Radek Sikorski

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Europe’s Real Test Is Yet to Come

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It is not yet clear if Ukraine will win the war, but Russia is definitely losing. On every metric of national power, Moscow’s position has worsened since the invasion began, and that change has already shifted the position of other global powers. The United States and NATO have grown more credible. China has gained a Russian vassal and is now the clear leader of the autocratic world. The European Union has done much better than many anticipated, but it may yet be the biggest loser, thanks less to an overaggressive Russia than to an overconfident China. The EU can likely weather the fallout from this war, but it could be critically challenged in the next one.…  Seguir leyendo »

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Aren’t you weary of reading and hearing news that heralds the blighted state of the European Union and its impending demise? We are. The E.U. will make it through, provided we act now.

Together with other foreign affairs ministers in the Future of Europe Group, we have finalized a report on how to overcome the crisis.

Our proposals are wide-ranging. We must reform the Economic and Monetary Union, tackle structural change and increase our competitiveness. We call for stronger powers at the E.U. level to oversee member states’ budgets, making economic coordination between member states more binding in areas that are key for growth and competitiveness, and establishing an effective supervisory mechanism for banks.…  Seguir leyendo »

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A las 3 de la tarde del 11 de septiembre de 2001, hora de Varsovia, estaba hablando por teléfono con la cónsul general de Polonia en Nueva York. Me dijo que dos aviones se habían estrellado contra el World Trade Center. En ese momento me di cuenta que eso era más que un choque de aviones. Los Estados Unidos, el mundo, nuestras vidas mismas, estaban a punto de cambiar radicalmente.

Diez años después, es claro que los fanáticos que cometieron esos ataques los calcularon mal en dos aspectos centrales. Consideraron que las democracias occidentales eran débiles –sin la voluntad o capacidad de responder a su maldad extrema.…  Seguir leyendo »

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This week, I flew to Benghazi to meet Libya’s Transitional National Council (TNC), a visit coordinated with European Union High Representative Catherine Ashton and NATO allies. I was the first Western foreign minister to travel to Libya since the crisis began. What I saw reminded me of my country 20 years ago, just after Poland’s first free elections, which, together with the fall of the Berlin Wall barely six months later, came to symbolize the Cold War’s end.

Peoples in transition from authoritarian rule – peaceful in Poland in 1989, bloody in Libya today – grapple with decisions that determine their fate for decades.…  Seguir leyendo »

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There can be no business-as-usual between the European Union and Belarus’ president, Aleksandr Lukashenko, after what has happened since the presidential election in Belarus last Sunday.

In recent months, hope had grown that his words could be taken seriously. He promised to invite international observers to the election, and he delivered on the promise. He talked about giving the opposition some space during the election campaign, and there were some improvements.

The E.U. responded by suspending sanctions and with a generous offer of conditional political dialogue, economic cooperation and the possibility of financial assistance. It would have been in the interests of both Europe and the people of Belarus to continue.…  Seguir leyendo »

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The U.S. proposal to place radar and interceptor sites for a new missile defense system in Central Europe -- respectively, in the Czech Republic and Poland -- may generate a new security partnership with the countries of the region. Or it could provoke a spiral of misunderstanding, weaken NATO, deepen Russian paranoia and cost the United States some of its last friends on the continent.

Early omens are worrisome. Some genius at the State Department or the Pentagon sent the first official note describing possible placement of the facility with a draft reply attached -- a reply that contained a long list of host countries' obligations and few corresponding U.S.…  Seguir leyendo »