Dr. Marek Jan Chodakiewicz is a Professor of History at IWP and holds the The Kociuszko Chair in Polish Studies. Full bio
Tanks Will Help Ukraine, So Would Clear Policy from Biden
The Ukrainians do not expect American and other NATO troops to die for them. They fight bravely on their own even with outdated equipment. Early on in the war, the Ukrainian ancient T-64 tanks routed Russia’s famous 1st Guards Armored Army twice. By now, however, Ukraine has amassed quite an armored force: in reality and in pledges. Most NATO countries have contributed, the Americans and…
Read More from Tanks Will Help Ukraine, So Would Clear Policy from Biden ›In the Long Run, Few Can Sustain Cost of War
President Joe Biden may not have a coherent strategy in Ukraine, but he sure keeps the arms coming. Same goes for other aid: altogether at the cost to the taxpayer of approximately $25 billion, and, in addition, as much in humanitarian aid, making us the single greatest contributor to Kiyv’s fight for independence. Read the full article…
Read More from In the Long Run, Few Can Sustain Cost of War ›Poland Armed to the Teeth, a Good Thing
While the German army has been reduced to training with broomsticks, the Polish Armed Forces have emerged as the region’s best and most impressively equipped militaries. This is compliments of the Poles themselves with a little help by the United States of America. Read the full article at Newsmax
Read More from Poland Armed to the Teeth, a Good Thing ›Poland Warms Up to US for Energy
Poland has been pursuing energy independence on many fronts, including in partnership with the U.S. The Poles have every right to gloat, as they had warned about Russia’s ill intentions long before the invasion of Ukraine and the attendant Russian energy war against the West. First, the Warsaw-conceived Baltic Pipe has been pumping gas from…
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Poland: Nation and Migration
Dr. Marek Jan Chodakiewicz delivered this lecture at the “Clash of Civilizations” conference, a European Parliament event, in Warsaw, Poland, on 26 November 2022. In early 1939, Professor Wincenty Lutosławski, a leading Christian Nationalist (Endek) philosopher, in his opus The Mission of the Polish Nation (Posłannictwo polskiego narodu), insisted that “To the Polish nation there…
Read More from Poland: Nation and Migration ›Nuclear War Is Averted After Stray Missile Hits Poland
A stray missile from the east crossed Poland’s eastern border and hit a nearby village of Przewodów, near Hurbieszów in the Lublin region, killing two people on Nov. 15. This is a big deal for a number of reasons, including primarily a possibility of a nuclear war and American perception in the world. Read the full article at Newsmax
Read More from Nuclear War Is Averted After Stray Missile Hits Poland ›Will Putin Go Nuclear? If So, Biden May Blink
It’s obvious that the war is not going President Vladimir Putin’s way, if he feels compelled to roll out the nukes. For now, the show is primarily to wage psychological warfare against the West and to test the mettle of U.S. President Joe Biden. Read more at Newsmax
Read More from Will Putin Go Nuclear? If So, Biden May Blink ›Another Genocide: Russia kidnaps Ukraine’s children
Russia is likely guilty of an abundance of war crimes in the past and now, but here is one that deserves more attention: the crime of abducting children on an industrial scale. By some reports, the number of Ukrainian children forcibly taken to Russia exceeds 200,000. Let’s examine the war crime aspect of these abductions…
Read More from Another Genocide: Russia kidnaps Ukraine’s children ›Europe’s rightward shift could bring pro-American allies if conservatives follow Reagan platform
Recent elections in Sweden and Italy have returned rightist, populist, nationalist, and conservative majorities. There are other similar governments in Europe. Can working with them be in America’s national interest? For some, the answer is no. Led by The New York Times, much of the mass media howled, you guessed it, “fascism!” and even “Nazism!”. Read more…
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Gene Poteat: A Gentleman Spy
Gene Poteat (1930-2022) was a Southern gentleman, first and foremost. Always dressed with understated elegance, he scrutinized his surroundings with his kind eyes of steel. Gene was also “Q”. At least, that is how I liked to introduce him. As in James Bond’s “Q,” he served as the chief of new technologies at the CIA.…
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