthening NATO: Advice for Obama
Sally McNamara, Senior Policy Analyst for European Affairs at The
Heritage Foundation, discusses how President-elect Obama can keep
his pledge to strengthen American and global security by gaining
additional European commitments for the mission in Af…
WebMemo posted August 15, 2008 by James Jay Carafano, Ph.D.
Polish-U.S. Missile Defense Deal Makes Sense
It is widely reported in the world press that the United States
and Poland have agreed on terms for deploying ballistic missile
interceptors in the East European country. The interceptors would
work in conjunction with radars that will be deployed in the Czech
Republic (the result of another agreement announced earlier this
year). Together, they will comprise a…
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Video Recorded on February 29, 2008
Installing a U.S. missile defense system on Polish territory
Sally McNamara, a Senior Policy Analyst in European Affairs at the
Heritage Foundation, discusses the agreement in principle between
the U.S. government and Polish government on plans to install a
U.S. missile defense system on Polish territory.…