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Geopolitics and Military Affairs

European Security – NATO or Building Strategic Independence

Original title„Bezpieczeństwo Europy – NATO czy budowa niezależności strategicznej”

  • 21 November 2021
  • 10:00–11:45
  • online – streamed on YouTube (Historyczny Ambasador channel) and Facebook
  • Open recording on YouTube
Watch hereEdition IV (2021, online)

Speakers

In brief

“European Security – NATO or Building Strategic Independence” – a debate of the Geopolityczna Gra Mocarstw conference, Edition IV (2021, online), 21 November 2021, 10:00–11:45. Moderator: Piotr Łukasiewicz. At the table: Tomasz Siemoniak, Mieczysław Cieniuch, Mirosław Różański.

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Thematic paths

Recording and summary

How the debate went

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Channel: Historyczny AmbasadorPublished: 21 November 2021Duration: 1:50:08

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Summary

The debate opening the military block concerned the choice between basing Europe's security on NATO and US guarantees and building European strategic autonomy. The participants were former Minister of National Defence Tomasz Siemoniak, former Chief of the General Staff Gen. Mieczysław Cieniuch and former General Commander of the Armed Forces Gen. Mirosław Różański; the moderator was Ambassador Piotr Łukasiewicz. No captions could be retrieved for the recording and the organiser did not publish a transcript, so this summary is limited to the topic and the line-up. The moderator of the following debate, Col. Mariusz Rukat, mentioned at its start that he had listened to this discussion.

Sources (2)
  1. Historyczny ambasador (blog Igora Miasnikowa), „Konferencja Geopolityczna Gra Mocarstw: Wyzwania dla nowego światowego ładu gospodarczego (strona IV edycji z harmonogramem)” (opens in a new tab)
  2. YouTube – kanał Historyczny Ambasador, „Bezpieczeństwo Europy. NATO czy budowa niezależności strategicznej” (opens in a new tab)

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